Grounds & Facilities Superintendent

Cemetery Maintenance

Oversee operations of multiple cemeteries.

Establish and communicate work, quality, and safety expectations ensuring cemetery services exceed customer expectations.

• Collaborate with Market and home office on capital expenditure projects.
• Build a high performing team that exceeds customer’s expectations.

Responsibilities

Coordinate staff work and time-off schedules ensuring appropriate coverage and minimizing overtime.

Manage grounds keeping, landscaping, and seasonal plantings presenting a welcoming and manicured appearance of properties.

• Ensure compliance with environmental, safety, and wildlife regulations.
• Build business relationships with local government authorities to facilitate quick resolution of issues and concerns.
• Identifies and implements efficiencies.
• Supports change initiatives.
• Source and select vendors.
• Procure, store, and maintain sufficient inventory of tools, materials, equipment and lawn treatment.
• Review and approve invoices for payment.
• Maintain equipment in proper working order.
• Manage Mausoleum new construction; obtain drawings.
• Prepare budgets, vendor sourcing and selection.
• Manage new construction build addressing and resolving issues.
• Collaborate with the home office on capital expenditure projects, understanding timeline, resources, responsibilities, and managing activity and noise in consideration of cemetery services.
• Develop annual operating budget, personnel budget, and management expenses to achieve budget.
• Plan for equipment replacement.

Requirements

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience: At least eight (8) years cemetery maintenance experience with increasing responsibilities. At least two (2) years supervising and managing staff.
• Environmental regulatory compliance experience.
• New Construction / capital expenditure developmental experience.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate knowledge of Environment regulations as applicable to industry.
• Demonstrate knowledge of wildlife regulations as applicable to industry.
• Demonstrate knowledge of staff and public safety regulations as applicable to industry.