Grounds Supervisor at Baltimore City Community College in Arlington, Virginia

Job Description:

About Baltimore City Community College

Founded in 1947, Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) is comprehensive, urban institution accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The College's campus is located in West Baltimore and courses are offered throughout the City. With its broad range of degree, certificate, and continuing education programs, affordable tuition, and extensive outreach, BCCC offers educational opportunities to the citizens of Baltimore City and throughout the state of Maryland. BCCC serves over 7,500* students annually, providing credits that transfer to four-year colleges and universities as well as workforce training leading directly to job placement. The College is proud of the fact that over 50 nations are represented within the student body.


* Based on the annual unduplicated credit and non-credit headcount for FY 2023.

Requisition Number: 2024-023

Posting Start Date: 2/13/2024

City: Baltimore

State: MD

Minimum Education: High School/GED
Additional Documentation: OPTIONAL

Compensation: Commensurate with Experience
Grounds SupervisorDescription/Job Summary Under general direction of the Director of Facilities and Planning, the position will manage all functions that pertain to maintenance of grounds and key/lock control. The position will establish and maintain work schedules for employee and preventive maintenance procedures for machinery.
Responsibilities/Duties

• Maintains complete upkeep of all grounds, including parking lots, driveways, and sidewalks by collecting trash on the grounds and in parking lots, emptying trash containers; removing leaves and debris from all steps and sidewalks.


• Establish and maintain flowerbeds, shrubbery and trees; including soil preparation, planting, fertilizing, thinning, mulching, feeding, watering, pruning, raking leaves and weeding as needed. Tree planting and removal as needed.


• Maintenance of snow removal equipment, including attaching plow blades, salt spreaders, hoppers, and etc. on appropriate Grounds vehicles. Operate snow removal equipment to keep campus roadways, walkways, common areas and steps clear of ice and snow. Clean and repair snow removal equipment and vehicles as needed.


• Maintain all fire hydrants, manholes, storm drains and storm-water management ponds; ensure safe and efficient operation in accordance will all applicable governmental codes.


• Maintain inventory of appropriate campus signs. Install, repair and/or remove signage as requested.


• Keeps abreast of new and improved processes for grounds maintenance and implements approved procedures;


• Maintains/requisitions any equipment that is necessary for the operation of grounds and related purposes;


• Sets up preventative maintenance schedule for all grounds mechanical equipment;


• Ensures an orderly system of making keys, maintains inventory and related records, keeping in conjunction with Public Safety;


• Attends all meetings of VP of Administration and Finance and the Director of Facilities and Planning;


• Oversees outside vendor contractors;


• Coordinates with Payroll, Academic Affairs, Human Resources, Student Affairs, Workforce Development and Continuing Education, Auxiliary Services, and other internal and external constituents;


• Responds to incidents of vandalism and reports;


• Supervises all classified and unclassified grounds personnel to include work release or student help;


• Reviews work orders; determines work priority and makes appropriate personnel assignments; makes recommendations regarding work that falls outside the scope of the area and suggests alternatives for timely and appropriate completion;


• May assist in budget projections, budget preparation, and departmental planning for area of responsibility;


• Other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED


• 5 years' experience working in grounds or related field.


• Need to be able to use personal computer, calculator, office Phone, copier, Lawn Mowers, Trimmers, Edgers, Blowers, Gardening Hand Tools, Power Tools, Hand Tools, Snowplow, Bobcat, Toolcat Toro Tractor, John Deere Tractor and Salt Spreaders.


• 2yrs of supervisory experience

Preferred Qualifications

• AA Degree in a related field


• 7 years' experience working in grounds or a related field.


• Need to be able to use personal computer, calculator, office Phone, copier, Lawn Mowers, Trimmers, Edgers, Blowers, Gardening Hand Tools, Power Tools, Hand Tools, Snowplow, Bobcat, Toolcat Toro Tractor, John Deere Tractor and Salt Spreaders.


• 5 yrs. of supervisory experience

Benefits: BCCC is both a higher education institution and a State of Maryland agency. As a state agency, the College is able to offer full-time, permanent PIN employees a host of benefits including a competitive salary and tuition waiver and remission. This is in addition to medical, dental, vision, retirement, 22 days of Annual Leave, 15 days of Sick Leave, 3 Personal Leave days, and more. Contractual Staff may be eligible for select benefits as well.

BCCC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.


Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. Applicants needing accommodation for any part of the application and/or hiring process should request the accommodation from The Office of Human Resources office by contacting us at 410-209-6007.


For more information, view the EEO - Know Your Rights and Pay Transparency Statement.

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