Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Dangerous
- All weather conditions
Work setting
- Construction company
- Urban area
- Rural area
- Remote location
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Interpret blueprints or other instructions to plan methods or sequences of operation
- Trim trees to achieve the desired pruning objective such as crown cleaning, thinning, raising, reduction, restoration, espalier pruning, vista pruning
- Manage landscaping projects
- Estimate costs
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and other lawn care products
- 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
- Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
- Plant and move trees
- Tree removal
Experience and specialization
Landscaping experience
- Residential projects
- Commercial and/or industrial construction
- Park and recreation sites
Area of work experience
Construction specialization
- Interlocking brick
- Poured concrete
- Retaining walls
- Rock gardens
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
