Grounds Worker

Title: Grounds Worker

State Role Title: Trades Technician III

Hiring Range: $31,200($15/hr),plus Generous Benefits Package

Pay Band: 1

Agency: Virginia Military Institute

Location: Virginia Military Institute

Agency Website: www.vmi.edu

Recruitment Type: State Employee Only - E

Job Duties

• Perform day-to-day work schedule with a grounds crew as needed.
• Maintain a variety of planting, landscaped areas and tasks that include but are not limited to mowing, set ups, deliveries, minor equipment maintenance, grounds care and maintenance, landscape installation, snow and ice removal, applying nutrients as required and police grounds.
• Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of trucks, mowers, and various other equipment related to preventive and corrective maintenance.
• Responds to emergency situations as required and directed by supervisor
• Maintains planting and fertilization records.
• Have the ability to work overtime and weekends to support VMI functions.
• Uphold the established appearance and conduct standards to ensure the Physical Plant organization is represented to the highest level and respected in the VMI community.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management such as event preparation and support, inclement weather support, special project teams, tree maintenance.

Minimum Qualifications

• Working knowledge of methods and general procedures of applicable trade or grounds maintenance techniques.
• Working skill in the use of equipment and tools.
• Ability to be available for stand-by and after hours duty
• Valid driver’s license with clean driving record required
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to perform manual labor.

Additional Considerations

• Prefer High School graduate or equivalent.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Contact Information

Name: Tamara Wade

Phone: 540-464-7322

Email: wadete@vmi.edu

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.