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Posted: 19-Dec-21
Location: Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Type: Full-time
Salary: Open
Boston College Introduction Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,445 full-time undergraduates and 5,125 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 878 full-time and 1,201 FTE faculty, 2,750 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.2 billion, and an endowment in excess of $2.8 billion.
Job Description Schedule: Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00am-6:00pm
Reporting to the Associate Director, Campus Landscape Services, this position is responsible for the co-supervision of twenty-eight full-time landscape workers, two garage mechanics, student labor and temporary labor staff. This position directs the maintenance and development of campus grounds and other University owned properties.
Essential Functions:
Supervise work in progress to ensure that proper and satisfactory horticultural methods, cultural practices, work schedules, safety and other work standards are being maintained.
Supervise the snow removal program and coordinate the responsibilities of in-house facilities staff and contractors for all three campuses. This will require the ability to work on weekends, nights and holidays if necessary.
Supervise the garage mechanics and the preventative maintenance of the University fleet.
Supervise the litter and trash removal program and perform duties of trash removal from the campus landscape.
Perform emergency and call-back work to assist in facilities maintenance problems. This will require the ability to work on weekends, nights and holidays if necessary.
Instruct, demonstrate and otherwise train landscape workers in proper landscape maintenance and light construction techniques, use of equipment, problem solving, inspection techniques, etc.
Guide and give technical assistance to subordinate employees in the performance of their assigned duties.
Plan, schedule, coordinate, and supervise the repair of roads, parking lots, sidewalks, storm drains, walls, and other landscape fixtures. This includes but is not limited to cleaning, sweeping and patching. Work will be performed by staff and/or contract labor.
Supervise, schedule and execute work orders created through the Event Management workflow which occur seven days a week including night and weekend oversight.
Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $72,200 to $90,250; salary commensurate with relevant experience.
Requirements Requirements:
A Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in landscape architecture, horticulture, plant science, forestry, agricultural engineering, or related field is preferred.
Minimum of five years' experience in management of personnel and techniques for maintenance of grounds, roadways, walkways and equipment. Management experience in a union environment is preferred.
Must maintain a valid Massachusetts Driver's License
Knowledge of plant science, horticulture, landscape maintenance, snow removal and turf management techniques.
Ability to manage and supervise the work of others.
Ability to motivate staff to accomplish goals of the department.
Closing Statement Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:
- Tuition remission for Employees
- Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
- Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Low-Cost Life Insurance
- Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
- Paid Holidays Annually
- Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
- Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook
Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process and requires all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/offices/diversity .
Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .
