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Athletic Maintenance, Supervisor Grounds/Fields
Boston College
Boston College Introduction
Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,150 full-time undergraduates and 4,420 graduate and professional students. Ranked 31 among national universities, Boston College has 758 full-time and 1,096 FTE faculty, 2,750 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $956 million, and an endowment in excess of $2.2 billion.
Job Description
Supervisor, Fields
Reporting to the Associate Director, Athletic Facilities Maintenance, the Supervisor, Fields supervises and participates in the upkeep and maintenance of all BC outdoor athletic facilities. This position will be involved with staff assignment scheduling, budgeting, project planning and forecasting, event coverage, snow removal / storm coverage, set-up and breakdown, purchasing and inventorying of product and equipment. The Supervisor will consult on capital construction projects and capital renewal projects.
Athletic Maintenance is a division of the University's Facilities Services Department. Alumni Stadium, Fish Field House, natural grass practice fields, Newton Athletic Complex (soccer / lacrosse field and Field Hockey Field) , Harrington Athletic Village (baseball field, softball field and Frates Center) and adjacent landscaped areas fall under the care of Athletic Maintenance.
The main focus and function of this role to provide quality control of daily staff tasks and assignments, providing a clean and safe playing surface for the student athletes and visitors. Communicate and execute the needs and expectations of the Athletic Department, the Facilities Services mission and greater needs of campus life.
Boston College hosts many athletic and university events. Many of the events are televised. This position will be asked to triage issues and problems that arise before, during and after these events. Athletics is a fast paced environment, both patron safety and fan experience is paramount. Many times decisions will have to be made pertaining to: fan and or student athlete safety, equipment failure or malfunction and staffing issues. Multitasking, problem solving and strong mechanical skills will be required.
The position will have working knowledge and will participate and manage the execution of : Landscaping, Turfgrass management, irrigation systems and controls, maintenance of turf and related equipment, construction, maintenance and upkeep of the facilities including but not limited to the Bubble (Alumni Stadiums's air supported structure) during the winter months, maintaining, transporting and construction of athletic equipment, storage upkeep and organization, material / application logging and tracking. Event preparation and clean-up are integral to this role.
This role will assist in the preparation and management of over 120 athletic and university events including: home games and practices of 8 varsity sports, club and intramural events, Commencement and university functions. The Supervisor will work with and communicate with a variety of university constituents including: the Athletics Department, BC Trades and Custodial staff, Landscape Services, Event Management, Capital Projects and contracted services.
This position will supervise approximately 6 full-time union Athletic Maintenance staff, teams of supplemental university staff, BC trades and Custodial staff on certain tasks, outside contractors and student labor staff.
Tracking of annual operational budgets and consulting and or managing certain capital renewal projects will be part of the Supervisor's responsibility. Many maintenance and capital improvement projects are planned, funded and managed jointly with athletic maintenance and the athletics department.
The annual operating budget funds Equipment repair/PM, contracted services, products, supplies and tools related to the upkeep of the outdoor athletic facilities.
S/he will assist in the hiring, supervision, payroll and training of full time and student staff.
S/he will be asked to work together with the Associate Director, Athletic Facilities Maintenance to schedule weekly work and event coverage. This will include some holidays, nights and weekend shifts as dictated by the Athletics and event schedules. Every effort will be made to make coverage of project work, events and storm coverage as equitable as possible. Ability to sometimes work a very demanding schedule including nights, weekends, holidays, double shifts in all weather conditions.
The Supervisor will be asked to work in extreme hot and cold conditions. S/he will be exposed to the elements including: snow, ice and rain. The Supervisor will be expected to lift 50lbs or more repeatedly over long distances, and to operate and move heavy equipment.
Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $65,750 to $82,200; salary commensurate with relevant experience.
Requirements
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Closing Statement
Boston College conducts background checks as part of the hiring process.
Boston College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected category including disability and protected veteran status. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/offices/diversity
Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits including depending on your job classification eligibility;
Tuition remission for Employees
Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
Generous Medical, and Dental Insurance
Low-Cost Life Insurance
Eligibility for both 401K and University Funded 403B Retirement Plans
Paid Holidays Annually
Generous Sick, and Vacation Pay
Additional benefits can be found on www.bc.edu/employeehandbook
Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/offices/diversity/compliance/nondiscrim
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Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university that strives to integrate research excellence with a foundational commitment to formative liberal arts education. We encourage applications from candidates who are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic community. Boston College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected category including disability and protected veteran status. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university, please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at http://www.bc.edu/offices/diversity.
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