Overview
Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services supervise and coordinate the activities of workers in the following unit groups: Nursery and greenhouse workers (85103) and Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers (85191). They are employed by landscaping companies, cemeteries, lawn care and tree service companies, nurseries and greenhouses and by landscaping operations of public works departments and private establishments. Contractors may be self-employed.
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers who maintain lawns, gardens, athletic fields, golf courses, cemeteries, parks, interior plantscapes and other landscaped areas
Tender bids on contracts for landscaping and grounds maintenance work
Plan and estimate the materials and labour requirements for individual contracts
Organize the planting and maintenance of trees, gardens, lawns, shrubs and hedges and the construction and installation of fences, decks, patios, walkways and retaining walls
Establish work schedules and procedures and co-ordinate activities with other work units
Resolve work-related problems and prepare and submit progress and other reports
Requisition supplies and materials
Maintain financial and personnel records
Hire staff and train workers in job duties and company policies
May manage operations of own company
May provide snow removal services during winter months
May perform the same duties as workers supervised.
Employment prospects
Annual salary
$37,541
$58,397
$85,510
Job openings
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647expected job openings (5-year forecast)
Education and training
Employment requirements
Completion of secondary school is usually required.
A college diploma, specialized courses or industry-related training and certification in landscaping and horticulture are usually required.
Experience as a landscape or horticulture supervisor or as a landscape or horticulture technician is required.
Certification requirements
Post-secondary programs in B.C.
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