Groundskeeper

By 7:45 AM, you're already walking the property with a trash picker and a cart, hitting the dog stations before residents head out for their morning commute. That's how most days start at Bexley Round Rock. It's not glamorous, but it matters more than most people realize.

What This Job Actually Involves

Weinstein Properties is a family-owned company that has operated for over 70 years, managing more than 60 apartment communities across Virginia, North Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, and Georgia. The Groundskeeper role at their Round Rock location covers the full range of exterior upkeep: daily litter and pet waste collection, maintaining landscaped areas through weeding and planting, cleaning common spaces, trash-outs on vacated units, light painting, pressure washing, and supporting the maintenance team when needed. You'll operate equipment including backpack blowers, power washers, and golf carts.

This is a physically demanding position. You'll be on your feet most of the day, lifting up to 50 pounds regularly, bending and stooping repeatedly, and working outdoors year-round through Texas heat, humidity, and the occasional cold snap. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm, which is a real advantage over roles that pull you into evenings or weekend rotations.

The pay starts at $18 per hour with quarterly bonuses, and there's a $1,000 stay-on bonus available after 90 days in good standing. Benefits include rent discount, health, dental and vision insurance, 401k with company match, paid holidays, vacation and sick time, and birthday time off.

Who Fits This Role

• Shows up on time, every day, without being managed into it
• Comfortable working independently through a daily routine without needing constant direction
• Doesn't cut corners on the repetitive stuff, because the repetitive stuff is what keeps a property looking sharp
• Willing to handle unpleasant tasks (pet waste, trash-outs, dirty common areas) without complaint
• Communicates well with maintenance and leasing staff and pitches in when the team needs support
• Interested in learning and potentially growing into a maintenance technician role over time

Weinstein emphasizes that they train people who show the right attitude, so prior groundskeeping or landscaping experience helps, but it's not the only thing they're evaluating. What separates strong candidates here is consistency. Anyone can do this job well for a week. The people who build real tenure are the ones who take the same care on a Friday afternoon in August as they did on their first Monday in spring.

If you want a predictable schedule, a company that has stayed family-operated long enough to know what retention actually requires, and a role where your work is visible every single day to every resident who walks the property, this one is worth a serious look.