The Environmental Services Technician - Grounds Coordinator is responsible for over-seeing and performing a variety of semi-skilled landscaping and grounds maintenance duties involved in the maintenance of landscaped areas on campus and operation of grounds maintenance machinery, equipment, and tools.

This position will remain open until filled.

The duties of the Environmental Services Technician - Grounds Coordinator include, but are not limited to:

• Supervise and train assigned staff
• Coordinate, plan, and assist with various landscape projects on campus
• Participate in a variety of landscape maintenance duties to include watering, mowing, weeding, trimming, pruning, and fertilizing lawns
• Maintain beds, ditch banks, and wood lines including mulching and weed control
• Sweep and/or blow off drive and parking lots; keep catch basins and other drainage features clear of debris
• Operate and maintain a variety of grounds maintenance landscaping heavy equipment, power tools, and hand tools
• Evaluate landscaped areas, equipment, and grounds (e.g. fields, parking areas, etc.) for the purpose of identifying repairs
• Calibrate and apply various fertilizers and pesticides related to ornamental plant maintenance, lawn management, and turf grass maintenance
• Ensure pesticide usage reports for chemicals applied on campus are completed as required
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as required

Working Conditions

• The job is performed under some temperature extremes
• Moderate physical effort requiring long periods of standing, walking, and periodic lifting of 50 pounds or more
• Frequent climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling

Notice of Nondiscrimination

Lenoir Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The College complies with existing federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination. The College prohibits discrimination against and/or exclusion from participation in any benefits or activities by any person, either on the staff and faculty or in the student body, on the grounds of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, political affiliation, or disability.