landscape architectural technician

Government of Canada; North Vancouver; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental organization in North Vancouver is seeking a skilled landscaping professional to plan and manage projects, interpret blueprints, and apply various lawn care treatments. Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma and several years of landscaping experience, as well as own safety equipment for outdoor work in all weather conditions.

Qualifications

• 3 years to less than 5 years of landscaping experience required.
• Ability to manage landscaping projects effectively.
• Knowledge of various treatment applications for landscaping.

Responsibilities

• Interpret blueprints and plan landscaping operations.
• Trim trees and manage lawn care treatments.
• Assess health and design of plants in landscapes.

Skills

Client focus

Attention to detail

Organized

Team player

Ability to work independently

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

Steel-toed safety boots

Hard hat

Safety glasses/goggles

Job description

Overview Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• All weather conditions

Work setting

• Construction company
• Landscape contractor

Responsibilities Tasks

• Interpret blueprints or other instructions to plan methods or sequences of operation
• Read blueprints or other instructions to determine work requirements
• Trim trees to achieve the desired pruning objective such as crown cleaning, thinning, raising, reduction, restoration, espalier pruning, vista pruning
• Manage landscaping projects
• Estimate costs
• Write specifications
• Apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and other lawn care products
• Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions
• Assess the health of lawns
• Plan and co-ordinate the growth and use of plants for landscaping, ornamental uses and other purposes
• Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
• Plant and move trees

Experience and specialization Computer and technology knowledge

• MS Outlook

Landscaping experience

• Residential projects
• Commercial and/or industrial construction
• Institutional construction
• Park and recreation sites
• Restoration and preservation projects

Construction specialization

• Automated irrigation system
• Fieldstone paths
• Interlocking brick
• Ornamental ponds, fountains and waterfalls
• Poured concrete
• Rock gardens
• Stone garden walls
• Irrigation and drainage

Area of specialization

• Landscape design
• Landscape construction
• Plant knowledge and identification
• Propagation

Additional information Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Attention to detail
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat
• Safety glasses/goggles
• Gloves
• Ear plugs
• Rain gear

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Punctuality