Landscape Manager

Overview

Job Description

Landscape Manager

What You'll Be Doing

• Manage horticultural, softscape, forestry, planting, and landscape establishment activities across the project.
• Provide technical oversight on plant selection, tree species, nursery stock, soil preparation, planting methodology, irrigation requirements, fertilization, pruning, pest control, and plant health.
• Review planting plans, landscape specifications, method statements, material submittals, inspection requests, and contractor technical documentation.
• Monitor site works to ensure planting, tree works, soil works, irrigation interfaces, and horticultural activities are delivered in line with approved designs and project requirements.
• Inspect nursery stock, trees, palms, shrubs, groundcovers, turf, and other plant materials to confirm quality, suitability, and compliance before installation.
• Support tree management activities, including tree protection, relocation, replacement, establishment, and long term maintenance planning.
• Coordinate with contractors, consultants, supervision teams, client representatives, and relevant authorities to resolve horticultural and forestry related issues.
• Prepare technical reports, progress updates, site observations, and recommendations for senior project leadership.

What Required Skills You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Horticulture, Forestry, Agriculture, Arboriculture, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Science, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in horticulture, forestry, softscape, planting, landscape establishment, or landscape maintenance.
• Strong technical knowledge of plant health, tree management, soil science, irrigation requirements, nursery stock, pest control, fertilization, pruning, and landscape establishment.
• Experience managing horticultural or forestry works on large scale public realm, parks, infrastructure, mixed use, urban development, or open space projects.
• Ability to review planting plans, landscape drawings, specifications, method statements, material submittals, and inspection requests.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring

• Experience working in the GCC or Middle East region.
• Knowledge of arid climate planting, native and adaptive species, water efficient landscaping, and sustainable horticultural practices.
• Experience with tree surveys, tree relocation, tree protection, forestry management, or arboricultural assessments.
• Experience with nursery management, plant procurement, and plant material inspections.
• Professional certification or membership in horticulture, forestry, arboriculture, agriculture, irrigation, or a related discipline.
• Previous experience in a PMC, supervision consultant, contractor, or client representative environment.
• Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.
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