lawn care supervisor

Weed Man; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Weed Man in Ottawa is seeking an experienced supervisor to lead landscape construction crews on-site. You will hire, schedule and guide a team to deliver decks, walls and other outdoor projects.

The role requires reading blueprints, planning labour and materials, maintaining records, and ensuring safety in a fast-paced outdoor environment. Strong teamwork and adaptability are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising staff and construction projects.
• Ability to read blueprints and drawings.
• On-site work in outdoor environments, in a fast-paced setting.
• Strong planning and scheduling skills.

Responsibilities

• Hire, supervise and schedule staff.
• Read blueprints and drawings.
• Plan, manage and supervise landscape construction work.
• Plan and estimate labour and materials.
• Organize and direct construction of decks and decorative or retaining walls.
• Maintain work records and logs.
• Schedule events, programs and activities.
• Resolve work problems by providing technical advice to increase value and functionality of a property.
• Requisition or order materials, equipment and supplies.

Skills

Staff supervision

Scheduling

Team leadership

Reading blueprints/drawings

Landscape construction knowledge

Technical advising

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

On site

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

Work site environment

• Outdoors

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Hire, supervise and schedule staff
• Resolve work problems by providing technical advice to increase the value and functionality of a property
• Schedule events, programs and activities
• Schedule work
• Plan and estimate labour and materials
• 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

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Team player
• Flexibility

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

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Veterans

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment 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.)