Location:Foggy Bottom
Company Name:George Washington University
Job details
Campus Location:
Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C.
College/School/Department:
Operations
Family
Safety and Facilities
Sub-Family
Landscaping/Grounds
Stream
Service and Support
Level 2
Full-Time
Hours Per Week:
40
Job Description/Overview:
Facilities, Construction, and Project Management under the Executive Vice President and Treasurer’s portfolio, manages and maintains GW’s property and grounds on all three of GW’s campuses. This includes housekeeping, routine and emergency maintenance, moving services, pest control, project management, life safety upkeep, HVAC repairs, grounds maintenance, and recycling/waste management.
This position typically maintains university grounds by using hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes. This position waters lawns, trees, and plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses or watering cans. This role prunes or trims trees, shrubs, or hedges using shears, pruners, or chain saws. This position may operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chain-saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws. The position may gather and remove litter.
GW Facilities Department is searching for a full-time Landscape Gardener, Equipment Operator to work on University Grounds from Monday thru Friday from 6:00 am to 3:00 pm. The Equipment Operator reports to the Grounds Foreman.
This position is Designated On-Site: Employees who are required to physically report to work or remain at work during an emergency or adjustment to the university’s operating status. This position is a part of the Service Employees International Union, Local 32BJ (SEIU).
Key Responsibilities
- Operate specialized turf maintenance equipment such as vertifier, aerification machine and verticut seeder
- Operate tractors, front end loaders and pickup trucks to mow turf, remove snow and transport materials.
- Plant, transplant, trim, mulch and provides necessary care to a variety of ornamental plants.
- Operate electric and gas powered tools to maintain the grounds of the University.
- Inspect plants for disease and insect damage, and apply chemical sprays under the supervision of a licensed spray applicator.
Performs other work related duties as requested. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.
Qualifications needed
Qualified candidates will hold a high school diploma/GED plus 1.5 years of relevant professional experience, or, a Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant area of study. Degree must be conferred by the start date of the position. Degree requirements may be substituted with an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Experience:
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
We are looking for an individual with the following characteristics:
- Commitment to GW’s values
- Intellectual, professional and a person of integrity
- Honest, with the highest ethical standards
- Passionate, collaborative, strategic, and smart with a hands-on, roll-up-the-sleeves orientation
- Ability to work independently. Self-starter; hard worker. Takes initiative; very high energy
- Personally accountable. Assumes ownership, control and accountability for all areas of responsibility and commitments made to others;
- Sincere, open, and direct communicator. Puts organizational interests above self- interests and is comfortable expressing candid opinions
- Highest levels of responsiveness
- Combination of strong intellect that is combined with a practical and realistic common sense understanding of how to get things done
- Ability to demonstrate initiative, a strong desire to succeed and exert the extraordinary effort often required
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high growth, entrepreneurial environment
- Ability to work with faculty and staff in a respectful way
- Establish trust and credibility with institutional leadership and across the University
- Seeks “win-win” solutions to help foster continued integration and collaboration
- Flexible and receptive to change; and
- A positive “can-do” attitude
- Responsive to after-hours calls from associates and other colleagues
- Additional Required Licenses/Certifications/Posting Specific Minimum Qualifications
How to Apply:
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Additional information:
EEO Statement:
The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Who can apply:
Qualified Applicant
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