Lead Landscape Supervisor – Resort Grounds & Irrigation

Ventana Canyon Alliance; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Ventana Canyon The Lodge at Ventana Canyon – Tucson, AZ seeks a Landscape Supervisor to care for turf areas, trees, shrubs, and flowers around resort facilities. You will supervise staff, schedule work, manage irrigation, apply fertilizers and pesticides, and maintain accurate records.

The role includes training, developing landscape plans, budgeting, overseeing plant displays, operating landscape equipment, and ensuring guest satisfaction through safe practices and proactive maintenance.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree (AA) or six months to one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Pesticide Application License.
• Must be 18 years old.
• High School or equivalent education required.
• Must be able to pass background check.

Responsibilities

• Assists the manager in interviewing, hiring, training, planning, assigning, and directing work, evaluating performance, rewarding, and disciplining associates, addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Assures that effective orientation and training are given to each new associate. Assists in developing ongoing training programs.
• Assists in the management of department members that may include, but is not limited to: Landscapers.
• Conducts staff meetings with subordinates.
• Assists in the development and implementation of the landscape plan for the facility.
• Ensures that costs associated with landscaping are kept within the parameters of the established landscape budget.
• Assists in monitoring business volume forecast and plans accordingly in areas of manpower, productivity, costs, and other expenses.
• Develops detailed annual plans for the seasonal rotation of plants, flowers, etc., in the facility’s various landscaped areas and flowerbeds resulting in fresh, eye‑catching and pleasant flower and plant displays.
• Supervises and oversees the care and maintenance of the turf, ornamental plants, ornamental flowers, shrubs, and trees and maintains all by appropriate pruning, trimming, fertilizing, watering, and pest control.
• Direct and assist the staff on the planting of new vegetation, the replacement and spraying of trees and shrubs, and tending to high stress areas especially during the summer months.
• Supervises and assists landscapers in daily assignments and tasks.
• Oversees maintenance and preparation of soil plant beds, all flowerbeds; established by seed or transplants, and maintains annual perennial flowers in aesthetically pleasing arrangements.
• Prepare soil and plant beds. Establishes seed or transplanted materials.
• Oversee the operation of mechanical and power equipment utilized in the maintenance of ornamental plants and trees. Operates all golf course equipment utilized for the maintenance of landscape plant, tree, and turf areas.
• Follows all procedures and handling of fertilizers, soil amendments and chemicals.
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining excellent service to achieve guest satisfaction.
• Incorporates safe work practices in job performance.
• Stays attuned with current fertilizer and pesticide applications. Participates in the application of fertilizers and pesticides.
• Assists in minor construction projects.
• Communicates any changes or new policies and procedures to the department.
• Makes maintains flexibility to take on new and different tasks as directed by the Department Manager.
• Attends staff meetings.

Skills

Landscape design

Project management

Team leadership

Client communication

Budgeting

Safety compliance

Quality control

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Driver’s License

Pesticide Application License

High School Diploma

Job description

Ventana Canyon The Lodge at Ventana Canyon – Tucson, AZ seeks a Landscape Supervisor to care for turf areas, trees, shrubs, and flowers around resort facilities. You will supervise staff, schedule work, manage irrigation, apply fertilizers and pesticides, and maintain accurate records.

The role includes training, developing landscape plans, budgeting, overseeing plant displays, operating landscape equipment, and ensuring guest satisfaction through safe practices and proactive maintenance.