Groundskeeper Lead

ARIZONA DEPT OF ADMINISTRATION

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Groundskeeper Lead

Job Location:

General Services Division (GSD)

501 N. 24th Street, Phoenix AZ 85008

Posting Details:

Salary: Up to $47,294.83

Grade: 16

Open Until Filled

Job Summary:

Join the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA), General Services Division (GSD), as a Groundskeeper Lead.This vital role involves a wide range of landscaping and grounds maintenance tasks, utilizing equipment like lawn mowers, power washers, and landscape tractors. Key responsibilities include pruning, lawn care, weed removal, and sprinkler system repair, along with seasonal maintenance such as over seeding and fertilizing.

The Groundskeeper Lead coordinates with contractors, prepares project reports, and ensures service quality through the development of new landscaping specifications. This role also oversees safety compliance among inmate crews and vendors, ensuring adherence to OSHA and MSDS standards, while managing inventory and equipment for a safe, productive environment. Elevate Arizona's state facilities with your dedication to creating and maintaining beautiful, safe outdoor spaces.

Job Duties:

• Directs and executes a full range of landscaping tasks and duties such as pruning and maintenance of trees and bushes, maintaining plants, lawn maintenance including mowing, edging removal of weeds, sprinkler system repair, and seasonal maintenance activities such as scalping, overseeding and fertilizing. Supervises, directs and performs audits to ensure that inmates, and vendors are compliant with OSHA, MSDS, and any equipment training requirements.

• Maintains water conservation programs; annual/seasonal plans and schedules as appropriate; outdoor plant and tree life programs; recommend purchase of all equipment, supplies and plant life; applying pesticides and herbicides as a licensed qualifying party by the Structural Pest Control Board.

• Audits work activities by conducting building and grounds inspections at the Arizona State Hospital to ensure daily, weekly, and monthly measurements are met.

• Provide pool maintenance for 2 pools at the Arizona State Hospital including chemical treatment and cleaning

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:

• Federal and State statutes, rules, regulations, policies and procedures related to areas of responsibility

• Principles and practices of supervision and personnel management

• Methods of personnel training

• Principles and practices of inventory control

• Purpose and use of MSDS

• Recommended use and practical application of safety equipment

• Recommended use and practical application of fertilizers and pest control materials

• Security policies and procedures of the Department of Administration and the Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry for management of inmate crews

Skills in:

• Written and oral communications

• Personnel management

• Use of landscaping equipment including lifts, tractors, mowers, edgers, etc.

• Irrigation installation and repair

• Adapt to changing priorities and prioritize workload for team and self

Ability to:

• Communicate effectively with staff and upper management

• Conduct business in an appropriate professional business manner

• provide excellent customer service

• Effectively supervise inmates and cooperatively work with others

Pre-Employment Requirements:

• Valid Arizona driver's license

• Fingerprint clearance card required after hire

• Background and reference check, including a criminal records verification

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver's License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Benefits:

The Arizona Department of Administration offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:

• Sick leave

• Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year

• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program)

• Health and dental insurance

• Retirement plan

• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance

• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Retirement:

• Participation in ASRS Lifetime Benefit Pension Plan after 27 weeks of employment

Contact Us:

• If you have any questions please feel free to contact Christopher Langseth at christopher.langseth@azdoa.gov for assistance

• The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer