landscape technician

Work site environment

• Outdoors

Work setting

• Greenhouse

Tasks

• Interpret blueprints or other instructions to plan methods or sequences of operation
• Plan the incorporation of landscape structures
• Read blueprints or other instructions to determine work requirements
• Trim trees to achieve the desired pruning objective such as crown cleaning, thinning, raising, reduction, restoration, espalier pruning, vista pruning
• Manage landscaping projects
• Prepare proposals
• Estimate costs
• Write specifications
• Survey and assess designated sites
• Water and tend to plants, lawns and / or gardens
• Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions
• Assess the health of lawns
• Direct crews who maintain the health and appearance of golf courses and their surrounding landscapes
• Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
• Plan and co-ordinate the growth and use of plants for landscaping, ornamental uses and other purposes
• Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
• Plant and move trees
• Tree removal

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Punctuality

Employment terms options

• Early morning
• Evening
• Shift
• Morning
• Night
• To be determined
• Day
• Weekend

Long term benefits

• Long-term care insurance

Support for persons with disabilities

• Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and / or refugees

Support for youths

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment

Support for Veterans

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people

Support for mature workers

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities