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Job Summary
Maintains athletic fields, intramural fields, band fields, practice fields and grounds as needed by performing skilled grounds repair and upkeep tasks. This position requires night and weekend work and flexible scheduling due to sporting event schedules and the impact of weather conditions on job duties. This position is considered essential and could require storm duty.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervises and participates in the preparation and maintenance of athletic fields and grounds within guidelines and standards set by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Sun Belt Conference and the department. Supervises crews for game events and special projects.
• Assists the Superintendent of Sports Turf and Campus Landscapes in the planning, implementation and scheduling of daily and annual programming and staffing of athletic fields and grounds for all events, camps, practices and games.
• Maintains and prepares athletic fields for events by performing turfgrass management practices including mowing, painting, edging, laying sod, verti-cutting, aerifying, topdressing, overseeding, infield skin maintenance and maintenance of artificial turf playing surfaces.
• Maintains areas around facilities including lawns, walks, flower beds, and walls using mowers, trimmers, clippers and edging tools; prunes shrubs and hedges to shape and improve growth; rakes and removes leaves.
• Follows established safety procedures including proper equipment calibration, PPE requirements and equipment maintenance.
• Properly sets irrigation timers, repairs broken pipes, valves, replaces broken heads, repairs damaged irrigation wires and drainage systems and maintains inventory of irrigation supplies.
• Performs routine weed, insect and disease inspections and treatments for assigned areas. Schedules and safely apply herbicides, insecticides and fungicides to control weed and pest populations.
• Applies granular and liquid fertilizer to turf and ornamentals. Keeps accurate pesticide application records.
• Participates in the service, maintenance and repair of tractors, mowers, spray equipment, string trimmers, backpack blowers, and other ground equipment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in agronomy, soil science, turfgrass management or related field and 2-4 years of experience in sports field management at a college level

OR

• Associate’s degree in agronomy, soil science, turfgrass management or a related field and 3-5 years of sports field management experience at a college level.
• Valid Driver’s License.