Grounds Lead Hand
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity —Banff, AB
- $47,677.50–$55,945.50 a year
- Full-time
- Management
- Maintenance
- Mentoring
- Employee assistance program

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Grounds Lead Hand

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity -
Banff, AB

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Job details

Full-time
$47,677.50–$55,945.50 a year

Qualifications

Snow removal
Oil change
Management
Equipment repair
Concrete pouring
Chainsaw
Maintenance
Roadway snow and ice control
Cleaning and grounds maintenance experience
Mowing
Grounds maintenance and landscaping experience
Mentoring
Cleaning
Irrigation systems
Loader operation
Construction experience
Skid steer loader
Sanding
Off-the-road equipment servicing

Full job description

Grounds Lead Hand

This is a term position to October 2027.

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity aims to inspire everyone who attends our campus – artists, leaders, and thinkers – to unleash their creative potential.

We acknowledge, with deep respect and gratitude, our home on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Banff area, known as “Minhrpa” (translated in Stoney Nakoda as “the waterfalls”) and the Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) – comprised of the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney Nations – as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Metis Nation of Alberta, Rockyview District 4. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.

The Opportunity

The Grounds Lead Hand provides daily direction to the Grounds staff and Equipment Operators and performs varied manual and detailed equipment operation in landscape maintenance and construction, snow removal, and grounds clean up.

Roles and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Manager, Facilities Maintenance, below are some key accountabilities:

Meet with the Manager, Facilities Maintenance to determine projects and priorities.
Provide daily direction to the Grounds staff and Equipment Operators on assignments, ensuring that work is completed in a timely and complete matter, and providing guidance and mentoring to staff when required.
Perform moderately complex tasks, and varied manual and detailed equipment operation in landscape maintenance, snow removal, clean up and landscape construction.
Perform winter-related duties, ensuring safe conditions on and around the campus, as well as making decisions regarding these duties in the absence of the Manager, Facilities Maintenance.
Operate light to heavy equipment including tractors, skid-steers, front end loaders and specialized equipment for various reasons such as spraying, snow removal, sanding and sweeping sidewalks and parking lots, lawn mowing, bed digging, planting and/or transplanting of trees and shrubs or the removal of.
Daily cleaning of the campus, chainsaw operation, signage installation, events set up and take down, as well as lawn, bed and tree maintenance.
Perform landscaping work including leveling and preparing grounds for seeding, sodding and planting, moving soil and gravel, constructing fences, pouring concrete and building retaining walls.
Assist other trades within Physical Facilities, other departments throughout the campus as well as clientele needs regarding general labour requirements.
Perform minor repairs and service (e.g. oil changes and tune ups) on mobile equipment, machinery and on the irrigation system.
Train staff in the safe use of equipment such as loaders, bobcats and various related tools and equipment.

Qualifications and Educational Requirements

Minimum of two years’ professional groundskeeping/landscaping experience
Good working knowledge of grounds maintenance, general horticultural practices, irrigation, landscape construction
Knowledge of the tools, equipment, and machinery operation, service, and repair common in the landscape field
Class “5” Alberta driver’s license
Experienced operator of skid steer loaders and snow plows is an asset
Physically capable of performing strenuous work in all types of weather conditions

Special Requirements

There are specific clothing requirements for this position.
This position is required to be outdoors for extended periods of time, often in inclement weather.
During the snow removal season, this position will be outdoors performing manual snow removal all day.
Due to changing weather conditions, the Grounds Lead Hand may be requested to work non-scheduled days as required to ensure the safety of people on Banff Centre grounds.

Employment Terms and Benefits

This is a term position to October 2027.
In accordance with CUPE 4318, this is a unionized, salaried support staff position, subject to a 6 month probation period.
The annual salary for this position is between $47,677.50 and $55,945.50, depending on experience, based on working 37.5 hours per week.
Benefits of working at Banff Centre are:
- Professional development
- Employee Assistance Program
- Health care spending account
- Staff cafeteria and restaurant discounts
- Onsite fitness facility at a discounted rate – first month free for new staff!

Application Process

We are accepting applications for the Grounds Lead Hand position until a suitable candidate is found.
Candidates offered a position with Banff Centre, in this capacity, will be required to obtain a criminal record check verifying a clear record before a final job offer can be finalized.
Visa Requirements: Candidates must be legally eligible to work in Canada. Banff Centre is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization.

Commitment to Diversity

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is committed to creating an equitable, diverse, and inclusive campus for students, faculty, staff and visitors. Guided by our values, Banff Centre is rooted in Alberta with provincial, national and global impact. Our strength arises from inclusion; the diversity of people, ideas, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds in our work and team. We encourage women; First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons; members of visible minority groups; persons with disabilities; persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression to apply.

Privacy Statement

Banff Centre is a public body pursuant to the Protection of Privacy Act (Alberta) (“POPA”) and the Access to Information Act (“ATIA”). All of your personal information collected by Banff Centre, including personal information collected through third-party contractors or platforms, in relation to the creation of your candidate profile and submission of a job application, is collected pursuant to section 4(c) of POPA for the purpose of administering your candidate profile, evaluating your eligibility for a position(s) at Banff Centre, and communicating with you about your application. Your personal information may be disclosed, as required, pursuant to ATIA or other applicable law, to satisfy reporting requirements, or for statistical, funding, planning or research purposes.

If you have any questions about the collection, use or protection of this information, please contact the Privacy Coordinator at [email protected], 107 Tunnel Mountain Drive, Box 1200, Banff Alberta, T1L 1H5, 403.762.6100.

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