Groundskeeper

Position Information

**Position Title**
- Groundskeeper**Department/Unit**
- Facilities Management**Location**
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada**Posting Number**
- FM55-24**Employee Group**
- NSGEU Local 99**Position Type**
- Regular, On-Going**Duration of Contract (if applicable)**

**Employment Type**
- Full Time**Full-time Equivalency (FTE)**
- 1.0**Rate**
- $20.71 per hour**Classification**
- Groundskeeper**About Dalhousie University**
- Dalhousie University is Atlantic Canada’s leading research-intensive university and a driver of the region’s intellectual, social and economic development. Located in the heart of Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an Agricultural Campus in Truro/Bible Hill, Dalhousie is a truly national and international university, with more than half of our 18,800 students coming from outside of the province. Our 6,000 faculty and staff foster a vibrant, purpose-driven community, that’s celebrating 200 years of academic excellence in 2018.**Job Summary**
- Reporting to the Environmental Services Manager, Groundskeepers perform horticulture, landscape, grounds, waste management, recycling, furniture moves and set-ups, snow clearing and salting, and various maintenance duties within the university campus, under the direction of the Supervisor or designate.**Key Responsibilities**
- Assists with the maintenance and clean-up of all exterior grounds areas.
- Performs leaf clean-up and preparation of flower beds for winter
- Clears step areas, exits, ramps, walkways and exterior drains of snow, ice, debris and leaves,

etc.- Spot checks the grounds daily for slippery conditions and applies salt as required
- Cleans up after renovations to campus properties
- Prepares, plants and maintains flower/shrub beds, trees
- Performs lawn maintenance activities (e.g.: rolling, aerating, replacing sods)
- Completes small landscaping projects, as directed
- Performs litter collection and removes discarded materials from university buildings
- Empties exterior waste receptacles as per schedule
- Collects refuse from all areas not serviced by the contracted waste haulers dumpsters
- Takes care of snow shoveling and ice control requirements and other circumstances as

required- Operates grounds, transportation vehicles and other equipment, as required
- Delivers material and supplies between and within University buildings and to off-site

locations, as required. Delivers/collects equipment and materials to/from Trades Services,
Zones, Environmental Services, and Project sites- Participates in scheduled vehicle maintenance procedures as required
- Monitors vehicle operating condition utilizing scheduled check lists
- Operates vehicle in safe, responsible and lawful manner
- Performs small office moves and furniture rearrangement throughout the campus buildings
- Transports and arranges tables and chairs for exams and other special functions
- Collects recyclables as per the University’s waste management/recycling program
- Transports specialized wastes to an appropriate location
- Performs other duties, as required

**Note**
- This position is physically demanding. Extensive kneeling, bending, standing and squatting required.

Due to operational requirements, the successful applicant is required to work in-person on campus.**Required Qualifications**
- Recent and related experience is required
- Must possess a valid Class 5 Nova Scotia driver’s license, and provide a clean driver’s abstract
- Must be capable of operating all landscape maintenance equipment (e.g.: pick-up truck,

tractor, ride-on mower, etc.)- Industry experience to operate large fleet vehicles up to 3 tonnes (GWT), as required
- Ability to operate skid steer, chain saw, and fork-lift (preferably certified) an asset
- Basic plant identification skills an asset
- Working knowledge of horticultural procedures (test given at interview)
- Must be able to take direction and work with mínimal supervision
- Reliable and punctual
- Good communication and organizational skills
- Must be willing to work overtime, as required
- General safety and WHMIS training an asset
- Must be able and willing to work at heights
- Must be physically fit and able to lift up to 50 lbs. repeatedly

**Assets**

**Additional Information**

**Application Consideration**

**Diversity Statement**

Posting Detail Information

**Number of Vacancies**
- 4**Open Date**
- 10/24/2024**Close Date**
- 11/06/2024**Open Until Filled**
- No**Special Instructions to Applicant**

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