Landscape Technologist II - Grounds & Field Maintenance

ubc; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

The Landscape Technologist at the University of British Columbia maintains outdoor surfaces for the Athletics and Recreation department on the Point Grey Campus. Responsibilities include sports field upkeep, horticultural tasks, and skilled landscape work such as design, pruning, nursery activities, and chemical applications.

Responsibilities extend to operating power equipment, supervising apprentices, maintaining records, and coordinating with the Head Groundskeeper to ensure safe,

Responsibilities

• Performs routine maintenance in horticultural situations, including irrigation, field maintenance, and landscape tasks.
• Performs specialized groundskeeping tasks such as design, soft/hard landscape construction, pruning, propagation, and pesticide applications.
• Maintains various turf surfaces, and operates synthetic turf maintenance tasks.
• Assigns work to labourers and apprentices, supervising the quality of their work.
• Maintains planting beds, trees, lawns, and soil health; records plant health and soil conditions.
• Operates standard power equipment (walk-behind mowers, trimmers, blowers, hedge trimmers, edgers).
• May drive a truck and use large equipment (chain saws, tractors, bobcat, etc.).
• Designs, installs, and maintains landscape drainage and irrigation systems as needed.
• Acquires materials and equipment in coordination with the Head Groundsperson.
• Keeps fertilizer and pesticide use records for reporting to authorities and the University.
• Communicates work plans to clients and aligns with client needs for effective service.
• Works safely, following established policies and procedures; responds to trouble calls as directed.
• Supports supervision in training apprentices and labourers.
• Assists in plant accession and labeling to ensure correct identification of plants in the garden collections.
• Carries out related duties as required.

Job description

The Landscape Technologist at the University of British Columbia maintains outdoor surfaces for the Athletics and Recreation department on the Point Grey Campus. Responsibilities include sports field upkeep, horticultural tasks, and skilled landscape work such as design, pruning, nursery activities, and chemical applications.

Responsibilities extend to operating power equipment, supervising apprentices, maintaining records, and coordinating with the Head Groundskeeper to ensure safe,