Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on:
November 16, 2025If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.
Available Title(s):
591K-YN_CS_NPS - Grounds & Nursery Services Specialist 3Business Title:
Grounds & Nursery Services Specialist 3Employee Type:
ClassifiedPosition Details:
The Opportunity:
Are you passionate about creating beautiful, safe, and welcoming outdoor spaces? As a Grounds & Nursery Services Specialist 3, you’ll take ownership of 51 acres of landscape and hardscape in WSU’s East Campus area. This is your opportunity to make a visible impact in high-traffic, high-visibility zones—including the WSU Alumni Center and surrounding research facilities.
In this role, you’ll work independently to perform skilled landscape maintenance and enhancements. You’ll plan and install new landscape features, plant and prune trees and shrubs, and maintain manicured beds that showcase the beauty of our campus. You’ll operate motorized equipment for turf care, snow removal, and irrigation maintenance, and help keep our grounds safe and inviting year-round.
We’re looking for someone who’s flexible and ready to support occasional evening or weekend events. If you thrive in a hands-on role and enjoy working outdoors in a dynamic university setting, this is the job for you.
About Facilities Services (WSU Pullman):
Facilities Services’ primary mission is the stewardship, maintenance, and operations of the campus buildings, grounds, and utilities on the Pullman campus. We aspire to be the service provider of choice and the employer of choice. We believe in developing solutions of lasting value through robust dialogue and collaboration with our campus partners and industry. Our staff of skilled trades-people, custodians, architects, engineers, interior designers, and support staff strive to demonstrate our commitment to integrity and professionalism.
Working at WSU:
As one of the nation’s top public research institutions, Washington State University (WSU) conducts research that improves the lives of people in Washington, the United States, and across the globe. When you make the choice to join WSU, you are joining a community committed to making a positive difference in the lives of others. You will join a team of faculty and staff dedicated to bringing the world the next generation of innovators, leaders, health care providers, and citizens.
The university offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to meet the diverse needs of its employees including health care and dental care options, retirement plans, long-term disability insurance, paid time off, professional development and a host of work/life quality programs. In addition, eligible employees may apply for a tuition waiver for many academic classes offered on campus. For more information about the benefits and programs available to WSU employees, follow Employee Types and Benefits.
Additional Information:
This is a full time (100% FTE), permanent position. This position is overtime eligible.
Monthly Salary: $3,417 to $4,542 | Range 38 (Steps A - M) | Successful candidates are typically hired at the beginning of the salary range and receive scheduled salary increment increases in accordance with WAC 357-28
In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.
Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation, optional supplemental retirement accounts; training and development; and employee tuition waiver. For additional information, please review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for Classified staff and Total Compensation.
Required Qualifications:
High school, or equivalent, and at least two (2) years experience working with youth, gardening, or in grounds maintenance; OR equivalent education/experience.
Two (2) or more years’ experience and knowledge in grounds maintenance procedures and techniques, plant material identification and cultural needs, and current horticultural practices.
Must have, or be able to obtain by time of hire, a valid driver’s license and meet requirements in accordance with SPPM 7.10 and departmental driving standards.
Possession of, or ability to obtain within six (6) months of hire, a Public Pesticide Applicators license.
Two (2) years’ experience operating grounds maintenance equipment or equivalent, and using a variety of hand and motorized tools such as; pruners, loppers, shovels, rakes, hoes, mowers, blowers, edgers, litter picker, chain saw, trimmers, string trimmers, and sprayers.
Ability to perform daily work that requires walking, grasping, lifting, pushing, pulling, shoveling and repetitive hand motion for extended periods.
Physical ability to perform the duties.
Preferred Qualifications:
Possession of commercial driver’s license endorsement (Class B).
Area/College: Facilities Services
Department Name: Facilities Services, Operations
Location: Pullman, WA 99164
Application Instructions: Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements.
1) Resume
2) Cover Letter
External candidates, upload all documents in the “Application Document” section of your application.
Current WSU Employees (internal candidates), before starting your Workday application, please use these instructions to update your education and experience in your worker profile in Workday. Internal candidates, upload all documents in the “Resume/Cover Letter” section of your application.
Documents may be submitted as one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF, if possible.
Reference contact information will be requested later in the recruitment process.
Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.
Time Type:
Full timePosition Term:
12 MonthWashington State University encourages all qualified candidates to apply, including members of the military and veterans, and persons with disabilities.
WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or hrs@wsu.edu.
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More information, resources, and contact information are available here: https://ccr.wsu.edu/notice-of-nondiscrimination/