Landscaping Supervisor

About the role

Verdant Landscaping & Design Studios is hiring a Landscaping Supervisor in Abuja, Marina. The supervisor plans, coordinates and supervises daily gardening and landscape maintenance, trains gardeners and ensures that approved landscape designs and planting standards are implemented.

Key responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and supervise daily gardening and landscape maintenance, assigning duties to gardeners and monitoring productivity.
• Identify tropical ornamental plants, flowering shrubs, palms, trees and groundcovers, and understand their maintenance needs.
• Interpret and independently execute approved landscape designs and planting arrangements.
• Supervise pruning, hedge trimming, lawn maintenance, irrigation, watering, fertilisation and soil preparation.
• Spot plant diseases, pests, nutrient deficiencies and environmental problems and implement corrective measures.
• Conduct daily garden inspections and keep high aesthetic and cleanliness standards.
• Train gardeners in plant identification, planting methods and horticultural practices.
• Assess staff performance daily, contributing to the monthly Staff of the Month programme.
• Maintain gardening tools, equipment, plant inventories and maintenance records, and prepare daily and weekly operational reports.
• Implement landscaping designs approved by the creative director in coordination with the facility manager.

Required profile

• HND in horticulture, agriculture, crop science, botany, plant science, landscape architecture or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of practical experience in horticulture, landscaping or grounds maintenance.
• Previous experience supervising gardening or landscaping teams.
• Experience maintaining resorts, hotels or luxury residential estates is an advantage.

Required skills

• Excellent knowledge of tropical ornamental plants, soil management, irrigation, plant health and landscape installation.
• Ability to carry out landscaping projects independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong leadership, communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Basic computer literacy and reporting skills.

Shortlisted candidates undergo a practical horticultural assessment. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.