Grounds Lead Hand

• Meet with the Manager, Facilities Maintenance to determine projects and priorities.
• Provide daily direction to the Grounds staff and Equipment Operators on assignments, ensuring that work is completed in a timely and complete matter, and providing guidance and mentoring to staff when required.
• Perform moderately complex tasks, and varied manual and detailed equipment operation in landscape maintenance, snow removal, clean up and landscape construction.
• Perform winter-related duties, ensuring safe conditions on and around the campus, as well as making decisions regarding these duties in the absence of the Manager, Facilities Maintenance.
• Operate light to heavy equipment including tractors, skid-steers, front end loaders and specialized equipment for various reasons such as spraying, snow removal, sanding and sweeping sidewalks and parking lots, lawn mowing, bed digging, planting and/or transplanting of trees and shrubs or the removal of.
• Daily cleaning of the campus, chainsaw operation, signage installation, events set up and take down, as well as lawn, bed and tree maintenance.
• Perform landscaping work including leveling and preparing grounds for seeding, sodding and planting, moving soil and gravel, constructing fences, pouring concrete and building retaining walls.
• Assist other trades within Physical Facilities, other departments throughout the campus as well as clientele needs regarding general labour requirements.
• Perform minor repairs and service (e.g. oil changes and tune ups) on mobile equipment, machinery and on the irrigation system.
• Train staff in the safe use of equipment such as loaders, bobcats and various related tools and equipment.

• Minimum of two years’ professional groundskeeping/landscaping experience
• Good working knowledge of grounds maintenance, general horticultural practices, irrigation, landscape construction
• Knowledge of the tools, equipment, and machinery operation, service, and repair common in the landscape field
• Class “5” Alberta driver’s license
• Experienced operator of skid steer loaders and snow plows is an asset
• Physically capable of performing strenuous work in all types of weather conditions

• There are specific clothing requirements for this position.
• This position is required to be outdoors for extended periods of time, often in inclement weather.
• During the snow removal season, this position will be outdoors performing manual snow removal all day.
• Due to changing weather conditions, the Grounds Lead Hand may be requested to work non-scheduled days as required to ensure the safety of people on Banff Centre grounds.

• This is a term position to January 2028.
• In accordance with CUPE 4318, this is a unionized, salaried support staff position, subject to a 6 month probation period.
• The annual salary for this position is between $47,677.50 and $55,945.50, depending on experience, based on working 37.5 hours per week.
• The successful candidate will have access to a range of benefits through Alberta Blue Cross and will be eligible to participate in our defined benefit pension plan.
• Benefits of working at Banff Centre are:

• Transitional staff housing options (based on availability)
• Professional development
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health care spending account
• Staff cafeteria and restaurant discounts
• Onsite fitness facility at a discounted rate – first month free for new staff!

• We are accepting applications for the Grounds Lead Hand position until a suitable candidate is found.
• Candidates offered a position with Banff Centre, in this capacity, will be required to obtain a criminal record check verifying a clear record before a final job offer can be finalized.
• Visa Requirements: Candidates must be legally eligible to work in Canada. Banff Centre is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization.

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