Manager, Horticulture and Grounds

Job Title:

Manager, Horticulture and Grounds

Location:

Kennesaw, Georgia

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Full/Part Time:
Full-Time

Job

Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Do you want to cultivate an inclusive environment that encourages free expression and civil discourse? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia.

We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower our 47,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens. Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe. Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice.

We are part of the University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision. Come Take Flight at KSU!

Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

Responsible for providing hands‑on leadership and working with crews in managing and maintaining the grounds and landscape for all university locations. Must operate and instruct by example the safe operation of all types of equipment necessary to perform all aspects of the job. Required at peak seasons, in weather events, and in the absence of supervisors, to work alongside and directly oversee crews to ensure all tasks are completed as safely and effectively as possible.

Demonstrates extensive knowledge of plant types and identification of plants in the area and the best methods of maintaining including pruning, spraying, planting, and cultural requirements. Collaborates with Campus Planning and Construction with the coordination of landscape projects and serves as coordinator and technical advisor concerning maintenance, landscape design, and plant installation. Directly supervises grounds staff on a daily basis.

• Manages all aspects of landscape maintenance including the direct supervision of assigned staff and scheduling for all university locations
• Manages campus grounds maintenance beyond standard landscaping including but not limited to snow removal, ice management, tree management, and campus benches, gardens, and other decorative aspects
• Directs and inspires department supervisors and leads in providing all aspects of grounds maintenance and coordinates services with customers and service providers
• Develops and implements training programs to include safety training, general landscaping education, and sustainable landscape programs and initiatives
• Responsible for policy and procedure protocols and emergency response for all weather conditions and natural disasters such as snow, ice, wind, rain, tornadoes, and other natural events that might alter normal operating conditions
• Develops procedures and processes to continually improve service and quality
• Responsible for hiring, performance management, time review, and approval of assigned staff
• Arranges for contractual services and develops specifications, plans, and cost estimates to bid out and oversee contracted work from outsourced vendors
• Serves as technical manager on matters related to inspection, material selection, estimating labor analysis, work programming, and contractor recommendations including mulching, pine straw, turf chemical applications, irrigation repair, and tree contracted work
• Oversees and exercises control over numerous University purchases pertaining to grounds
• Promotes public relations with the University community and serves as a project manager on some internal and external University projects
• Assists Campus Planning and project management with the management and…