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Associate Director, Landscape Services and Arboretum/Horticultural Services
Job Description
Position Number:
102199Title:
Associate DirectorFunctional Title:
Associate Director, Landscape Services and Arboretum/Horticultural ServicesCategory Status:
33-Exempt RegularApplicant Search Category:
StaffUniversity Authorized FTE:
1.000Unit:
VPA-FM-B&LM-Building & Landscape Maintenance-Exec DirCampus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
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Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
Incumbent serves as a member of the Building & Landscape Maintenance’s leadership team, responsible for a group of approximately 80 employees and associated contractors which represents two groups: Landscape Maintenance & Arboretum/Horticultural Services. Responsible for the strategic planning and resource allocation activities that affect the groups as they relate to internal and external competition and customer satisfaction. Advises and coordinates with management staff on employee evaluations and development, operational and organizational planning, and staffing and resource issues.
Benefits Summary
Top Benefits and Perks:Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree required in horticulture, life/biological sciences, or related business discipline.
Experience:
- Minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in program planning, budgeting and knowledge of landscape services with a concentration in facilities operations staffing and management.
- A minimum of five (5) years’ supervisory experience in landscape services also required.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Thorough knowledge of business operations to include planning, budgeting, computer skills and personnel management techniques. Incumbent must have the ability to manage others and maintain an organization which is competitive in the industry and has a strong customer service orientation. Knowledge of landscape management and plant materials, pest control, and pools/fountains operations, paving standards, management, including personnel staffing requirements and industry standards.
- Knowledge of technical specifications, use, and purchasing of equipment, chemicals, supplies, and materials as it relates to the above-mentioned units.
- Knowledge of Human Resources functions such as personnel policies, employment selection, and organizational planning.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to work with and direct a diverse work force.
- Ability to work with and maintain effective relationships with others.
Preferences:
Preferences:
- Experience working in a large college/university setting.
- Experience working in a unionized work environment.
Additional Certifications:
Incumbent will be required to travel to meetings and work sites. If driving a State vehicle, must possess and maintain a valid Maryland Class “C” driver’s license or equivalent with fewer than 6 points.
Additional Information:
- Incumbent is required to submit a State of Maryland Financial Disclosure form on an annual basis.
- For full and best consideration, please submit a cover letter, resume and list of three (3) professional references by April 4, 2024.
- The hiring range for this position is $152,160 – $179,500.
- Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Facilities Management (FM) supports the University of Maryland in its mission of achieving excellence as the State’s primary center of research and graduate education and the institution of choice for undergraduate students of exceptional ability and promise. We are responsible for the physical campus – its academic, research and administrative spaces, the building infrastructure, and the surrounding landscape. Our workforce of about 800 employees brings a rich diversity of backgrounds, talents, and skills to the management of this complex environment. We serve the campus community twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days per year.
Job Risks
Not Applicable to This PositionPhysical Demands
- Work is performed in an office environment, although incumbent will visit campus work sites requiring the ability to walk across campus, drive to off-site locations, etc.
- Given the nature of the position, the incumbent is considered an Essential Employee subject to a 7 day week, 365 day span of operation.
Posting Date:
03/21/2024Closing Date:
04/04/2024Open Until Filled
NoDiversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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