Grounds Lead

About the role

Department: BFT Grounds Services. The University of South Carolina Beaufort (USCB) is seeking an experienced and dependable Grounds Lead to provide hands-on leadership in maintaining the University's beautiful coastal campuses. Located in the heart of South Carolina's Lowcountry, USCB offers the opportunity to build a rewarding career while helping create safe, welcoming, and attractive outdoor environments for students, faculty, staff, and visitors.

Responsibilities

• Plan, assign, perform, and oversee daily grounds maintenance activities while ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, and according to University standards.
• Direct and perform turf maintenance, planting bed care, tree and shrub maintenance, and general landscape improvements.
• Coordinate and participate in spring cleanup, fall leaf removal, planting, pruning, and other seasonal grounds activities.
• Control weeds using appropriate mechanical and chemical methods while following established safety procedures.
• Help ensure landscaped areas, natural areas, sidewalks, driveways, parking areas, and other campus grounds are maintained to a high standard.
• Assist with outdoor and indoor event setups for University meetings, conferences, student activities, and special events.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications (Classified and Unclassified positions): Knowledge of safety practices, tools, equipment, materials and supplies used in maintenance of grounds; ability to perform heavy manual labor; South Carolina pesticide license.

Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge of safety practices, tools, equipment, materials and supplies used in maintenance of grounds; skills in making emergency and general repairs and adjustments to equipment used in building and maintenance work; ability to perform heavy manual labor; landscape industry knowledge.

Skills

• Knowledge of safety practices, tools, equipment, materials and supplies used in maintenance of grounds.
• Skills in making emergency and general repairs and adjustments to equipment used in building and maintenance work.
• Ability to perform heavy manual labor.
• Landscape industry knowledge.

Benefits

• Health and Life Insurance
• Retirement Programs
• Paid Tuition
• Dependent Scholarships
• Annual Leave
• Sick Leave
• 13 Paid Holidays (including an extended December holiday)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Professional Development Opportunities

Schedule

Full Time