Groundskeeper & Maintenance Technician

About the role

We are seeking a Groundskeeper & Maintenance Technician to help maintain a private residence and ranch-style estate in Largo, Florida.

Responsibilities

• Perform mowing, edging, trimming, pruning, and general landscaping and groundskeeping.
• Maintain the land and exterior areas of the property to a consistently high standard.
• Regularly walk and inspect the property to identify maintenance, landscaping, repair, or safety needs and take appropriate action.
• Perform hands-on maintenance and improvement projects throughout the property and barn areas.
• Repair fences, install or repair gates, and handle similar exterior maintenance projects.
• Monitor and maintain irrigation systems.
• Perform basic general maintenance and minor repairs, including light plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and other property upkeep when within your capabilities.
• Keep exterior areas clean, organized, safe, and presentable.
• Maintain tools, equipment, supplies, and materials required for ongoing property care.
• Ensure outdoor equipment is maintained, properly stored, and in good working condition.
• Pick up, load, transport, and unload landscaping and maintenance materials such as mulch, soil, sod/grass patches, tools, and supplies as needed.
• Comfortably operate and drive a pickup truck for property-related work and supply runs.
• Coordinate with outside vendors and contractors when specialized work is required while personally handling work that can reasonably be completed in-house.
• Help coordinate and lead another groundskeeping team member, ensuring work is organized and completed properly.
• Proactively address issues rather than waiting to be directed on every task.
• Support the overall upkeep and organization of the estate as property needs arise.

Requirements

• Mature, responsible, dependable, and highly hands-on.
• Comfortable taking ownership of your area and being accountable for the condition of the property.
• A self-starter who notices what needs to be done and takes action.
• Capable of helping lead and coordinate another groundskeeping team member.
• Practical and resourceful, with strong problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable performing physically active outdoor work as the primary part of your job.
• Willing to personally load, move, and unload landscaping materials, tools, and supplies.
• Comfortable working outdoors in Florida weather conditions.
• Detail-oriented and able to maintain high standards without constant supervision.
• Comfortable working in a private, trust-based estate environment.

Preferred Background

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in groundskeeping, landscaping, property maintenance, estate maintenance, facilities maintenance, or a similar hands-on role.
• Strong hands-on landscaping and groundskeeping experience.
• Experience with mowing, trimming, pruning, land maintenance, and general exterior property care.
• Experience performing practical maintenance and repair projects.
• Comfortable using landscaping equipment, power tools, tractors, and other property-maintenance equipment.
• Comfortable driving a pickup truck and transporting property or landscaping materials.
• Basic carpentry, plumbing, and electrical skills are strongly preferred.
• Experience with irrigation systems is a plus.
• Experience repairing fences and installing or repairing gates is preferred.
• Previous lead or team-coordination experience is a plus.