Assistant Grounds Supervisor - Facilities, Planning, and Management bei UT Health Science Center BU

• Supervises and participates in and provides expertise for the cultivation and maintenance of specialized athletic and recreational turf areas on campus, ensuring field conditions are adequate for the safety of participants in athletic events – this includes design, layout, installation, operation, and maintenance of irrigation systems for fields and campus, as well as specialized requirements for baseball facilities
• Supervises assigned crew in horticultural area, ensuring proper manning for multiple projects and completion of assigned tasks
• Trains and advises crew on proper care and maintenance of ornamental plant areas on campus
• Supervises and participates in the performance of specialized tasks associated with horticultural areas including design, planning, preparation, planting, and care of ornamental flower and shrub beds, trees, and special plant collections
• Prunes and cares for flowers, shrubs, and trees in accordance with proper principles
• Operates and utilizes specialized landscaping equipment in the performance of various landscape tasks, especially those related to horticultural activities – including the use of tractors, loaders, sprayers, mowers, tillers, cutters, blowers, grass trimmers, aerifiers, and vacuum machines
• Applies chemicals and fertilizers to specifications, including the use of herbicides, fungicides, soil fumigants, growth retardants, and insecticides
• Stores, maintains, mixes, and applies agricultural and commercial chemicals in conformance with state and federal regulations
• Cleans and maintains lawns, streets, walks, parking areas, etc., especially including removal of snow and ice, and salting of walkways during icy periods

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Must be able to perform supervisory duties
• Ability to obtain a Category 3 pest management certification
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills 
• Experience with the cultivation and maintenance of specialized athletic turf
• Experience with the preparation and maintenance of turf grounds requirements of a similar nature with baseball infields
• Experience with planting and pruning techniques for ornamental plant cultivation 
• Experience with operation of required tools – mowers, backhoe, grass trimmers, pruners, chain saws, and edgers
• Experience in the layout, installation, operation, and maintenance of irrigation systems

Review of applications will begin November 4, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled. Applications received by this date will receive priority consideration. 

Minimum Qualifications: Requires a high school diploma and six months of relevant experience in general horticulture, tree cultivation, maintenance of specialized athletic turf and grounds areas including highly specialized applications such as baseball fields, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Preferred Qualifications: A Category 3 pesticide certification, 3+ years’ experience in grounds development and care of a similar size, scope, and scale, in a higher education setting is preferred.