Landscaping Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Plan, coordinate and supervise daily gardening and landscape maintenance activities.
• Assign duties to gardeners, monitor productivity and ensure all assigned areas are properly maintained.
• Identify tropical ornamental plants, flowering shrubs, palms, trees and groundcovers, and understand their maintenance requirements.
• Interpret and independently execute approved landscape designs and planting arrangements.
• Supervise pruning, hedge trimming, lawn maintenance, irrigation, watering, fertilisation and soil preparation.
• Identify plant diseases, pests, nutrient deficiencies and environmental problems, implementing appropriate corrective measures.
• Conduct daily garden inspections and maintain excellent aesthetic and cleanliness standards.
• Train gardeners in plant identification, planting methods and proper horticultural practices.
• Conduct daily staff performance assessments that contribute to the monthly Staff of the Month programme.
• Maintain gardening tools, equipment, plant inventories and maintenance records.
• Prepare daily and weekly operational reports.
• Implement landscaping designs and planting standards approved by the creative director in coordination with the facility manager.

Requirements:

• A minimum of an HND in horticulture, agriculture, crop science, botany, plant science, landscape architecture or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of practical experience in horticulture, landscaping or grounds maintenance.
• Previous experience supervising gardening or landscaping teams.
• Excellent knowledge of tropical ornamental plants, soil management, irrigation, plant health and landscape installation.
• Ability to independently execute landscaping projects with minimal supervision.
• Strong leadership, communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Basic computer literacy and reporting skills.
• Experience maintaining resorts, hotels or luxury residential estates is an advantage.

Additional Information:

• Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.
• Shortlisted applicants will undergo a practical horticultural assessment to demonstrate plant identification, technical competence and landscaping skills.