Lead Technical Officer - Horticulture

Qatar Airways Group; Doha; On-site; QAR 67,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Qatar Airways Group is seeking a Landscape Maintenance Supervisor to oversee the Orchard and indoor plant care at Hamad International Airport. You will support outdoor landscaping, monitor plant health, and ensure adherence to contractor SLAs while driving continuous improvement in maintenance practices.

Require a Diploma or Bachelor's degree with several years in landscape maintenance; strong English writing skills and ability to produce technical documents.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent with 5 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's Degree with 4+ years of job-related experience.
• Landscape maintenance experience.
• Horticultural qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee indoor landscape maintenance and support outdoor landscaping activities.
• Inspect and audit Orchard and indoor plants, report defects and pest issues.
• Recommend remedies and apply market agrochemical products and technology.
• Ensure soil and plant relationships maximize fertilization efficiency.
• Monitor irrigation network and adjust to keep plants healthy.
• Oversee contractors’ activities and ensure SLA compliance.
• Maintain communication with maintenance contractor and optimize resources.
• Drive continuous improvement of landscaping quality and airport image.
• Ensure safety measures among all contractors.

Skills

English language

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Diploma / Vocational qualification

Job description

Responsibilities

• Overlooking the Hamad International Airport’s Orchard and all the indoor plants maintenance activities, supporting the outdoor landscape maintenance.
• Continuous inspection of the indoor landscape area and reporting any defect, nutrient deficiency, pests, diseases, and toxicity. Recommend remedies and cure to the plants using the latest available market agrochemical products and technology.
• Meticulously and regularly inspect and audit the Orchard and other indoor plants within the Airport to ensure that all the plants are at their top healthiest state.
• Ensure the optimum soil and plant relationship status to ensure the optimum plants fertilization efficiency.
• Conduct all required experimental and horticulturist test on the plants to determine the optimum inputs for healthier plants output.
• Oversee the incumbent contractors’ activities and performance and ensure the full implementation of the contractual SLA.
• Ensuring all related Work Orders of the Airport asset management system are accomplished as per the project specs and standards, and ensure the continuous improvement of the day-to-day business to position the landscaping of the Airport at the highest possible level and reputation, in line with the 5-star Airport Image.
• Monitoring the performance of the irrigation network system and recommend any adjustment to ensure a healthiest status of plants.
• Report the conditions of the Airport Landscape status to the line manager with the support of a detailed quality assurance process.
• Maintain a continuous communication with the maintenance contractor and recommend adjustment in resources, manpower equipment, and consumables to optimize the wok efficiency and to ensure the highest standards and strategy of maintenance practices.
• Continuously recommend and propose actions to ensure the continuous improvement of the business effeminacy and outcome
• Ensure safety measures are being applied among all incumbent contractors

Qualification

About you

• High School Qualification/ Vocational Qualification /Diploma or Equivalent (Type of Diploma Based on Role) with Minimum 5 years of job-related experience
• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent with Minimum 4 years of job-related experience Essential
• Landscape maintenance experience
• Horticultural related qualification Preferred

Job Specific Skills:

• Command of English language
• Writing technical documents & procedures