Grounds & Nursery I

Job Description
Job Duties
General Grounds
Performs routine and directed grounds and landscape maintenance independently and as part of a team, including mowing lawns using riding and push mowers; trimming and edging around trees, shrubs, ground cover, flower beds, sidewalks, buildings, and other landscaped areas; and maintaining the appearance and condition of campus grounds.
Maintains flower beds, lawns, turf, hardscape, roads, sidewalks, and other landscaped areas by weeding, thinning, cleaning, mulching, fertilizing, seeding, watering, cultivating, and performing other necessary grounds maintenance activities.
Installs, operates, monitors, adjusts, cleans, and performs routine repairs to irrigation systems and related equipment to ensure appropriate watering of lawns, landscaped areas, trees, shrubs, and other plant materials.
Monitors irrigation needs and maintains daily watering logs documenting areas watered and duration of watering activities.
Applies approved fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, and other landscape chemicals in accordance with established procedures and applicable requirements. Maintains daily chemical application records documenting areas treated, quantities and types of chemicals used, substances applied, and the purpose of each application.
Inspects trees, shrubs, ground cover, flowers, lawns, turf, and other plant materials for insects, disease, physical damage, mechanical damage, and other conditions affecting plant health or appearance. Identifies damaged, diseased, or unsuitable plant materials requiring treatment, removal, or replacement.
Performs horticultural maintenance activities including transplanting, pruning, trimming, cultivating, seeding, fertilizing, mulching, and watering trees, shrubs, ground cover, flowers, lawns, turf, and other landscape plantings
.Inspects grounds and landscaped areas for appearance, safety, irrigation issues, damage, deterioration, and other conditions that may compromise the quality or functionality of the grounds. Takes immediate or appropriate corrective action to address identified conditions or reports conditions requiring additional attention.
Maintains grounds maintenance tools, equipment, and supplies and uses appropriate tools and equipment to complete grounds, landscape, and irrigation activities safely and effectively.
Grounds Site Maintenance
Performs campus-wide general maintenance and repairs by installing, removing, repairing and maintaining landscape lighting, signs, cables, chains, barricades, gates, bicycle racks, posts, fences, and repairing streets, parking lots, athletic fields, tennis courts, track and synthetic turf, as applicable.
Removes unsightly trash and debris and dog waste receptacles from public areas by regularly inspecting grounds, drains, manhole covers, etc., for debris; raking, sweeping and bagging leaves, debris, dirt and trash from streets, sidewalks, parking lots.
Hard Surface Maintenance
Performs campus-wide grounds site maintenance by installing, removing, repairing, and maintaining landscape lighting, signs, cables, chains, barricades, gates, bicycle racks, posts, fences, and other site fixtures and infrastructure.
Performs routine repairs and maintenance to streets, parking lots, athletic fields, tennis courts, tracks, synthetic turf, and other campus site areas to maintain safe, functional, and presentable conditions.
Inspects campus grounds, streets, sidewalks, parking lots, drains, manhole covers, athletic fields, and other site areas for trash, debris, damage, and other conditions requiring maintenance or corrective action.
Removes trash, debris, leaves, dirt, and other unsightly materials from campus grounds and public areas by raking, sweeping, collecting, and bagging materials from streets, sidewalks, parking lots, and landscaped areas.
Maintains dog waste receptacles and removes accumulated waste from designated campus areas to maintain clean, sanitary, and presentable grounds.
Monitors campus site conditions and takes appropriate corrective action to address damaged, obstructed, or deteriorated areas and site features.
Other Duties
Safely operates light vehicles and grounds maintenance equipment, including pickup trucks, tractors, street sweepers, riding mowers, and portable power tools and equipment such as saws, grass trimmers, snow and leaf blowers, sprayers, paint machines, and other grounds-keeping equipment.
Follows applicable traffic laws, safety requirements, and manufacturer/operator instructions.
Maintains grounds maintenance vehicles, tools, equipment, and machinery by performing routine and preventative maintenance, cleaning, inspections, and minor adjustments or repairs within the employee’s capabilities.
Supports the overall operations of the department by performing other duties and responsibilities as assigned, including work performed after hours, on weekends, and during campus emergencies.
Conditions of Employment
Pre-employment Criminal Background Check + Motor Vehicle report (required for new hires)
Essential Services Designation
Shift Work
In-person
Other:
This position will be a Call-back designation for after-hours work support as needed for all critical events, actions and critical work needs upon the campus.
A current and valid Colorado state issued driver's license
Additional Job Description
Employment-Based Immigration Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Minimum Qualifications are established by the State of Colorado. To see the full class series and minimum qualifications for Grounds and Nursery, click
here
.
Experience Only:
One (1) year of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position.
This job announcement is open to current state of Colorado residents only

Salary
$3,698 to $4,803/mo ($44,376 to $57,636/annually)
Due to budget constraints, we have a constricted wage range for this position.  We are only able to accept applications from persons with 25 years of service or less in the
Grounds and Nursery
series. Individuals with related experience outside of the Custodian series are also encouraged to apply.
Applicants must attach the following documents, in order to be considered for this position:
a letter of intent (cover letter) describing the means in which you meet the qualifications for this position
copy of driver's license
Applications received by 8:00 AM (MST) on October 14th, 2026, will receive full consideration. Screening of applications will begin only after this deadline is met, and will continue until the position is filled.
Application Instructions and Information

Clearly document job duties you have performed that relate to minimum qualifications, preferred qualifications, and essential job duties in the
Work Experience
 section on the application. Human Resources must be able to evaluate your experience based on this information.
Clearly outline dates of employment and hours worked per week for each employment experience listed in the
 Work Experience
 section of the Application so that Human Resources can calculate full-time work experience. Please note: Part-time experience will be calculated to determine the full-time equivalent.
The
Work Experienc
e
 is the only document that will be utilized to determine if minimum qualifications, as outlined in the job posting, have been met.
The Application is considered to be the legal document on file; resumes will not be reviewed for minimum qualification requirements.
Applicants may redact information from this initial application that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

Incomplete Applications

If an Application is considered “Incomplete”, the Application will be removed from consideration for the position.
An Application is incomplete if no current/ previous employment is included in the
Work Experience
section of the Application.
An Application is incomplete if “see resume” (or something sim