Landscape Technician

About the role

The Division of Institutional Planning & Operations (IP&O) employs approximately 2,700 staff across 15 collective negotiations agreements and is responsible for institutional strategic initiatives and operations including planning and construction, facilities, public safety, environmental health and safety, transportation, housing, and auxiliary/retail operations across New Jersey. This Landscape Technician position, based at the Cook Campus in New Brunswick, leads, guides, instructs, and trains grounds group leaders and groundsworkers in diversified maintenance, landscaping, and grounds duties for campus facilities, multipurpose areas, and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Leads, guides, instructs, and trains lower-level employees and performs independent work in the care and maintenance of grounds including mowing, trimming, edging, trash and leaf removal, recycling, weeding, fertilizing, liming, pruning, mulching, dead-heading, and watering.
• Identifies and treats pest infestations in the maintenance of grounds.
• Instructs, trains, and oversees groundsworker employees and/or other employees in landscaping standards and processes.
• Performs installation and renovation of landscape additions including trees, shrubs, flowers, retaining walls, walks, patios, and planters.
• Performs topsoil installation, rough and fine grading, and establishment of lawn from seed and sod.
• In the maintenance of specific turf grass areas, performs aeration, slice seeding, topdressing, and identification of insect, weed, and disease infestations.
• Operates power equipment including slice seeder, aerator, rototiller, tractors, lawn mowers, trimmers, topdressors, and spray equipment.
• As assigned, performs snow removal duties using snow shovels, snow blowers, and snow vehicles/plows.
• Performs storm water maintenance.
• Performs related duties as required.

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience:

• High school/vocational school education or equivalent plus three