Lead Landscape Technician (Parks)

Coordinates, develops, and trains staff engaged in the care and maintenance of golf course grounds and park sites.

What You Will Do

Perform landscape management tasks, operate specialized equipment, and determine construction, maintenance, and repair requirements for park and golf course amenities.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Ability to provide management with recommendations regarding subordinates' performance evaluations, determine chemical application needs, and implement a complete tree maintenance program.

Requirements

• Knowledge of practical gardening methods and of the tools, materials, and methods used in park and golf course maintenance.
• Knowledge of fungicides, growth regulators, insecticides, and other pesticides to be applied to trees, shrubs, and plants.
• Ability to diagnose plant problems and prescribe recommendations to solve problems.
• Ability to coordinate the activities of a small crew.
• Ability to determine irrigation system needs, including installation, operation, and repair.
• Ability to train and develop employees engaged in the care and maintenance of parks, golf courses, and building landscapes.
• Ability to design, install, and maintain landscape features, including flowers, shrubs, trees, and ground cover.
• Ability to determine chemical application needs, rates, and equipment.
• Ability to lift or exert forces equivalent to lifting up to 80 pounds.
• Ability to perform a variety of physical skills, including seeing, stooping, twisting body, carrying, lifting, cleaning, writing, and pushing.
• Ability to operate a variety of equipment, including lawn mower, hand tools, chemical sprayer, large tractor, backhoe, and specialized golf course equipment.
• Ability to operate a motorized vehicle.