Landscape and Property Manager

NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) provides quality and affordable higher education to empower lives and strengthen communities within Northwest Arkansas and surrounding areas.

As the largest community college in Arkansas, NWACC is recognized as a leader in education. NWACC offers a full range of associate degrees, certificates and workforce training programs that prepare students for rewarding futures and careers.

NWACC employees are dedicated to fostering a diverse educational community and cultural learning environment that supports student success.

Responsible for overseeing the development and maintenance of property and facilitating connections with faculty, staff, students, and outside community groups for outdoor learning spaces. Responsible for duties encompassing all aspects of landscape maintenance. Provides supervision of subordinate personnel and assigned crew members.
Serves as facility liaison for academics as it relates to the use and needs of outdoor learning opportunities. Maintains records and accountability for allocated Grant funds. Performs and supervises tasks including but not limited to operating and repairing equipment, design and maintenance of outdoor spaces, irrigation repair and programming, controlled burns, and property inspections.
This position is governed by state and federal laws and agency/institution policy. Must stay up to date on all governmental rules and regulations that apply to landscaping activities and ensure that strict compliance is maintained.

Job Description

• Supervises assigned employees. Responsible for planning, organizing, and directing assigned property and grounds maintenance activities. Creates work orders, prepares schedules, delegates work according to the project.
• Performs and/or assists in repair and maintenance of plumbing and irrigation systems and checks operation of irrigation system to ensure proper irrigation and conservation of water. Performs minor electrical maintenance.
• Performs general grounds clean-up including pick up of trash. Organize, supervise, and perform snow removal including shoveling, ice melt application and operating equipment.
• Trains employees in the safe and proper use of grounds equipment and supplies. Instruct new employees on methods, procedures, and policies. Ensure the use of proper PPE. Maintains accurate records for chemical use and maintenance work performed including over seeding, fertilization, aeration, and pesticide use.
• Conducts needs assessments, recommending improvements and/or enhancements to property.
• Orders and maintains inventory of tools, supplies, and equipment; obtains quotes or bids as needed, and verifies orders to ensure fiscally responsible use of funds and compliance with purchasing standards.
• Builds relationships with community groups as it relates to conservation and sustainability of college landscape.
• Coordinates preventive and other maintenance and repairs with contractors and reviews contracted work before approving payment.
• Assists other departments and perform other duties as assigned.

Rate of Pay $48,671 annually

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of the organization and administration of various higher education academic
• and social programs.
• Knowledge of campus and community resources.
• Knowledge of state, federal, and campus rules, regulations, and requirements related to
• campus academic and social programs.
• Ability to coordinate the activities of campus academic and/or social programs.
• Ability to evaluate collected information and formulate into recommendations.
• Ability to compile information into report form.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.

Moderate diversity, moderately physical. Work activities which allow for a moderate amount of diversity in the performance of tasks which requires somewhat diversified physical demands of the employee.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear, taste or smell; and occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds; regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and ability to adjust focus.

The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, work in high, precarious places, outdoor weather conditions, wet or humid conditions, vibration; and occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Minimum Qualifications

Associate degree (AS or AA) or equivalent and 3 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

2 year’s supervisory experience.

2 years experience in irrigation installs, maintenance, and repair

Non-Commercial pesticide applicators license.

Preferred qualifications

Good English communication skills and ability to speak conversational Spanish.

Working knowledge of Microsoft Professional and TEAMS applications.

Experience or education in sustainability practices.

Experience with controlled burns.

NWACC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, please see our EEO policy.