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82031.00 – Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services

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).

Overview

Example job titles

  • Greenhouse supervisor
  • Grounds maintenance contractor
  • Groundskeeping supervisor
  • Horticulture workers supervisor
  • Interior plantscaping contractor
  • Landscaping contractor
  • Landscaping foreman/woman
  • Landscaping supervisor
  • Lawn care contractor
  • Nursery foreman/woman
  • Park maintenance supervisor
  • Tree service contractor

Core competencies

  • Time Management to schedule tasks, coordinate work activities and hire workers, ensuring project deadlines are met
  • Management of Material Resources to oversee the use of equipment, tools and materials in landscaping operations, ensuring resources are utilized efficiently and replaced when necessary
  • Spatial Orientation to coordinate the placement of plants, design landscaping features and efficiently organize work areas
  • Near Vision to effectively inspect plants, check for pests, complete paperwork and manage detailed maintenance activities
  • Leadership to provide clear direction, resolve conflicts and foster a productive work environment
  • Knowledge in Business Management to understand effective budgeting, resource management and contractor coordination to best manage operations and promote long-term success

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Supervise and coordinate 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 coordinate 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.

Additional information

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Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews (72021)
  • Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers (72014)
  • Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists (22114)
  • Landscape architects (21201)
  • Managers in agriculture (80020)
  • Managers in horticulture (80021)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

8 – Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations

TEER

2 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations

Major group

82 – Supervisors in natural resources, agriculture and related production

Sub-major group

820 – Supervisors in natural resources, agriculture and related production

Minor group

8203 – Contractors and supervisors, agriculture, horticulture and related operations and services

Unit group

82031 – Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services

Occupational profile

82031.00 – Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services

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