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Integration Resourcing

Landscape Supervisor

Integration Resourcing

  • R Undisclosed
  • Permanent Intermediate position
  • Milnerton
  • Posted 04 Apr 2024 by Integration Resourcing
  • Job 2446079

About the position

Landscape Supervisor

Our Client is a mixed-use development in Cape Town combining office, retail, residential and leisure components in an integrated, stimulating and aesthetically pleasing urban environment.

They are looking for a Landscape Supervisor who will assist the Horticulturist in all aspects of the design
& maintenance of landscaping and management/supervision of horticultural resources

Key duties include:

  • Assist in the design, upgrade, and maintenance of landscaped gardens within the precinct
  • Assist in the planning and design of landscaped gardens
  • Assist in the revamping and maintenance of landscaped gardens
  • Ensure selecting and propagating of suitable local indigenous landscaping plants.
  • Ensure sourcing and purchasing of suitable horticultural plants from suppliers.
  • Maintain weed free, clean, and healthy gardens in the common areas.
  • Ensure removal of all old and dead plant growth from the gardens.
  • Control the encroachment of grass into the gardens and other hard landscaping, i.e. paving and road verges.
  • Oversee the seasonal treatments of the gardens and street trees
  • Oversee the Turf grass management program
  • Supervise staff by determining workloads and schedules to ensure that all activities are following standard operating procedures
  • Proactively contribute as a member of the Environmental Division to achieve companywide strategies and objectives.

Minimum Requirements:

  • National Diploma in Horticulture or related equivalent qualification
  • Two years relevant horticultural experience.
  • Experience in a supervisory position.
  • Code 8 driver's license (Code 10 would be added advantage).
  • Computer literate.

Competencies Required:

  • Strong organizational, supervision and self-motivational skills are essential.
  • The ability to work efficiently and productively, within a team and without supervision at times.
  • The ability to lead their workforce by example and demonstrate initiative in challenging situations.
  • Knowledge of indigenous plants and propagation practices.
  • Knowledge and interpretation of landscaping designs & site plans, turf grass management practices and arboricultural practices.
  • Knowledge of the basic maintenance of all garden equipment including machinery.

Desired Skills:

  • horticulture
  • landscaping
  • suoervision
  • indigenous plants
  • Site management
  • garden management

About The Employer:

Our Client is a mixed-use development in Cape Town combining office, retail, residential and leisure components in an integrated, stimulating and aesthetically pleasing urban environment.

Integration Resourcing

About the agency

You have been using Traditional Recruitment for years and are accustomed to it, but is this method really producing the results you need within your very tight recruitment budget…? The thought of trying something new is often daunting, but when the opposition keeps snapping up limited available talent, it calls for a different approach. “What are they doing that I should be doing”, you may ask yourself. Let us assist you, we know what works! We will effortlessly integrate all your recruitment process, efficiently and professionally: Managing a detailed Research and Search process Strategising and implementing your on-line, print and social media recruitment advertising Preparation and facilitation of the interview process Handling the administrative back-end, such as response management, verification checking, reference checking and all candidate liaison We will tailor-make your recruitment process, ensuring the most effective and efficient methodology is utilised for each position. Company and Personal background: Integration Resourcing is a Recruitment and Resourcing organisation based in Cape Town. The organisation was established by Fiona Arenhold in 1987 and for the past 30 years has successfully assisted numerous companies, both within South Africa, on the African continent and the Middle East with recruiting staff at all levels. We are specialists in attracting talent through networking, head-hunting, research, press advertising, on-line advertising options, social media and other innovative methods. We attract talent within scarce skills areas, for individual appointments as well volume recruitment (graduate recruitment, store openings, new divisions, etc.). Beyond attracting talent, our screening process is highly detailed ensuring that you are presented with choice candidates that are 100% matched to your needs Integration Resourcing has been involved in executive and managerial recruitment and selection processes over the past 15 years. Assignments completed in the last 3 years include: • CEO’s: Cape Town Tourism; Cape Town WDC2014; WOSA (Wines of South Africa), CTICC, Knysna Tourism, South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA), Elkanah School, Communicare, Two Oceans Marathon, Table Mountain Aerial Cableway, Granor Passi, Coega Dairy • HR Director : Johnson & Johnson; Cape Sawmills; Lonrho, ABV Brands • Learning & Development Executive: CIPLA • Operations Director: Century City Convention Centre & Hotel, Sasko; Luxottica, Capfin, Coega Dairy, MTO Forestry • General Manager: Heinz Foods, Oceana, Nal’ibali • Programme Managers: Open Society Foundation, ELMA Foundation, Nal’ibali • Legal Advisor: Pioneer Foods • Production Executive: KKI; Allwear, MARS Foods, Edward Snell, Freddy Hirsch • Technical Manager: Freddy Hirsch • Country Manager: Skynet • CFO: CT WDC 2014, C&CI (Tanzania), MTO Forestry, Abagold • NGO Sector: DG Murray Trust, Ilifa Labantwana, Medecins sans Frontiers, Embrace, All the above assignments involved a combination of headhunting and conventional recruitment (advertising etc) processes. In addition, the complex stakeholder environments with some of the roles required high levels of integrity, independence and confidentiality to be maintained. Assignments completed in recently, ie CTICC, Cape Town Tourism, CT World Design Capital 2014, and Wines of South Africa involved facilitating the interview and assessment process with Boards, where Board members were part of the interviewing and decision making process.

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