Horticultural Specialist

Facilities Services is a unit in Campus Operations Division, which is a part of a broad division of Administration and Finance that includes all aspects of facilities management at East Carolina University. East Carolina University is the third largest university in the University of North Carolina system with approximately 28,000 FTS and a staff of over 6,000. The university is comprised of more than 7 million square feet of facilities located on approximately 1400 acres with physical assets in excess of $1.5 billion. This includes the Main, Health Sciences, and West Research Campuses, and satellite locations throughout North Carolina associated with university programs. Facilities Services has an annual budget in excess of $30 million and employs approximately 500 FTE. Major functions include facilities maintenance and housekeeping services.

Facilities Services primary purpose is to plan and perform corrective and preventive maintenance functions on all building structures and equipment and utility infrastructure. Corrective maintenance returns equipment to optimal design performance after failure or upon degradation from age, adverse operation conditions, etc. Preventive maintenance minimizes equipment failures and reduces corrective maintenance.

Primary duties include, but are not limited to:
* Managing natural and synthetic turf, trees, shrubs, and native vegetation
* Scheduling, organizing, and overseeing daily on-site work activities
* Managing and maintaining the stormwater system
* Planning, ordering, receiving, and inventorying supplies and materials
* Coordinating with Facilities staff, contractors, academic departments, students, staff, and faculty
* Serving as the primary point of contact for Facilities-related issues at the complex
* Assisting with budgeting and forecasting future-year expenses
* Collaborating with supervisors, the Grounds Director, and other stakeholders to project future needs
* Developing programs that promote long-term health, sustainability, and performance of the fields
* Serving as a technical resource for grounds services across the complex and university
* Performing basic maintenance and operation of grounds equipment and vehicles
* Providing support for special events and responding to weather-related emergencies
* Performing debris and garbage removal
* Conducting pest management activities

High school diploma or equivalency and demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. May require North Carolina Pesticide License and North Carolina Commercial Driver’s License.

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Prefer experience with turf grass management in a medium to large-scale athletic operation and/or experience with horticultural management in a medium to large-scale organization. Experience operating grounds-related equipment, such as riding lawn mowers, backhoes, forklifts, skid steers, etc., is preferred.

A valid NC Driver’s License.
A pesticide license is required. If not currently held, the license must be obtained within six months of employment.

If no applicants apply who meet the required competency level and training & experience requirements, then management may consider other applicants. Salary would be determined based on budget, UNC salary administration, and/or candidate qualifications.

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