Sports Turf Manager

By Boston College, July 24 - Brighton, Massachusetts

The Supervisor, Fields will manage the day to day functions, staffing and maintenance schedule and operation of BC outdoor athletic facilities. This position will collaborate with the Athletic Maintenance Manager on staff assignments, budgeting, project planning and forecasting, event coverage, snow removal / storm coverage, set-up and breakdown of events, purchasing and inventorying of product and equipment.  The Field Supervisor will consult on capital construction projects and capital renewal projects. The main focus and function of this role is to provide quality control of daily staff tasks and assignments, providing a clean and safe playing surface for the student athletes and visitors. Communicate and execute the needs and expectations of the Athletic Department, the Facilities Services mission and greater needs of campus life. The position will have working knowledge and will participate and manage the execution of:  landscaping, turfgrass management, irrigation systems and controls, maintenance of turf and related equipment, construction, maintenance and upkeep of the facilities including but not limited to Harrington Athletics Village (Baseball / Softball stadiums), Newton Campus Athletics Facilities (synthetic Soccer / Field Hockey), Shea Field football practice fields, Fish Field House, Alumni Stadium, and the seasonal Air Supported Structure (Alumni Stadium bubble) during the winter months, maintaining, transporting and construction of athletic equipment, storage upkeep and organization, material / application logging and tracking. Event preparation and clean-up are integral to this role. This position will also be trained in the day-to-day operations of Conte Forum/Hoag Basketball Pavillion. Conte/Hoag is host to Boston College Men’s and Women’s basketball and ice hockey teams. Conte Forum is also the host of approximately 30 university events including commencement, award banquets, Catholic mass, concerts, and numerous university events. This position may be asked to manage an event in Conte/Hoag if necessary. This would include, set up of the event, safely triage any issues that may arise, and clean up/break down of the event. A successful candidate will have all of the required competencies and the strongest candidates will have all or many of the preferred competencies.