Groundskeeper
Job ID - 63547
Closing Date : 10/05/2026
Performs routine groundskeeping and landscaping maintenance across assigned Florida State University properties to maintain a safe, clean, sustainable, and attractive campus environment. Performs mowing, edging, raking, mulching, blowing, weed control, pruning, watering, debris and trash removal, and spreading of landscape materials such as pine straw, bark, and rocks. Assists with planting trees and shrubs, turf maintenance, soil preparation, turf removal, and resodding. Safely operates and maintains groundskeeping equipment, reports equipment issues to supervisors, and performs other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for groundskeeping maintenance tasks within zones on Florida State University properties as assigned to consistently maintain a safe, clean, sustainable, and attractively landscaped environment for the students, faculty, and staff of our institution.
- Performs groundskeeping tasks such as mowing, edging, raking, mulching, power blowing, weed eating, pulling weeds, light pruning, and watering plants. Responsible for debris removal, leaf removal, trash pickup and other tasks to keep grounds clean and presentable. Maintains areas by spreading landscape materials such as pine straw, bark, or rocks.
- Assists with landscaping tasks such as planting shrubs and trees. Assists in maintaining turf areas by utilizing push mowers to ensure an attractively landscaped environment on campus. Prepares landscaped areas with soil excavation, turf removal and resodding.
- Safely operates and maintains grounds equipment to ensure the health and appearance of university grounds. Ensures that all manual and power equipment is in proper working condition and reports maintenance problems to the supervisor. Performs other tasks as assigned by supervisor or higher authority.
- Others tasks as assigned by supervisor.