Sr. Superintendent of Grounds

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Position Number : 40036372

Payroll Title : LANDSCAPE GROUNDS SUPV 2

Job Code : 7991

Job Open Date : 10 / 23 / 2025

Application Review Begins : 11 / 7 / 2025

Department Code (Name) : GRDS (Residential Operations)

Percentage of Time : 100%

Union Code (Name) : 99 Non-represented

Employee Class (Appointment Type) : Staff : Career

FLSA Status : Exempt

Salary Grade : PSS / 23

Pay Rate / Range : The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $113,100 to $124,800 / year. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience; the budget for the position; and the application of fair, equitable, and consistent pay practices at the University.

Work Location : Storke Service 778 - 1003

Working Days and Hours : Monday - Friday 7 : 30am - 4 : 00pm

Benefits Eligibility : Full Benefits

Type of Remote or Hybrid Work Arrangement, if applicable : N / A

Special Instructions :

For full consideration, please include a resume and a cover letter as part of your application.

Department Marketing Statement :

Residential Operations is part of Housing, Dining, and Auxiliary Enterprises (HDAE). Residential Operations maintains properties consisting of residence halls, single student apartments, family student apartments, and dining commons serving over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff. In addition to providing service to residents, Residential Operations maintains facilities that include conference centers, office spaces, and short term lodging and housing facilities. We welcome over 20,000 conference guests annually.

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Brief Summary of Job Duties :

Residential Operations Grounds Team is part of Housing, Dining, and Auxiliary Enterprises (HDAE). Residential Operations maintains properties consisting of residence halls, single student apartments, family student apartments, and dining commons serving over 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff. In addition to providing service to residents, Residential Operations maintains facilities that include conference centers, office spaces, and short-term lodging and housing facilities. We welcome over 20,000 conference guests annually. Under the general direction of the Director of Residential Operations, this position serves as a member of the Residential Operations Management Team with specific responsibility for the overall housing and campus property. Provides supervision and leadership to a staff of 28 FTE and 10 students. This position provides design leadership and vision of the implementation and management of a comprehensive grounds maintenance and landscape operation for all Housing, Transportation and Parking Services (TPS) parking lots, parking structures, The Club and Guest House, The University Center, Henley Gate, Commencement Green, and other portions of the UCSB campus of approximately 200 acres and 2,870,587 square feet and a budget of $1.5 million. Also responsible for major maintenance programs with budgets of approximately $4 million. Incumbent collaborates with Design, Facilities, Safety Services, Cheadle Center for Biodiversity, the Campus Architect, Campus Sustainability Partners, and other members of the campus community with regard to landscape and environmental concepts, environmental plans, housing and residential development, costs and renewals of the physical and environmental environment, including reinvestments in the permanent landscape, hardscape, trees, and irrigation and storm water drainage infrastructure.

Required Qualifications :

• High School Diploma
• 4-6 years experience in the landscaping industry.
• 4-6 years experience in dealing with regulatory agencies, specifically water districts and municipalities
• 2 - 4 years of experience with demonstrated leadership and supervisory
• Must possess a valid California DPR Qualified Applicator's License or Certificate Category A, or a California Structural Branch 2 license. Must also maintain licenses through the accumulation of the required Continuing Education Units (CEUs), respective to each license within 1 year.

Preferred Qualifications :

Special Conditions of Employment :

Misconduct Disclosure Requirement :

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegation or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

"Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC's policies addressing some forms of misconduct :

UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy

UC Anti-Discrimination Policy

Abusive Conduct in the Workplace

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The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

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