Assistant Grounds Superintendent

$68,611 - $107,562 / year DOQ + Full-Time County Benefits

Performs advanced work supervising staff, planning, and overseeing maintenance and repair actions for the Grounds Maintenance Division.

• Provides effective supervision of assigned staff, including selection, performance management, employee relations, training, prioritizing, and assigning work and related activities.
• Coordinates all activities to maintain all County, parks and school grounds to include landscape areas, roadway maintenance, trails, parking areas, ball courts, athletic fields, and stormwater facilities.
• Assists with the oversight of contracts and supports developing new contracts.
• Maintains computerized maintenance management system for the division, including scheduling preventive and corrective maintenance, and coordinates maintenance and repair with external agencies.
• Reviews plans and specifications, recommends modifications to existing infrastructure, and coordinates various maintenance projects.
• Promotes and ensures training, proper work site protection techniques, and compliance with the County safety program and departmental safety procedures; ensures equipment, materials, and work conditions are adequately maintained to prevent accidents. Conducts safety training as assigned; performs administrative duties including preparation of work logs, field and facility reports.
• Acts in the absence of Parks and Grounds Maintenance Superintendent.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Any combination of education and experience equivalent to an Associate’s degree; extensive experience in grounds maintenance work; considerable supervisory experience; some coursework in landscape maintenance/design, athletic field maintenance, and stormwater facility maintenance preferred.
• Must possess or be able to obtain within 12 months of hire a valid Class A Commercial Driver’s License with airbrake and tanker endorsement and have an acceptable driving record based on James City County’s criteria.
• Must possess or be able to obtain within 6 months of hire a valid commercial Virginia Pesticide applicator license.
• Must possess or be able to obtain within 6 months of hire a valid certified fertilizer applicator license.
• Knowledge of operational and maintenance requirements of parks and grounds areas and equipment; the principles, practices and techniques of maintenance planning, scheduling and coordinating; effective safety standards, procedures, practices and techniques pertaining to grounds maintenance and equipment; sport turf management for all types of athletic fields and ability to lay out athletic fields; knowledge of leadership techniques, principles and procedures to assign work, schedule, supervise, train and evaluate the work of assigned staff.
• Skill in use of computer software, especially Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to plan, organize and direct the work of staff and assist outside organizations; supervise maintenance projects; communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with all County employees and the public.

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Accepting applications until position is filled.

Cover letters and resumes may also be attached, but a fully completed application is required for your application to be considered.

James City County is dedicated to building a diverse workforce and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations.

If you need assistance with completing the employment application, please contact the HR Department at 757-253-6680 or email [email protected].