Supports the Director of Athletic Grounds and Turf Maintenance with primary leadership of assigned athletics' venue(s) grounds and turf maintenance. Responsible for setting employee goals, assessing employee performance and providing feedback, and making pay recommendations. This position will interact on a regular basis with: Athletics' coaches and staff. This position typically will advise and counsel: athletics' staff, coaches, campus partners, and external partners. This position will supervise: Assigned staff

Job Duty 1 -

Develop and implement plans for the successful maintenance of venue turf, grounds and landscape, including but not limited to, proper irrigation, fertilization, and pesticide applications

Job Duty 2 -
Monitor quality assurance for the assigned venue(s), and provide a safe aesthetically pleasing playing surface

Job Duty 3 -
Maintain and manage assigned inventory of athletic grounds, maintenance equipment, and supplies

Job Duty 4 -
Participate in the development and implementation of grounds and landscape maintenance goals, policies, and procedures

Job Duty 5 -
Manage building scheduling and maintenance

Job Duty 6 -
Develop and execute contingency plans for emergency and severe weather scenarios

Job Duty 7 -
Ensure adherence to all federal and state regulations as related to grounds and turf maintenance

Job Duty 8 -
Perform other duties as assigned

Educational Requirements
High school diploma, GED Certificate or Vocational School Diploma

Required Experience
Five to six years of job related experience

SKILLS
This job requires working knowledge of horticultural professional principles and practices including the use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) principles, landscape design, turf management, plant selection and cultivation; skills in supervision/leadership and landscape maintenance management; use of office related computer applications.

Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests.

Location: Onsite (Atlanta, GA)

Job grade: C9

This is a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening