Grounds & Nursery I

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This unit exists to care for and maintain all grounds areas of the University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus and provide support to the Denver Campus, to provide a safe and attractive atmosphere for working and learning. This work unit also assists with the set up and tears down services for special events as well as disposal service for electronic, furniture, and computer equipment.

Requirements

At least One (1) year of experience working in any of the following areas
Snow plowing with a truck
Operating skid steers and/or tractors
Repairing asphalt and concrete, striping pavement, installing signs and banners
Planting, pruning and trimming flowers, shrubs, trees, etc
Tree maintenance and weed control
Mowing grass, blowing leaves, and operating various equipment
Irrigation system installation, operation and maintenance
Removing snow and ice from walkways, entryways, etc… using motorized and/or hand tools
Grounds and nursery maintenance, planting and gardening
Landscaping, lawn and turf care
Horticulture, arboriculture and plant health care
Colorado law requires that candidates for state government jobs be residents of Colorado at the time of application.
Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

Nice To Haves

CDL
Experience operating Skid-streer, loaders, or tractors
Experience in snow removal, i.e. operating tracks with plows and ice melt sanders.

Responsibilities

Maintain campus parking and roads, maintenance, sweeping, striping, crack sealing, improvements of parking lots, signs, shrubs, trees, grass, irrigation, weed control and new projects and new tasks.
Remove snow and ice from roadways, parking lots, walkways, plazas, entryways, and others around campus, by using Trucks, skid steer loader, tractor, motorized tools or hand shovels. Apply ice melt when needed. Provide safety conditions to the campus community
Special events duties including setups and tear downs, emergency situations response, others. Participates and assist in emergency based on the magnitude and nature. Support various special events both in participation and during the event (i.e. Commencement) may be assigned other duties as required.