Grounds Specialist

Primary Location :

391 Country Club Road, Wylie, Texas, 75098

We are searching for candidates that meet the required qualifications and experience and are able to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

Job Summary :

Supervise temporary workers in maintaining campus grounds and perform other duties as required by the assistant manager or grounds foreperson.

Required Qualifications :

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead and train temporary workers in mowing, edging, and trimming techniques of turf grass, in a safe manner. Trim trees, when required, using chain saws, pole saws, and lopping shears.
• Perform mowing, edging and weed pulling.
• Perform grounds / entry and parking lot clean-up, using equipment such as : two and four cycle (gasoline) mowers, edgers, blowers, vacuums, hand tools, etc.
• Perform assigned responsibilities, duties and tasks according to established practices and procedures with minimal supervision with assigned time-frame.
• Maintain restraint and keep calm when faced emotional or angry individuals.
• Drive a light truck.
• Maintain daily preventive maintenance of equipment to ensure equipment's safe and efficient operation.
• Follow daily direction of specific seasonal tasks and procedures (i.e. minor irrigation system repair, preventive maintenance of hand tools, aerating, tree mulching, fertilization, bed cultivation, seasonal flower rotations, jogging trail maintenance, and trim extended uncultivated areas.)
• Perform pesticide applications under supervision.
• Construct new ornamental beds, and renovate old beds on the instructions of the grounds foreperson. Maintain proper composting of organic material for bed preparation.
• Work flexible hours and overtime as required based on seasonal needs.

Supplemental Functions

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Physical Demands, Working Conditions and Physical Effort

Heavy Work - Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and / or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects. Positions in this class typically include talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and reaching, climbing and balancing, plus pushing, pulling and lifting. Incumbents may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, odors, dusts, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting and intense noises. Frequent exposure to unpleasant environmental conditions and / or hazards. Majority of work performed outside or with exposure to risk. Frequent physical effort required.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalency certificate.

At least two (2) years of experience required.

Licenses and Certifications

Valid Texas Driver's License required.

Equivalency Language

In addition to minimum education required : A higher level degree than what is required for the job may be substituted for no more than one (1) year of the required work experience.

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job as duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. Collin College reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made by Collin College in its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required & Preferred Qualifications (if applicable) :

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of the positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Fair Labor Standards Act (exempt / non-exempt) is designated by position. The employer actively supports Americans with Disabilities Act and will consider reasonable accommodations.

Compensation Type : Salary

Employment Type : Full time

Hiring Minimum

$35,344.00

Hiring Maximum

$42,412.80

Compensation is determined based on experience.

12 / 02 / 2025 Collin College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable law.