Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services

Example job titles

• greenhouse supervisor
• grounds maintenance contractor
• groundskeeping supervisor
• horticulture workers supervisor
• interior plantscaping contractor
• landscaping contractor
• landscaping foreman/woman
• landscaping supervisor
• lawn care contractor
• nursery foreman/woman
• park maintenance supervisor
• tree service contractor

Main duties

• This group performs some or all of the following duties:
• Supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers who maintain lawns, gardens, athletic fields, golf courses, cemeteries, parks, interior plantscapes and other landscaped areas
• Tender bids on contracts for landscaping and grounds maintenance work
• Plan and estimate the materials and labour requirements for individual contracts
• Organize the planting and maintenance of trees, gardens, lawns, shrubs and hedges and the construction and installation of fences, decks, patios, walkways and retaining walls
• Establish work schedules and procedures and co-ordinate activities with other work units
• Resolve work-related problems and prepare and submit progress and other reports
• Requisition supplies and materials
• Maintain financial and personnel records
• Hire staff and train workers in job duties and company policies

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• A college diploma, specialized courses or industry-related training and certification in landscaping and horticulture are usually required.
• Experience as a landscape or horticulture supervisor or as a landscape or horticulture technician is required.
• Experience in the type of work supervised is required.
• A provincial licence to apply chemical fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides and pesticides may be required.

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