Grounds Superintendent

Oakridge is currently recruiting for a Grounds Superintendent for the Brantford/Kitchener/London area. The position involves overseeing year-round** **exterior commercial property maintenance.

**About Oakridge Landscape**:
Our extensive landscape construction knowledge and installation abilities combined with our team, sub-trade relationships, and central location allow our company to complete both large and small scale successfully. We won 9 Landscape Ontario awards in 2021 for our residential and commercial projects.

**Job Title**: Grounds Superintendent

**Location**: Western Ontario (domiciled in Brantford)

**Pay**: $60,000 to 70,000 Annually
- Benefits after 3 months
- Company-matching RRSP is available after one year
- Company Vehicle.

**Job Duties**:

- Supervising the grounds keeping crews to ensure tasks are completed properly and to OLC standards.
- Ensuring that assigned properties are safe, clean and maintained at all times (hard and softscape).
- Be Familiar with any contractors working on sites (i.e.: painters, masons, HVAC, plumbing, parking lot maintenance, snow removal etc) and reporting this information back to the Grounds Manager.
- Notifying the Grounds Manager and Owner/Property Manager immediately regarding any site issues that are hazardous or in need of repair.
- Submission of a daily Janitorial written report (DWR) for each site. Pick-up every Monday and submit to the Grounds Manager.
- Maintain a good working relationship with all store tenants and property managers, including regular scheduled visits to ensure tenant needs are consistently met.
- Ensure health and safety standards are held high among the grounds keeping crews and ensuring all staff members are aware of any unsafe or hazardous conditions in the area.
- Take immediate action to rectify any unsafe or hazardous conditions on site and reporting those conditions back to OLC, time is always of the essence.
- Monitor sites for empty units, damages etc. and report to Grounds Manager immediately
- Notify the Grounds Manager and Owner/Property Manager immediately regarding any site issues that are hazardous or in need of repair
- Complete proper cleaning and inspections including (based on contract details) and change lighting fixtures (excluding high parking lot light; tenant sign boxes and pylon signs)
- Manage the daily operation of all snow removal projects during the winter season.
- Complete the proper repair book for any damaged tools and equipment.
- Ensure that the work site is left in a clean and safe condition at the end of everyday.
- Prompt reporting of maintenance required to exterior light fixtures.
- Knowledge of site including operation and location of important items (i.e. alarm panels, alarm codes, roof hatches, fire hydrants, utility and electrical rooms, catch basins, water meters).
- Knowledge of HVAC and general construction practice would be considered an asset.
- Able to manage multiple commercial sites throughout the Brantford to London area.
- Able to manage multiple grounds-keeping crews.
- Good understanding of parking lot maintenance and outdoor janitorial jobs.
- Very strong understanding of snow removal practices as well as the ability to manage numerous sites for snow and ice management during winter months.
- Other duties as assigned.

**Job Requirements**:

- 5 - 10 years of experience in a Grounds Superintendent or similar role.
- Degree or Diploma in Horticultural Studies; Construction; Landscape; Applied Technology or Construction Management; is an asset.
- Knowledge of site including operation and location of important items (i.e. alarm panels, alarm codes, roof hatches, fire hydrants, utility and electrical rooms, catch basins, water meters).
- Knowledge of HVAC and general construction practice would be considered an asset.
- Able to manage multiple commercial sites throughout the Brantford to London area.
- Able to manage multiple grounds-keeping crews.
- Good understanding of parking lot maintenance and outdoor janitorial jobs.
- Very strong understanding of snow removal practices as well as the ability to manage numerous sites for snow and ice management during winter months.
- Familiarity with a contractual scope of work.
- Working knowledge of MS Excel.
- Valid Driver’s License
- Clean Driver’s Abstract.

**Tags**: Landscape Super, Superintendent, Lawn Maintenance Superintendent, Property Maintenance, Property Manager

**About Oakridge Landscape Contractors**: