The Grounds Maintenance Laborer is responsible for maintaining attractive grounds areas; protecting against erosion; maintaining grounds for assemblies and/or recreational activities, and ensuring assignments are completed in a safe, proper, and timely manner. A grounds laborer will additionally be responsible for the hardscape areas of the facilities. Parking lots, roadways, sidewalks, and concrete slabs. These areas need to be kept clean, sealed, level, and free of tripping hazards.

This position requires that the employee must successfully complete criminal history information background check and drug screening and be able to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Performs general grounds labor using walk behind blowers or handheld blowers. Use hedge trimmers, clippers and edging tools to keep vegetation from encroaching onto the roads and sidewalks. Use other hand tools to shovel, scrape, clean and maintain the hardscapes.

• Pick up of leaves, branches, chippings, and other landscaped generated organic matter. Removing snow from walks, driveways, roads, or parking lots, using shovel and snow blower, spreads salt on walkways and other areas as needed until the outside contractor for snow removal can arrive on site.

• Assist with parking lots by sweeping, washing, mopping, and maintenance as needed.

• Cleans landscaped areas and related items (e.g., storm drains, litter, etc.) for the purpose of preventing flooding and removing hazards.

• Performs work at heights using an extension ladder, hydraulic lift, or scaffolding for the purpose of completing projects at heights not able to be reached when standing on the ground.

• Responds to emergency situations for the purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns (e.g., downed trees, limbs, fences, etc.).

• Maintains tools and equipment for the purpose of ensuring the availability of equipment in safe, operating conditions. Transports various items (e.g., tools, equipment, supplies, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring the availability of materials required at the job site.

• Have a working knowledge of and implement the environmental, safety, and occupational health requirements applicable to these job duties.

• Perform all other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum of one year of experience with landscape maintenance, including push and commercial street sweepers, power brooms or sweepers, trimmers, edgers, snow removal equipment, and salt spreaders.

Job ID

2025-16186

Work Type

On-Site

Company Description

Work Where it Matters

Akima Intra-Data (AID), an Akima company, is not just another federal logistics services provider. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At AID, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders , AID provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers , AID delivers flexible, full-spectrum facilities, maintenance, and repair and logistics services that enable our customers to reduce operating costs, improve productivity, and enhance the value of their existing assets.

As an AID employee , you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.

We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability, or have known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us at job-assist@akima.com or 571-353-7053 (information about job applications status is not available at this contact information).