landscape technician

JB Landscaping & Interlock Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A landscaping company in Toronto is seeking a Landscape Designer to manage various landscaping projects, ensuring the health and appearance of gardens and outdoor spaces. Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree and have 3-5 years of relevant experience. The role requires strong attention to detail and the ability to work under diverse outdoor conditions. This is a permanent position with 30 hours per week.

Benefits

Flexibility in work hours

Team-oriented environment

Opportunities for project diversity

Qualifications

• 3 years to less than 5 years experience required.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Physically demanding role with various outdoor conditions.

Responsibilities

• Manage landscaping projects from concept to execution.
• Plan the incorporation of landscape structures.
• Trim trees and maintain gardens for optimal health and appearance.

Skills

Client focus

Attention to detail

Organized

Team player

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

MS Word

SketchUp

Job description

Work Term : Permanent

Work Language : English

Hours : 30 hours per week

Education : Bachelor's degree

Experience : 3 years to less than 5 years

Work site environment

• Odours
• Noisy
• Outdoors
• All weather conditions

Work setting

• Work in employer's / client's home
• Garden centre
• Urban area
• Rural area
• Greenhouse
• Lawn care company
• Nursery - horticulture
• Landscape contractor
• Golf course
• Residential
• Hotel, motel, resort
• Private company, corporation or industry
• Municipal government

Tasks

• Build models
• Interpret blueprints or other instructions to plan methods or sequences of operation
• Plan the incorporation of landscape structures
• 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
• Prepare conceptual designs
• Prepare proposals
• Estimate costs
• Prepare presentation graphics and drawings
• Write specifications
• Survey and assess designated sites
• Prepare contracts and tenders
• Water and tend to plants, lawns and / or gardens
• 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
• Direct crews who maintain the health and appearance of golf courses and their surrounding landscapes
• Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
• 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
• Tree removal

Computer and technology knowledge

• Adobe Photoshop
• MS Word
• SketchUp

Landscaping experience

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

Construction specialization

• Automated irrigation system
• Fieldstone paths
• Interlocking brick
• Ornamental ponds, fountains and waterfalls
• Retaining walls
• Rock gardens
• Stone garden walls

Area of specialization

• Landscape design
• Landscape construction
• Hydroponic culture
• Plant knowledge and identification
• Propagation
• Horticulture

Security and safety

• Driving record check (abstract)
• Criminal record check

Transportation / travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Own tools / equipment

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

Personal suitability

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