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Landscape Operations

Landscape Operations Supervisors directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in landscaping and groundskeeping assignments. Supervisor responsibilities include hiring, training, and evaluating personnel; scheduling, prioritizing, inspecting, and monitoring work; providing technical expertise/consultation; developing and administering budgets; monitoring inventory; communicating and enforcing standards; ensuring a safe work environment; adhering to and enforcing policy, regulatory, and bargaining unit requirements.

• Hire, train, evaluate and supervise staff and technical service employees engaged in landscaping and groundskeeping activities
• Prioritize, schedule, and assign work crews and equipment; inspect hardscape and softscape
• Monitor landscape construction projects; ensure design guidelines and job specifications are met
• Coordinate work with outside vendors, contractors, and subcontracted workforce; provide informal estimates for services
• Consult with engineers, designers, architects, etc.; provide turfgrass, agronomy, arboriculture, horticulture, and hardscaping consultation
• Monitor programs in assigned area; analyze problems; recommend/implement solutions
• Direct composting and snow removal operations
• Schedule and monitor equipment repair and maintenance
• Administer work unit budget; identify cost containment measures; monitor inventory; research, recommend, and order equipment/materials
• Communicate, enforce, and make recommendations for work rules, policies, and procedures
• Ensure a safe work environment and regulatory compliance; participate in emergency planning and response; investigate accidents and prepare reports; seek and implement improvement opportunities
• Follow Collective Bargaining Agreement provisions; participate in grievance procedures, hearings, and arbitrations as required

Level:

– Senior Supervisor

Base Description:

– Supervises direct reports, but primarily completes activities, tasks, and/or projects of a functional nature.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge to perform own work; spends majority of time on tasks related to own job responsibilities. May demonstrate subject matter expertise. Demonstrates intermediate to advanced planning, organizing, directing, and facilitating skills. Demonstrates the ability to coach assigned employees. Assigns and reviews completed work to verify accuracy, quality, and adherence to professional standards. Trains, coaches, mentors, and motivates staff. Anticipates potential problems, issues, and opportunities; researches and recommends solutions within defined policies. May develop creative recommendations for solving problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Typically oversees at least 2 full–time direct reports or equivalent team of part–time and/or student workers (for Professional track, performs work at the Senior Professional level or higher)

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– May validate and pay invoices
– Monitors and tracks budgets for specific area and/or grant(s)
– May assist in planning and forecasting budgets

Problem Solving:

– Encounters moderately complex problems
– Applies general precedents and practices and specialized knowledge and skills to resolve problems
– Understands benefits, limitations and impact of potential solutions
– Anticipates potential problems and recommends possible solutions within general guidelines

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on moderately complex work assignments, reviews progress, and evaluates results
– Organizes work of direct reports and sets team priorities
– Reviews the work of others to verify accuracy, quality, and adherence to professional standards

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates internally within working unit and the University
– Communicates with external audiences for scheduling/coordination
– May communicate with external audiences for business purposes
– Collaborates closely with team members; may interact with other staff outside of area
– Utilizes a communication style that is appropriate for a given situation
– Interprets and communicates information, ideas and instructions clearly, accurately and persuasively both verbally and in written materials intended for distribution

• Comp Grade – 10
• Minimum – $61,800.00
• MidPoint – $75,700.00
• Maximum – $89,600.00