Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience maintaining cabins, lodges, classrooms, dining facilities, and other residential or educational buildings.
- Knowledge of groundskeeping practices, including lawn care, trail maintenance, landscaping, tree and brush management, and seasonal property upkeep.
- Experience operating and maintaining outdoor equipment such as mowers, tractors, utility vehicles, chainsaws, snow removal equipment, motorized watercraft, and hand tools.
- Working knowledge of building systems, including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and general carpentry repair.
- Experience performing preventive maintenance and identifying facility or safety concerns before they become significant issues.
- Education: Required Education
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Preferred Certifications
- The following are preferred certifications for this position.
- Pesticide Applicator Certification.
- Chainsaw Safety Certification.
- Other certifications applicable to building and grounds maintenance.
- Certification in Trades such as welding, pesticide application, or other applicable maintenance certifications.
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How to Apply:
We are eager to learn more about how your experience and passion may align with this position. To begin the application process, click the "apply now" button. You will be prompted to upload the following documents:
Resume
Letter of Qualifications (cover letter)
Please note when applying, there will be only one attachment field . You must upload all your documents in the attachment field . Please submit a cover letter referring to your work experience and a resume detailing your educational and professional background as it relates to this position. Your cover letter should communicate your interest in the position and how your skillset aligns with the role.
The application reviewers will be relying on written application materials to determine who may advance to preliminary interviews. Failure to upload all required materials may result in your application not being considered.
For additional guidance and resources on how to tailor your application materials to the job posting, please click https://extension.wisc.edu/careers/ .
Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. UW-Madison is not an E-Verify employer, and therefore, is not eligible to employ F1 STEM OPT Extension participants.
This position has been identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations. The selected candidate will be required to pass an initial caregiver check to be eligible for employment under the Wisconsin Caregiver Law and then every two years.
Application Deadline is October 15, 2026 at 11:59pm (CDT).
Contact Information:
Michele Blakeman (Human Resources) michele.blakeman@wisc.edu
(608) 262-7110
Darin Curtis (Hiring Manager) dpcurtis2@wisc.edu
(608) 712-2414
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.
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Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
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