About Us:
When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.
The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields – each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.
At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!
If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences – then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!
Position Location:
This position is located onsite in Fallon, Nevada.
Job Overview:
Provides Grounds Maintenance and Landscaping Services including lawn maintenance, vegetation removal, and debris removal for ground parcels designated as improved, semi-improved, unimproved areas and prestige areas to ensure a slightly appearance. Services include mowing, trimming, edging, irrigation systems maintenance, fertilization, aeration and weed control.
Responsibilities:
Essential Job Duties:
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Mow lawns with walking-types or riding mowers. Aerates and removes thatch, ensuring a neat appearance and proper lawn health and growth.
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Apply fertilizer, weed killer, and necessary pesticides in accordance with manufacturer’s instruction.
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Use a blower and manually picks up trash, leaves, limbs, and provides a clean and neat appearance of the grounds.
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Use a weed eater and pulls weeds and maintains flower beds. Rake and backfill mounds and holes created by burrowing animals to restore appearance of the grounds and inspect for new rodent activity.
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Trim and prunes hedges, shrubs, and trees, edging around walks, flower beds, buildings and walls using hedge trimmers, clippers, shears and/or saws to maintain overall appearance of landscape and grounds.
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Maintain outdoor artificial turf and xeriscape areas to ensure neat appearance.
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Controls undesired vegetation.
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Maintain Nature Trail to ensure grounds present a neat appearance and do not interfere with operational requirements.
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Assist in maintaining, repairing and/or replacing irrigation systems and reading water meters.
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May monitor and maintain irrigation systems to ensure that vegetation is properly irrigated.
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Monitor equipment used and reports any malfunction or other issues.
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Travel between facilities and work locations as required. May be required to drive company pick-up or small dump truck.
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May complete basic paperwork and calculate materials and time.
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Perform other duties as assigned.
- Assist other departments as required.
Key Responsibilities:
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Managing and accurately tracking material resources and time and adapt to changing work priorities.
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Tools and equipment within his or her possession.
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Using PPE when required.
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Daily cleaning of assigned workspaces.
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Timely, cost-effective performance of duties with the ability to be flexible due to change of schedule, work duration and tasks.
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Working closely and harmoniously with fellow workers.
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Adherence to all Safety and Health rules and regulations.
Job Requirements:
Mandatory:
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One year of work experience in grounds maintenance with knowledge of ground maintenance standards, techniques, and materials.
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Ability to identify and work safely with appropriate manual and power tools, mechanical and electrical equipment, to the task assigned.
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Capable of understanding and following directions from lead/supervisor.
- Capable of passing a background check for CAC Card and/or drug test as required by the contract.
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Possess a valid State issued Driver’s License.
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Possess an OSHA 10 card or have the ability to get one within the first 90 days of employment.
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High School graduate or equivalent.
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Must be able to comprehend, read, speak, and write proficiently in the English language.
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Communicate and work collaboratively and professionally on a team with various skill levels, and of various diverse backgrounds, and demonstrate good customer services skills.
Working Conditions:
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Must be capable of standing and walking for long periods of time while working outdoors in diverse weather conditions.
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Physical requirements involve bending, kneeling, squatting, stooping, reaching, grabbing, pushing, pulling, twisting and shoveling.
- Capable of lifting up to 70 lbs. and carrying a 20lb backpack blower.
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Work hours are subject to change, with overtime work as needed.
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Subject to hazards that may cause personal bodily harm; diseases, cuts, bruises, burns, common colds, influenza, dust odors and elevated noise levels.
Disclosures:
Chugach Government Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Chugach will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email [email protected].
Chugach Government Solutions supports pay transparency and is committed to equitable and competitive compensation practices. Compensation for this role will be determined based on factors including job responsibilities, experience, skills, internal equity, geographic location, and applicable contract requirements. Where required by law, compensation ranges will be provided to candidates during the hiring process.
