Job Summary

Landscaping Engineer supports and coordinate all related activities in landscape plants nursery or assigned area. The incumbent interfaces with other departments and project staff- if anything needed. Responsible for managing and supervising rapidly growing plants in the nursery area.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Oversees the daily scheduling work routes to ensure all activities are organized in timely manner.
• Oversees and supervise all plants propagation areas manpower, tools and equipment\xe2\x80\x99s are using in proper manner.
• Ensures that all propagation tools are sterilized properly prior to start propagation.
• Ensures to coordinate with his foreman\xe2\x80\x99s and leadsmen for daily Nursery activities
• Ensure to maintain and repairs tools, equipment\xe2\x80\x99s and structure, such shade house, green house, fences and propagation area desk and benches.
• Ensures that all hand or power tolls are using as per safety procedure and the operator always wearing PPE.
• Ensure that subordinates such as Foreman and Lead Man are properly maintaining the nursery plants- pruning, hedging, trimming, weeding, and cleaning.
• Ensure that all automated Irrigation systems are working properly and getting water all area without any dry area.
• Ensure that all nursery growing plants without any insect/fungus or any type of nematodes attack.
• Ensure that all palms are free of red palm weevil or any type of insecticide attach.
• Ensure proper and adequate supervision of all nursery plumber/irrigation man/ operators/ gardeners/labours and ensure proper completion of given task.
• Provide horticultural improvements to nursery.
• Develops and maintains excellent customer services for buying plants from nursery outlet.

Qualification:

• Engineering Degree in Horticulture, Agriculture, Botany, or another related field.
• Good command of the English language both verbal and written.

Knowledge, Skill, and Ability:

• Knowledge of plants diseases and insects.
• Knowledge of plants fertilizers/ Nutrients etc.
• Knowledge of plants names, hardscape, masonry, carpentry, excavation, grading, drainage systems and sand dunes removals.
• Ability to effectively communicate, present information\xe2\x80\x99s and respond to questions, both verbal and written.
• Ability to provide good customer satisfaction with good service.
• Productivity and cost associated with production, operation, maintenance of nursery facilities and produced plants.
• Ability to train subordinates.
• Extensive knowledge about botany, growing seasons and climate zones is essential.
• Ability to organize, multitask, prior planning and set out priorities with minimal supervision.

Experience:

• Minimum five (5) years supervisory experience in on cultivating and protecting trees and plants from diseases and insect infestations.
• Extensive knowledge of nursery plants such as palm trees, general trees, shrubs, climber, hedges, ground covers, and seasonal plants.
• Experience with plants pruning / sheering for grown plants at nursery or any landscape area.

Please submit your application only if you MEET the requirements. Interested candidates may submit their CV, passport and visa copy citing their notice period and salary expectations to careers@duservefm.ae