How to Apply
A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.
Job Summary
- Plans, coordinates, and directly participates in developing, installing, maintaining, and managing natural areas, native plants, pollinator gardens, ecological restoration, and land stewardship to support teaching, research, public outreach, and conservation programs on the campus lands of the institution.
- Works directly with faculty and student researchers in developing and implementing campus-as-lab projects.
- Represents the department to faculty, staff, students, and the campus community regarding department sustainability initiatives, Tree Campus USA, and Bee Campus USA committees, and other landscape maintenance-related items.
- Monitors and maintains Living Walls (green walls) in buildings on campus.
- Inspects Stormwater Basins and provides vegetation maintenance recommendations.
- Assists with landscape design review.
- Serves as a resource for Horticulturists on plant health care.
- Stays informed about new developments in landscape maintenance practices, such as new products, equipment, and cultural techniques.
- Mixes and applies selective and non-selective herbicides or fertilizers in properly calibrated proportions.
- Routinely uses various Grounds maintenance hand tools such as shovels, rakes, brooms, blowers, rototillers, push spreaders, etc.
- Organizes, coordinates, and carries out all preventative maintenance, repairs, storage, and training for all assigned equipment.
- Regularly and independently move materials weighing up to 50 lbs from the floor to the vehicle and transport them to various areas on campus, including areas inside and outside of buildings, as well as on various types of terrain.
Mission Statement
The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.
Who We Are
Serving the U-M community, Custodial & Grounds Services (CGS) are the stewards of the buildings and grounds that make the Ann Arbor campus of the University of Michigan unique. Our Grounds Services employees are dedicated to the preservation and maintenance of the academic and hospital campuses and pride themselves in giving exceptional customer service while conserving, enhancing, and maintaining more than 1200 acres of university property.
Why Work at Michigan?
Being part of something greater, of serving a larger mission of discovery and care - that's the heart of what drives people to work at Michigan. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. It's adding a purpose to your profession. Work at Michigan and become a victor for the greater good.
In addition to a career filled with purpose and opportunity, the University of Michigan offers a comprehensive benefits package to help you stay well, protect yourself and your family, and plan for a secure future. Benefits include:
- Generous time off
- A retirement plan that provides two-for-one matching contributions with immediate vesting
- Many choices for comprehensive health insurance
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability coverage
- Paid maternity and paternity leave
- Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses
Required Qualifications*
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience in horticulture or natural areas management.
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience planning, developing, installing, and maintaining native plantings, meadows, prairies, and other natural areas in a professional landscape maintenance setting.
- Valid driver's license with less than six (6) points.
- Ability to obtain upon employment, and maintain a DOT medical card.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Michigan Department of Agriculture Certified Pesticide Applicator License with categories 3a, 3b, and 6 within ninety (90) days of employment.
- Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with all levels of a diverse organization.
- Must be able to perform all duties within the classification, with or without a reasonable accommodation.
Desired Qualifications*
- Bachelor's degree in Horticulture or Environmental Science
- Five (5) years of experience planning, developing, installing, and maintaining native plants, meadows, prairies, and other natural areas.
Modes of Work
Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.
Additional Information
Facilities and Operations is a positive organization dedicated to the principles of being respectful, collaborative, solutions-based, and proactive.
Facilities and Operations seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce, reflecting our commitment to serving the diverse people of Michigan, sustaining the excellence of the university, and offering our students richly varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.
Background Screening
The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.
U-M EEO/AA Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.