Building​/Grounds Laborer & Southern Region

Job Requisition :52702
Closing Date: 01/28/2026
Agency:Department of Central Management Services
Class

Title:

BUILDING/GROUNDS LABORER - 05598
Skill Option:None
Bilingual Option:None
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $4,414/monthly;
Full Range $4,414 - $5,926/monthly
Job Type: Salaried
Category:Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code:RC042 Residual Maintenance Workers, AFSCME
Merit Comp Code:

***** A RESUME IS RECOMMENDED FOR THIS POSITION.*****

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

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The Illinois Department of Central Management Services, Bureau of Property Management is seeking to hire an organized, self motivated, and detailed-oriented Building & Grounds Laborer in the Springfield, Illinois area. Responsibilities include performing non-skilled routine cleaning of interior and exterior of buildings such as snow, leaf, ice, and debris of walkways, entrances, and exits. Additional duties include operating heavy equipment such as tractors, end loaders, lawn trimmers, dollies, spreaders, desk jacks, and other equipment.

All are encouraged to apply!

• Under immediate supervision of the Building & Grounds Supervisor, performs exterior maintenance of facilities.
• Performs nonskilled routine cleaning tasks and interior/exterior maintenance functions within the Central & Southern Region.
• Loads and unloads trucks containing facility office furniture, various materials, and equipment.
• Operates heavy equipment including tractors lacking backhoe, end loader, lawn trimmers, lawn mowers, snow removal equipment such as blowers and plows, hedge clippers, pallet jacks, dollies, spreaders, tillers, desk jacks, and leaf blowers.
• Travels to other facilities in the Central and Southern Region to maintain the buildings and grounds of those facilities on a regular basis.
• Coordinates with skilled craftsmen in the maintenance of heating, cooling, and ventilation systems.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned, which are reasonably within the scope of those duties enumerated above.

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to the completion of high school.

• Prefers working knowledge of the use and care of janitorial cleaning equipment.
• Prefers working knowledge of grounds maintenance equipment (e.g., tractor lawn mower, string trimmer, shovel) use and maintenance.
• Prefers working knowledge of grounds/building maintenance and cleaning methods.
• Prefers one (1) year of professional experience following oral and written instructions.

• Requires completion of an Illinois State Police (ISP) fingerprint background check and self-disclosure of criminal history.
• Overtime is a condition of employment, and you may be requested or required/mandated to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime. This requires the ability to work evenings and weekends. This also requires…