Horticultural and Arboricultural Technical Officer

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Competition #: 2082 - 2023B
Salary scale: 11 - $33.41 to $44.55 (salary scale 2022)
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Deadline: 26 May, 2023

Purpose of position

The work consists of designing, developing, implementing and controlling various projects in the horticultural or arboricultural field.

Qualifications

  • Diploma of College Studies (DEC) specialised in a relevant field or profile.

Experience

  • Two (2) if not three (3) years of experience in an environment that enabled the incumbent to become familiar with the field.

Main Responsibilities

  1. Inspects various construction sites in parks, streets and others to ensure that standards and specifications are respected.
  2. Defines and controls the operations necessary for proper lawn maintenance such as weed eradication within city limits, fertilizer application, land surfacing and resurfacing care.
  3. Verifies the execution of all horticultural work in parks, streets and other green spaces.
  4. Assesses, on site, material requirements (soil, sand and other) as well as horticultural or arboricultural needs, in order to establish the estimated cost of work; prepares the technical specifications to this effect.
  5. Participates in the development and updating and implementation of specifications for horticultural or arboricultural work.
  6. Determines the material and equipment required for horticultural or arboricultural work.
  7. Develops planting, transplanting, maintenance, pruning and tree cutting projects.

Employment Profile

Superior knowledge of:

  • Horticulture and arboriculture in urban areas; multiplication and quality control of plants;
  • Planning, implementation and maintenance of horticultural and arboricultural installations.

Good knowledge of:

  • French and English (spoken and written);
  • Plant physiology applied to horticulture and arboriculture;
  • Plant fertilization; irrigation;
  • Horticultural and arboricultural equipment and machinery;

Abilities and aptitudes:

  • To draft concise and clear reports; to clearly communicate knowledge;
  • To read and interpret plans;
  • To demonstrate initiative and judgment; to provide quality customer service;
  • To plan and organize your work; to be independent.

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