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About the Role

The Lead Groundskeeper performs advanced groundskeeping work at a State Supported Living Center or State Hospital. This role involves designing, overseeing, and leading the implementation of a facility plan to improve and maintain the appearance of grounds and flower beds. The position collaborates with maintenance staff on landscaping designs, presents proposals to management, and oversees various groundskeeping tasks. It requires operating advanced power equipment, training others, managing inventory, performing minor repairs, ensuring clear pathways, and developing plans to minimize nuisance animals. The role also involves collaborating on general maintenance, performing cemetery duties if applicable, and responding to situations impacting safe facility operations, including inclement weather and after-hours callouts. This position works under minimal supervision with extensive latitude for initiative and independent judgment.

Responsibilities

Designs, oversees, and leads the implementation of a facility plan to improve and maintain the appearance of grounds and flower beds.
Collaborates with maintenance staff on landscaping designs and presents proposals to management.
Oversees weeding, fertilizing, sprinkler system operations, and the removal, planting, and trimming of trees and shrubs.
Assigns and prioritizes the work of other groundskeeping staff to accomplish daily and weekly tasks.
Projects and maintains schedules for routine work.
Safely and efficiently operates advanced level power and gas-operated equipment and trains others.
Oversees the inventory of groundskeeping tools, supplies, and equipment, ensuring they are well-maintained and accounted for.
Performs minor repairs on equipment.
Ensures parking lots, roads, fences, and sidewalks are free from obstructions and in good repair.
Develops and implements a proactive plan to minimize the presence and impact of nuisance animals.
Collaborates with maintenance staff on projects and performs some maintenance duties as needed.
Ensures there is a plan in place for response to situations impacting safe facility operations and plans for potential weather-related needs.
Works some weekends and/or after-hours callouts to respond to situations impacting safe facility operations and ensure coverage.
Collaboratively develops landscaping plans that include lighting, design items such as fountains, furniture, and appropriate fencing.
Provides landscape designs for management including selecting plants and flowers appropriate to the climate, estimating budget, and features.
Oversees and ensures the quality of work performed by the groundskeeping staff.
Reports any significant issues to the supervisor for handling.
Oversees the daily, weekly, and monthly scheduling of work in the grounds section/department.
Assigns and prioritizes the work of other groundskeepers to ensure all tasks are completed as required.
Oversees the safe operation of, and operates, tractors with implements such as front-end loaders and backhoes.
Constructs and implements a facility abatement plan to minimize the presence and impact of nuisance animals.
Ensures roads, parking lots, and sidewalks are safe and free from debris.
Conducts sidewalk surveys and documents on a plot plan as required by ADA and ICF.
Proactively plans for facility needs during inclement weather.
Collaborates with maintenance supervisors and dispatches staff to perform general maintenance, repairs, and construction work.
Performs cemetery duties if applicable, including maintaining grounds, setting headstones, excavating graves, and setting up casket devices and tents.
Maintains burial logs and ensures proper retention.
Actively participates and/or serves in a supporting role to meet the agency’s obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation.

Requirements

Must possess valid Texas driver’s license or obtain it no later than 90 days after hire date.
Applicants with an out-of-state driver’s license must provide an original certified driving record from the state of driving licensure.
Eligible driving record required based on HHSC Fleet Management policy.
Must be at least 18 years of age.
Must pass a fingerprint criminal background check.
Must pass a pre-employment drug screen.
Must pass registry checks including the Client Abuse/Neglect Reporting System (CANRS), Nurse Aide, Medication Aide and Employee Misconduct and HHS List of Excluded Individuals/ Entities (LEIE).
Males between the ages of 18 – 25 must be registered with the Selective Service.
All State Supported Living Center Employees are subject to Random Drug Testing.
Flexibility in work hours may be required.
May be required to work overtime and/or extended hours.
Must be willing to work weekends and holidays.
Applicants selected for hire may be required to pass background and other due diligence checks.
Must bring I-9 documentation on the first day of work.

Skills

Knowledge, skill and ability associated with proactive planning to minimize the presence of nuisance animals.
Knowledge, skills and ability to safely fell and remove large trees in and around buildings and other infrastructures.
Knowledge of horticulture and landscape design.
Skill and ability to apply horticulture and landscape design knowledge to landscape projects.
Advanced skill in safely operating power equipment such as mowers, power clippers, tractors, chain saws, backhoes, and/or pruning shears.
Skill in operating a variety of hand and power tools used in construction/repair.
Ability to teach/train others to safely use equipment.
Ability to meet facility driver requirements.
Ability to speak and read English.
Ability to read, understand and apply a variety of inter-related instructions.
Ability to train and lead a team.
Ability to perform basic mathematical computations.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
Ability to stand/walk for extended periods of time.
Ability to work in hot and/or cold conditions.
Ability to work harmoniously and productively with co-workers and residents.
Ability to lift and carry 50 to 100 lbs.
Ability to withstand long periods of standing, bending and walking.
Ability to maintain and care for hand and power tools and equipment.
Ability to teach other groundskeepers to detect diseases in plants and grasses.

Location

Austin, Texas

Work Type

Full-time
Regular

Experience Level

Advanced
Twelve (12) months of work experience in professional groundskeeping is preferred.
Experience as a shift or team lead is preferred.

Education Level

High School diploma, GED or work experience specific to groundskeeping.

Salary/Compensations

$3,649.83 - $4,594.50 Monthly

Benefits

100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees
Defined benefit pension plan
Generous time off benefits
Numerous opportunities for career advancement

About the Company

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans.
At HHSC, contributions matter, and they support employees at each stage of their life and work journey.
The state supported living centers serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are medically fragile or who have behavioral problems.
The centers provide campus-based direct services and supports at 13 centers located throughout the state.

Equal Opportunity

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), HHSC and DSHS agencies will provide reasonable accommodation during the hiring and selection process for qualified individuals with a disability.