Sr. Superintendent of Grounds

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:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Academic prep in horticulture
• 2 - 4 years of experience performing Integrative Pest Management for a licensed business or public institution

Special Conditions of Employment:

• Required to hold a valid driver's license, have a driving record that is in accordance with local policies and procedures, and/or enroll in the California Employer Pull Notice Program.
• Satisfactory criminal history background check
• UCSB is a Tobacco-Free environment

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

Job Functions and Percentages of Time:

• 55% Daily Operations and Supervision - Directly supervises, directs, plans and supports the Grounds Team as they perform day-to-day maintenance and landscape projects for over 270 acres of areas in the UCSB Campus. This includes Housing, TPS (over 2,870,587 square feet of TPS parking lots and structures), University Center, Commencement Green, The Club & Guest House and other Campus areas. Responsible for maintaining and designing landscape with community safety in mind. This includes tree maintenance and record-keeping, monitoring for visibility and sight lines, and monitoring of bluff erosion and fencing repairs. Collaborates with Design, Facilities, Safety Services on campus wide goals and projects. Develops, administers, and manages a budget of approximately $1,500,000 and Major Maintenance projects of approximately $4,000,000. Authorized to make commitments for major projects and expenditures on behalf of Housing, Dining, and Auxiliary Enterprise senior team. Responsible for the management of landscape projects for UCSB properties with priorities in Housing and TPS. Provides the leadership in the areas of hiring, termination, discipline, training and motivation of employees. Ensures that all performance evaluations are conducted annually. Monitors daily the WebTMA reports to verify that all work tickets are completed. Runs WebTMA tickets to review workload data per employee and to make daily work adjustments. Reviews TMA tickets to determine thoroughness of maintenance work. Communicates on a daily basis with key administrative and staff personnel on special circumstances or grounds related issues. Ensures that all University and Departmental policies and procedures are followed. In compliance with H&RS goals and objectives, affirms and implements the department Educational Equity Plan comprised of short- and long-term goals that reflect a systematic approach to preparing both students and staff for success in a multi-cultural society. Works in and supports an ethnically diverse and culturally pluralistic environment. Maintains proficiency at current level and continually updates knowledge through appropriate courses, seminars, publications and contacts with others in the trade.

• 25% Project Management - Responsible for management of landscape projects for UCSB properties with priorities in Housing and TPS. Initiates brief and open brief contracts for new and existing landscape and hardscape. Initiates job walks with contractor and director on project scope and cost. Submits contracts after reviewing and approving proposals. Principal contact with EH&S, CFO, and others for the approval process. Schedules work, manages projects, and approves payment upon completion. Develops ADA accessibility compliance solutions on hardscape.

• 5% Campus Planning and Design - Provides technical and design knowledge for the establishment of a comprehensive landscape program (five-to-ten-year plan) that includes goal setting, analysis of existing conditions, identification of guiding design principles, development of landscape framework and alternative planting themes. Designing landscape features and directing landscape architects. Participates in the Campus Landscape Subcommittee of the Design Review Committee.

• 15% Sustainability - Evaluates the use of resources and identifies opportunities for sustainable practices. Incorporates use of efficient, alternative fuel, equipment and vehicles in support of UC carbon reduction mandates. Manages irrigation systems for optimal efficiency, reduction in potable water use, and increased usage of recycled water. Creates landscape planting guidelines that promote low water use and sustainable practices. Partners with Facilities Management Grounds, Cheadle Center for Biodiversity, Campus Architect, and campus sustainability partners to review annual sustainability achievements and develop and update short and long-term goals. Partners with CCBER to support and maintain natural habitat restoration. Responsible for storm water drainage management.

UC Vaccination Programs Policy:

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccinations Programs.

As a condition of Physical Presence at a Location or in a University Program, all Covered Individuals* must participate in any applicable Vaccination Program by providing proof that they are Up-to-Date with any required Vaccines or submitting a request for Exception in a Mandate Program or properly declining vaccination in an Opt-Out Program no later than the Compliance Date (Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.). Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

For more information, please visit University of California Policy on Vaccinations - https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/5000695/VaccinationProgramsPolicy

*Covered Individuals: A Covered Individual includes anyone designated as Personnel or Students under this Policy who physically access a University Facility or Program in connection with their employment, appointment, or education/training. A person accessing a Healthcare Location as a patient, or an art, athletics, entertainment, or other publicly accessible venue at a Location as a member of the public, is not a Covered Individual.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

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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