Senior Agriculturist

Global-Estate Resorts, Inc. (a subsidiary of Megaworld Corporation); Tanza; On-site; PHP 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Global-Estate Resorts, Inc. invites a skilled Agriculturist to supervise Arden Agri-Tourism sites in Cavite. You will plan flower production, supervise gardeners, ensure proper planting techniques, and maintain visually appealing softscapes to attract visitors and buyers.

Coordinate with the Project Manager and departments, enforce safety protocols, manage seeds and inventory, and propose improvements to boost project outcomes and CSR activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture, Agronomy, Horticulture, or equivalent.
• 1-3 years experience in horticulture, agronomy, agriculture, plant pathology, and entomology.
• Must be a team player with organizational, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Applicants must be willing to work in Tanza, Cavite.

Responsibilities

• Onsite supervision of Arden Agri-Tourism sites to ensure proper planting techniques and timely implementation by site gardeners.
• Plan and oversee flower production in the greenhouse nursery to ensure visually-appealing flowers year-round.
• Plan and supervise the daily tasks of the site gardeners.
• Oversee daily operations of Agri-Tourism sites to attract visitors, tourists, and potential buyers.
• Ensure safety protocols are implemented and followed.
• Identify seeds, supplies, tools, and inputs needed to operate the site and initiate purchase/budget requests.
• Lead inventory and safe storage of seeds, supplies, inputs, and tools on site.
• Lead daily administrative tasks and maintain records and reports.
• Propose initiatives and improvements to benefit project outcomes.
• Lend support to marketing, CSR programs, and other events at the Agri-Tourism site.
• Coordinate with Project Manager, Project Architect, and Project Engineer; liaise with Operation, Development, Property Management, Marketing, and contractors.
• Attend regular meetings and address queries from bidders, contractors, Procurement, and Operations; submit accurate status reports.
• Perform other work-related functions as instructed by Project Manager, Division Head, and Executive Committee.

Skills

Teamwork

Leadership

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture / Agronomy / Horticulture

Job description

Qualifications:

• Candidates must possess at least a Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture, Agronomy, Horticulture, or equivalent.

• With 1-3 years experience in horticulture, agronomy, agriculture, plant pathology, and entomology.

• Must be a team player with organizational, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

• Applicants must be willing to work in Tanza, Cavite.

Duties and Responsibilities:

PROJECT FUNCTIONS

• Onsite supervision of the Arden Agri-Tourism sites (Flower Park, Bloom Park, Arden Cafe Softscape, Mini Vineyard, and other related projects in the future) to ensure that proper planting techniques and methodologies are followed and timely implemented by the site gardeners.

• Plan and oversee flower production in the greenhouse nursery to ensure there are visually-appealing flowers all year round.

• Plan and supervise the daily task of the site gardeners.

• Oversee the daily operation and all the activities related to the Agri-Tourism sites with the goal of having a unique and visually-appealing softscape that will attract visitors, tourists, and potential property buyers.

• Ensure all safety protocols are implemented and followed.

• Advance identification of important seeds, supplies, tools, inputs needed to operate the agri-tourism site as well as initiating the purchase requests, budget request, petty cash, and cash advance processes if needed.

• Lead the inventory and safe storage of the seeds, supplies, inputs, tools on site.

• Lead the daily administrative task and ensure diligent record creation, report submission, record keeping, and other related functions.

• Propose initiatives and improvements that could benefit the overall outcome of the project.

• Lend support to the relevant departments if there are marketing-related, CSR programs, and other kinds of company events in the Agri-Tourism site.

PROJECT COORDINATION FUNCTIONS

• Coordinate with the Project Manager, Project Architect, Project Engineer-in-charge of the project.

• Ensure coordination with Operation Division, Project Development Division, Property Management Department, Marketing Department, and contractors about related tasks.

• Attend regular meetings related to the project as well as address queries from bidders, contractors, Procurement, and Operations Division.

• Regularly submit accurate and detailed reports about the status of the project.

OTHER FUNCTIONS

• Perform other work-related functions as instructed by the Project Manager, Division Head, and the Executive Committee.