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ABM Industries, LLC, is seeking applications for the position of Sports Field Manager at the University of Miami . The selected candidate will oversee the preparation and maintenance of athletic facilities, including practice and game fields for baseball, football, soccer, and intramural fields.

Annual Salary Range: $90,000 - $100,000

The pay listed is the pay range for this position. Any specific offer will vary based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, and alignment with market data. You may be eligible to participate in a Company incentive or bonus program.

Benefit Information:

ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package. For information about ABM’s benefits, visit ABM 2024 Employee Benefits | Staff & Management (https://www.abm.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2024-Recruitment-Staff-Mgmt-11.6.23.pdf)

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee and perform sports field maintenance operations, including mowing, trimming, edging, aerating, topdressing, and overall turf management to ensure high-quality sports fields.

• Plan and implement a preventive maintenance program for all equipment related to field maintenance, ensuring machinery is operational and well-maintained.

• Perform routine maintenance on sports turf, such as mowing, edging, aerating, topdressing, and ensuring the fields are in optimal playing condition.

• Set up and prepare sports fields for athletic events, including marking and laying out fields to meet specific sport regulations.

• Oversee the care and preparation of baseball infield clay surfaces, ensuring proper packing, chalking, and edging.

Qualifications:

• Education and Experience:

• A Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area of specialization (e.g., sports turf, horticulture, golf course management) and 3 years of relevant experience, OR

• A high school diploma and 10 years of appropriate experience.

• College coursework or accredited training in sports turf, horticulture, or golf maintenance can substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience.

• Limited Lawn & Ornamental (LLO) Pesticide License required

Preferred Experience:

• Experience preparing fields at the NCAA, NFL, MLB or MLS level.

• Expertise in skinned/clay area management for athletic events.

• Demonstrated career advancement and increasing responsibilities in previous roles.

• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare athletic fields and facilities for sporting events and practices, ensuring a high standard of safety and quality.

• Maintain the fields, including skinned/clay areas, turf management, and routine upkeep.

• Collaborate with event staff to ensure seamless field preparation for athletic competitions.

The selected candidate will be a person of integrity and character who shares a commitment to upholding NCAA, Conference, and institutional regulations. They will contribute to the positive culture of the athletics program and foster a strong sense of collaboration between the University and ABM.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

A valid state driver's license.

Must obtain Pesticide license in turf and ornamentals.

Ability to sit for the Certified Sports Field Manager exam within two years.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical requirements for this job could be lifting packages up to 80 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 80 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

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

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to risk of electrical shock. The employee frequently works in high, precarious places and in outside weather conditions and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

A criminal background check, results of which are not necessarily a bar of employment, and a drug screen are required.

REQNUMBER: 96473

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.