The Facilities and Grounds Coordinator will assist in stewarding the infrastructure of the Idaho Botanical Garden and provide support for indoor and outdoor operations within the garden.  Primary areas of responsibility include maintenance of turf, irrigation, pathways, roads, and facilities projects; tool and equipment care; and cross departmental support. This position will work with the Facilities and Grounds Manager to provide a safe and functional environment for guests and staff to feel a deep sense of place and be inspired, leave enriched, and educate our community.

Responsibilities

• Performs regular tool and equipment maintenance and repair work within given area of expertise.
• Assist in Irrigation repair, and maintenance by auditing turf irrigation zones regularly
• Assist in mainline irrigation repair, installation and valve troubleshooting across the garden.
• Assist in repair work including carpentry, HVAC, and electrical as assigned
• Assist in assembling or building necessary items for garden use.
• Be timely in responding to assigned facilities work orders.
• Make necessary repairs to pathways and hardscape areas and monitor hardscape conditions for guest safety on a regular basis.
• Responsible for turf management including mowing, fertilizing, and edging on a weekly basis during the season.
• Safely operate machinery including tractors, brush mowers, string trimmer, log splitters and various heavy equipment.
• Work closely with Facilities and Grounds Manager for completing assigned work orders and facility needs of the organization.
• Maintains and evaluates fences, gates, etc surrounding garden grounds.
• Supports Horticulture staff with overall grounds as well as integrated pest management programs with rodent and weed control.
• Supports Garden events through set up assistance as needed, general maintenance, trash removal, etc.
• Assists in snow removal and related work as needed.
• Supports Facilities and Grounds Manger in general maintenance and organization of all Garden vehicles, golf carts, equipment, radios, and tools.
• Performs small projects for administrative staff, such as desk/furniture installation and general support as needed.
• Actively completes preventative maintenance tasks as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.