Horticulture Expert

Godrej Properties; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 450,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Godrej Properties in India is seeking a horticulture professional with 4–5 years of field experience to lead maintenance of ornamental landscapes, podium and terrace gardens, and softscape development.

The role requires knowledge of irrigation, pest control, and AUTOCAD drawings, plus strong communication and planning skills to coordinate with site teams and vendors on multiple projects.

Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Horticulture or Agriculture.
• 4–5 years of related field experience.
• Knowledge of ornamental plants and maintenance across categories.
• Knowledge of podium and terrace gardens.
• Experience with softscape development and vertical gardens.
• Knowledge of fertilization and pest/disease control, including organic methods.
• Ability to read AUTOCAD drawings.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Coordination with internal departments, associations, vendors.
• Familiarity with irrigation systems and drawings.

Responsibilities

• Identify ornamental plants and maintenance requirements for various plant categories.
• Maintain podium and terrace gardens and ensure plant health.
• Develop and maintain softscape; oversee vertical garden projects.
• Manage labor efficiently and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Study irrigation drawings and supervise irrigation systems.
• Prepare and maintain project reports and budgets.
• Coordinate with site teams and vendors for timely completion.
• Plan, schedule and follow up across multiple projects.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Labor management

Budgeting

Cost negotiation

Planning and scheduling

Education

BSc/MSc in Horticulture or Agriculture

Tools

AutoCAD

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Role & responsibilities -

• Qualification: B Sc / M Sc in Horticulture or agriculture Description:
• Identification Knowledge of ornamental plants their maintenance operations including specific requirements of different categories of plants
• Knowledge of podium and terrace gardens
• Knowledge of Softscape Development and maintenance.
• Experience in development maintenance of vertical gardens.
• Good knowledge of fertilization, pest disease control type, dosage time of pesticide fertilizer application including organic methods
• Efficient Labor management skills knowledge of statutory compliances.
• Ability to understand AUTOCAD Drawings
• Excellent verbal written communication skills
• Good E-mailing skills for coordination with internal departments, Associations, external clients vendors.
• Working knowledge of irrigation system and ability to study irrigation drawings.
• Good knowledge of MS word power point excels.
• Office (Excel, Power Point), Budgeting, cost negotiation skills.
• Good in planning, scheduling follow ups.
• Candidate with experience in handling layouts projects will be preferred
• Prepare and maintain proper reports
• Coordination with site team and vendor for timely completion of project
• minimum of 4-5 years of related field experience
• Ability to handling multiple projects.

Preferred candidate profile -

Qualification: B Sc / M Sc in Horticulture or agriculture