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Assistant Director, Facilities Operations/Landscape & Grounds
Company: University of Rhode Island
Location: Kingston, RI
Employment Type: Full Time
Date Posted: 07/24/2026
Job Categories: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
Job Description
Assistant Director, Facilities Operations/Landscape & Grounds
Assistant Director, Facilities Operations/Landscape & Grounds

Posting Number: SF02182
Position Type: Professional Staff
Union: PSA/NEA - Professional Staff Assoc
Pay Grade Level: Grade Level: 15
Pay Grade Range: Anticipated Hiring Salary Range: $100,000 - $115,000
Department: Facilities Operations
Campus Location: Kingston

Job Description Summary:
About URI: The University of Rhode Island enrolls approximately 17,000 students across its graduate and undergraduate programs and is the State's flagship public research university, as well as the land grant and sea grant university, for the state of Rhode Island. The main campus is located in the historic village of Kingston, and the Bay Campus is located in Narragansett. Both campuses are near major beaches in a beautiful coastal community. URI is just 30 minutes from Providence, RI and within easy reach of Newport, Boston, and New York City.
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POSITION SUMMARY:
Supervise and direct personnel engaged in the maintenance and care of all lands and grounds at the University of Rhode Island Kingston campus. Manage and oversee the University's automotive maintenance operations, including mechanics and service technicians responsible for fleet vehicles and small-engine equipment (mowers, utility vehicles, snow removal equipment, landscape machinery). Manage the University's waste and recycling operations, including internal collection, waste hauling contracts, recycling material separation, sustainability tracking, and oversight of the campus transfer station. Oversee ongoing maintenance and continuous improvement of the campus landscape, grounds, sports fields, and hardscape. Organize and assign personnel, equipment, materials, and contracts. Ensure safe, clean, and accessible pedestrian walkways, roads, and parking areas in all conditions.

Duties and Responsibilities:
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Plan, organize, direct, review and evaluate work of personnel assigned to the Landscape and Grounds Division, Automotive Maintenance operations, and Waste & Recycling Division.

Utilize GIS and mapping systems to plan and communicate department activities.

Develop and execute department budgets, manage personnel, equipment, materials, and contracted services.

Implement University Tree Council recommendations, maintain and manage tree inventories and tree care programs.

Consult with campus planning and construction units on landscape, roads, parking, athletic fields, irrigation, and exterior infrastructure projects.

Develop master plan components and project proposals for campus exterior environments.

Implement best management practices for landscape care, fleet operations, and waste and recycling management.

Review work schedules, assign workforce resources, establish and monitor performance standards.

Maintain campus access in all weather, direct snow removal and emergency response operations.

Prepare reports and develop specifications, bid documents, contracts, and procurement packages for materials, equipment, professional services, maintenance contracts, and construction projects; administer and monitor contractor performance and contract compliance.

Implement and oversee specialized Athletics Grounds staff to support athletic facilities and events.

Oversee preventive and corrective maintenance of fleet vehicles and small-engine equipment, manage parts inventory and maintenance tracking systems, ensure safety, environmental compliance, and regulatory adherence.

Plan for equipment lifecycles, replacements, and procurement.

Oversee internal waste collection and recycling programs, waste hauling contracts and vendors, transfer station operations, regulatory compliance; track and report waste diversion and recycling metrics, and support sustainability initiatives.
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Initiate and present studies and recommendations.

Perform additional duties as required.
LICENSES, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT:
Valid driver's license. Current Pesticide application license or ability to attain within six months of appointment. Microsoft Office and GIS platforms.

Posting Date: 07/23/2026

To apply, visit https://jobs.uri.edu/postings/16867


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