Groundskeeper with 6 years maintaining a 140-acre college campus and athletic fields. Keeps turf, trees and walkways safe and presentable year-round, and cut field closures from wet conditions by about 25% after regrading drainage on two practice fields.
Experience
Groundskeeper II, Larchwood College Facilities (Ithaca, NY)
May 2022 – Present
Mow, aerate, overseed and line 4 natural-grass athletic fields to NCAA game-day standards
Regraded and installed French drains on 2 practice fields, reducing rain-out closures by about 25%
Run snow removal on 6 miles of walkways with a tractor and plow, applying deicer to keep slip-and-fall claims at zero for 3 winters
Perform daily inspections and basic maintenance on mowers, blowers and utility vehicles, logging repairs in the work order system
Grounds Maintenance Worker, Cayuga Memorial Park (Auburn, NY)
Apr 2020 – Apr 2022
Maintained 60 acres of lawns, beds and trees, including trimming, leaf cleanup and stump grinding
Operated a backhoe for interments under supervision with a clean safety record
Education
Certificate, Horticulture, Tompkins Cortland Community College (Jan 2019 – Dec 2019)
Skills
Turf care: mowing, aeration, overseeding, field lining, irrigation checks
Certifications: NYS DEC Commercial Pesticide Technician, OSHA 10
Maintenance: small engine repair, preventive maintenance logs, work orders
How to write a Groundskeeper resume
A strong Groundskeeper resume shows the projects you delivered, their value, and how you kept them on time, on budget and safe. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Certifications
Skills
Education
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
Project management
Cost estimating
Scheduling (Primavera, MS Project)
Site supervision
Safety compliance (OSHA)
Contract management
Blueprint reading
Subcontractor coordination
Property management
Market analysis
Example bullet points
Delivered a $28M mixed-use build two weeks early and 3% under budget with zero lost-time incidents
Managed 22 subcontractors across 4 concurrent sites using Procore and weekly look-ahead schedules
Closed $45M in commercial lease transactions in 2024, raising portfolio occupancy from 86% to 94%
Tips from recruiters
Name the project type, value and size (square footage or units) for each major project.
List licences and certifications such as PMP, OSHA 30 or a real estate licence.
A projects section works well for construction roles; keep it in reverse chronological order.
Recommended templates
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Ledger (ATS-friendly): moderncv banking: accent name, bold dates on the right
Groundskeeper resume FAQ
What should a Groundskeeper resume include?
A Groundskeeper resume should show the projects you delivered, their value, and how you kept them on time, on budget and safe. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Certifications, Skills and Education. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Groundskeeper?
Classic, Modern and Ledger work well for Groundskeeper roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Groundskeeper resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Groundskeeper put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Groundskeeper roles are Project management, Cost estimating, Scheduling (Primavera, MS Project), Site supervision, Safety compliance (OSHA) and Contract management.
How do I write strong Groundskeeper resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as project value, budget variance and schedule variance. For example: "Delivered a $28M mixed-use build two weeks early and 3% under budget with zero lost-time incidents."