landscaping supervisor

Para Space Landscaping Inc.; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Dental plan

Job summary

Para Space Landscaping Inc. in Burnaby is seeking an experienced landscape supervisor responsible for directing planting, grounds maintenance, and landscape construction projects on site.

You will read blueprints, organize trees and decks, and supervise crews to deliver high-quality outdoor spaces. The role requires 5+ years of experience, a secondary school graduation, and strong leadership to coordinate schedules, manage materials, and ensure safety while meeting tight deadlines in outdoor

Qualifications

• Secondary school graduation certificate.
• 5+ years of experience in landscape supervision.

Responsibilities

• Direct planting of trees, gardens and lawns.
• Organize planting of trees, gardens and lawns.
• Provide technical advice to increase property value and functionality.
• Schedule events, programs and activities.
• Plan and direct grounds maintenance.
• Organize and direct construction of decks and decorative or retaining walls.
• Plan, manage and supervise landscape construction work.
• Maintain work records and logs.
• Read blueprints and drawings.
• Requisition or order materials, equipment and supplies.
• Resolve work problems, provide technical advice and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality.

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

5 years or more

On site

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

Work site environment

• Outdoors

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Direct planting of trees, gardens and lawns
• Organize planting of trees, gardens and lawns
• Resolve work problems by providing technical advice to increase the value and functionality of a property
• Schedule events, programs and activities
• Plan and direct grounds maintenance
• Organize and direct construction of decks and decorative or retaining walls
• Plan, manage and supervise landscape construction work
• Maintain work records and logs
• Read blueprints and drawings
• Requisition or order materials, equipment and supplies
• Resolve work problems, provide technical advice and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality

Supervision

• 5-10 people

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Pick-up truck
• Small engine equipment
• Sod cutter
• Tractor mower

Specialization or experience

• Specialized environmental skills and knowledge

Area of specialization

• Lawn care
• Grounds maintenance
• Design
• Landscape construction

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Large workload

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Excellent oral communication
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Team player
• Flexibility

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for persons with disabilities

• Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

Support for Veterans

• Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market

Support for Indigenous people

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities