Sr. Building & Grounds Servicer - Facilities, Planning, and Management

University of Tennessee System
  • Chattanooga, TN
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    The Senior Building and Grounds Servicer oversees and participates in the preparation, development, and care of grounds, drives, walks, and parking areas; and participates in planting and maintenance of ornamental bedding areas, trees, lawns, and landscaping projects.

    Minimum: Typically requires a high school diploma and six months of relevant experience, or the equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

    Preferred: One year of experience in the landscape industry, and/or 3 years' experience with large scale landscape company or university setting.

    Duties and Responsibilities:

    • Operates and maintains specialized groundskeeping equipment in the performance of various maintenance and landscaping tasks, including operation of tractors, loaders, mowers, blowers, backhoe, tillers, aerifiers, gas trimmers, saws and pruners

    • Cleans and maintains lawns, streets, walks, parking areas etc. including removal of snow, ice, litter, leaves, and other debris

    • Performs specialized tasks associated with grounds maintenance and landscaping such as planting, fertilizing, watering, pruning, cultivating, weeding, cutting, trimming, and shaping

    • Assists in the maintenance of athletic/recreational fields

    • Assists in minor duties in Motorpool to include servicing customers at the gasoline pumps

    The ideal candidate will possess the following:

    • Ability to safely operate machinery, tools, and equipment used in the performance of tasks assigned to this position (mowers, weed eaters, trimmers, blowers, pruners, saws etc.)

    • Ability to recognize plant conditions for proper care and reporting

    The review of applications will begin June 9, 2026, and continue until the position is filled.

    Duties and Responsibilities:

    • Operates and maintains specialized groundskeeping equipment in the performance of various maintenance and landscaping tasks, including operation of tractors, loaders, mowers, blowers, backhoe, tillers, aerifiers, gas trimmers, saws and pruners

    • Cleans and maintains lawns, streets, walks, parking areas etc. including removal of snow, ice, litter, leaves, and other debris

    • Performs specialized tasks associated with grounds maintenance and landscaping such as planting, fertilizing, watering, pruning, cultivating, weeding, cutting, trimming, and shaping

    • Assists in the maintenance of athletic/recreational fields

    • Assists in minor duties in Motorpool to include servicing customers at the gasoline pumps

    The ideal candidate will possess the following:

    • Ability to safely operate machinery, tools, and equipment used in the performance of tasks assigned to this position (mowers, weed eaters, trimmers, blowers, pruners, saws etc.)

    • Ability to recognize plant conditions for proper care and reporting

    The review of applications will begin June 9, 2026, and continue until the position is filled.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationChattanooga, TN

    Skills

    • Backhoe Loaderunmatched
    • Blowersunmatched
    • Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
    • Facilities Planningunmatched
    • Gardeningunmatched
    • Groundskeepingunmatched
    • Landscapingunmatched
    • Loadersunmatched
    • Machine Toolunmatched
    • Pumpsunmatched

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