Head gardener/ Lead manager of landscaping and greening

Landscape Project Manager

We are looking for experienced Head gardener/ Lead manager of landscaping and greening to join our team.

Responsibilities

• Development of proposals for landscaping and implementation of new landscape solutions, monitoring implementation;
• Formation of a garden work plan and reports on completed work;
• Monitoring the condition of plants in the garden, preventing plant diseases, maintaining and improving the appearance of plantings;
• Organization of all necessary garden work on the territory (including treatment against pests and diseases), control and acceptance of work carried out on the garden by the gardener or third-party companies;
• Search, interaction with contractors on planning and carrying out work in the garden;
• Search for suppliers for the purchase of planting materials, fertilizers, garden tools and other necessary materials and tools for working on the garden;
• Conducting contract work and necessary reporting

Required knowledge:

• Species of trees, shrubs and other plants, their properties and characteristics;
• Rules for using gardening tools and equipment;
• Agrotechnical techniques and timing of work to care for plants in the local climate or a similar climatic zone;
• Basic methods of protecting plants from pests and diseases;
• Desirable: basic soil science, varieties of local flowers and fruit plants.

Profile:

• EU or Swiss citizenship, work permit in Switzerland
• Personal qualities: responsibility, diligence, discipline, attention to detail.
• Russian and French - fluent;
• Required License (certificate) to work as a gardener - desirable

Conditions:

• Swiss labor contract with 100% employment;
• Work schedule: 48 hours per week, sliding weekends;
• Salary - discussed individually