Grounds Foreperson

Employer: Georgia State University
Location: Atlanta, GA

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Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

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Grounds Foreperson

Facilities Management Services

Landscape & Grounds Maintenance

Salary: Competitive salary of $43,100 - $51,800 with great benefits!

Schedule: Monday - Friday | 6:00am-2:30pm

Campus: Atlanta

Shift subject to change

These are exciting times at the Building Services Department. We are growing and we are thrilled that you are interested in being a part of our team. We are surrounded by individuals empowered to use their expertise and talents to achieve our mission to pursue excellence.

Are you ready for us? Are you seeking an opportunity with purpose and direction? If you are, we have the perfect opportunity for you! We hire great people from a wide variety of educational, career, and personal backgrounds, not just because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a stronger team.

The Building Services Department is seeking (1) Grounds Foreperson to join the already awesome team taking the Building Services Department to the next level of excellence!

WHAT MAKES The Building Services Department A GREAT PLACE?

Generous benefits, including health, dental, vision, tuition assistance, retirement, etc.

HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL DO

The ideal candidate will be able to supervise the grounds and landscaping services for the University campus.

Assignments will generally fall into one of the following groupings, although overlapping of duties may occur as needed:

Demonstrates and teaches proper work methods and techniques to employees.Prepares and organizes work assignments and delegates the assignments to subordinates.Ensures that the ground-keeping assignments are properly completed.Supervises the treatment of university grounds and assures the proper use of fertilizers, fungicides, and pesticides.Prepares reports on completed work by subordinates, employee attendance, safety, personnel issues, etc.Develops and implements standards, guidelines, and schedules for the Grounds Department.Conducts daily inspections of the work site to ensure that all work performed by the staff and outside contractors complies with University and Athletic Department standards.Reviews all irrigation and landscape design during facility development; may be required to oversee the implementation of these designs.Assists in inclement weather duties.Assures that the work crew is transported to/from work sites.Works with the Horticulturist to implement bed designs, coordinate plant set-ups, and schedule the pesticide treatment, cutting, and pruning.Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:

A valid Georgia driver's license is required.

Preferred Hiring Qualifications:

Considerable knowledge of proper grounds and landscaping service practices, techniques, and procedures.Considerable knowledge of the Georgia State University (GSU) campus, landscape areas, etc.Considerable knowledge of the operation and use of equipment, tools, and supplies used in landscaping.Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.Ability to operate a motor vehicle.Ability to perform heavy lifting up to 50 lbs. or more when required.Ability to supervise small groups of groundskeeping workers.

College/Business Unit
Open until filled

College/Business Unit: Facilities Management Services
Location: Atlanta Campus
Job Posting: 10/15/26, 12:24:58 PM

Founded in 1913 in Atlanta, Georgia State University is the second-largest and one of four research institutions in the University System of Georgia. The University serves one-fourth of the graduate students in the university system; it is within a one-hour commute of more than one-third of the state’s population. Approximately 80 percent of all Georgia State alumni live and work in Georgia.

Georgia State’s main campus is located on 34 acres in downtown Atlanta. University centers in Alpharetta, Brookhaven, Buckhead and Henry County offer students convenient suburban locations for graduate courses in business and education.

More than 50,000 students annually attend Georgia State University. While 90 percent of the students are from Georgia, students also come from all 50 states and 160 countries. More than 1,400 international students attend Georgia State and graduate students comprise 31 percent of the student population.

The University offers more than 52 degree programs in more than 250 fields of study – from public policy and African-American studies to biology and health sciences. Degrees are offered at the bachelor’s, master’s, specialist and doctoral levels through six units: the College of Arts and Sciences, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, College of Education, College of Health and Human Sciences, College of Law and Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. In addition to the numerous degree programs, Georgia State offers full- and part-time programs and day, evening and weekend classes.

Students have many choices in extracurricular activities including more than 22 fraternities and sororities; and some 250 chartered student groups, including 60 degree-related student groups, seven religious, 24 law-oriented and 22 multicultural/international groups; and 10 honor societies. There is also an active student government association which includes the student senate and the judicial board.

The Georgia State Panthers are members of the Colonial Athletic Association and compete in 16 NCAA Division I intercollegiate men’s and women’s sports, including basketball, baseball, softball, golf, tennis, track and volleyball. The university announced in April 2008 that is will begin Division I-AA football in 2010.

The university’s innovative Touch the Earth program brings outdoor recreation ranging from backpacking, rock climbing, sailing, kayaking, rafting and water-skiing to out-of-state snow-skiing and snorkeling trips. And WRAS, Georgia State’s popular 100,000-watt radio voice, is the most powerful student-run radio station in the United States.