Landscape Manager

Mandarin Oriental Bodrum

Duties and Responsibilities

The Landscape Manager oversees both, the landscape maintenance plan and the colleagues who implement it. 

Daily meeting with gardening team to identify top priorities and allocate resources, which may include trees, palms, forest, grass, ornamental plants, ground cover, and landscaping structures (e.g., walkways, water features and lighting)

To support and guide the gardening team to ensure all plant management is carried out according to life cycles and recommendations

To ensure colleagues work according to Safe & Sound guidelines outlined in the hotel’s Health & Safety manual

Personal daily inspection of the landscape to identify quality of plants, irrigation systems and put remedial solutions on place

Create landscape design when needed following construction work and/or operational demands.

Control of the whole resort irrigation system (programs, pumps, water tanks, sprinklers and drips)

Estimating costs and negotiating prices for plants and equipment

Schedule work, planning daily work activities, and monitoring the work being done. 

The Landscape Manager is also responsible for training colleagues, especially on safety procedures when large equipment or hazardous materials are involved.

To ensure any accidents to colleagues, guests or visitors are reported in accordance with Hotel procedures.

To attend statutory fire training and to be fully conversant with and abide by all rules concerning, fire, health & safety.

To undertake responsibility for supervising, training and instructing colleagues in terms of H & S.

Requirements

At least three years’ experience in the same capacity at a luxury resort supervising teams

Horticultural studies as (life cycles and health issues of the plants ) as well as knowledge or irrigation and pest control

Competent in the use of equipment and tools, which may range from large earth-moving machines to hand tools and Including high experience managing irrigation systems

Good level of English and Turkish.