Landscape Technician (Johns Hopkins Facilities & Real Estate)

** This is considered an essential personnel position **

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage softscape-hardscape for the JHU Homewood campus.
• Inspect SWM areas on campus and keep a log of activities and log recommended services needed.
• Perform duties as assigned by the grounds manager under the directive of the ground supervisor.
• Plant/remove trees, shrubs, and perennial plants on campus. Mulching, watering, weeding, and seasonal plantings of all beds.
• Assist team during snow season, shoveling and clearing snow and ice from walkways, parking lots, steps, and any other area(s) that may be required.
• Observe all safety precautions and use equipment and chemical treatments properly to avoid harming self and others and damaging property.
• Maintains equipment and work area in clean and orderly condition.
• Able to stand for a consistent period of time, bending, and on knees while planting and digging holes.
• Operate and maintain various mechanical equipment, including trucks, tractors, and specialized garden tools, which are required to maintain botanical specimens.
• Serve as an institution-wide resource for increasing the level of excellence in all aspects of horticulture and landscape maintenance and planning.
• Assist other team members as required in a variety of tasks.
• Visit local nurseries, landscape supply houses, chemical supply companies, and equipment to obtain necessary items for our job.
• Assist local community organizations in grounds preservation efforts.

• High school diploma or graduation equivalent preferred.
• Three years of work experience as a groundskeeper.
• Maryland Pesticide Application License preferred.
• An appropriate valid driver's license with a good driving record is preferred. Ability to drive a light truck, and rtv units.
• Ability to operate equipment such as mowers, trimmers, blowers, small tractors, and others used in groundskeeping work.
• Knowledge of proper planting procedures. Ability to work outdoors during all 4 seasons.
• Ability to lift, carry, or otherwise move and position objects and materials weighing up to 50 lbs. On an infrequent basis, you may need to lift up to 80 lbs.
• Ability to stand, walk, or otherwise move about campus continuously. Ability to ascend/descend ladders periodically to perform landscape maintenance.
• Ability to work overtime when necessary.
• Ability to interact and/or work with faculty, students, staff, and visitors in a respectful and courteous manner. Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to read and write to maintain records and work schedules and to read work orders.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Classified Title: Landscape Technician
Role/Level/Range: ATO 40/E/02/OF
Starting Salary Range: $21.25 - $36.90 HRLY (Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: variers
FLSA Status:Non-Exempt
Location: Homewood Campus
Department name: Grounds Services
Personnel area: University Administration