Senior Horticulturist-Supervisor (11225, Grade 24)

Posting number: 11225

Department: PGC Parks and Recreation

Division: Facility Services Division

Job classification: Senior Horticulturist-Supervisor

Posting type: Open

Categories: Environmental Services, Facility Management, Management, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation, Urban Forestry, Grounds & Landscaping, Forestry, Green-Collar/Environmental, Program Management, Horticulture

Summary

The Maryland National Capital Park & Planning Commission is an award winning organization with over 5,000 employees that administers over 52,000 acres of stream valley parks, large regional parks, neighborhood parks and park-school recreation areas throughout Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.  In Prince George’s County, we are also responsible for developing the County’s public recreation programs.

 Our Department of Parks & Recreation has the overall responsibility for planning, supervising and coordinating all park/recreation facilities and services throughout Prince George’s County. The Facility Services Division (FSD) is the largest Division within this Department and is composed of six major work areas: Fleet Management, Buildings & Structures (Trade Shops), Horticulture & Forestry, Major Maintenance & Inspection, Critical Projects (Heavy Equipment/Roads & Grounds, Aquatics, Sustainability and ADA) and the Administrative section. The mission of FSD is to provide professional, high quality maintenance and maintenance support services for all parks and recreation facilities and to support the diverse work programs of the Parks & Recreation Department in Prince George’s County and its customers.
 
 This position is located in the Northern Area Landscape section of the Horticulture & Forestry (H&F) Section, which provides landscape horticulture throughout the park system.  The Incumbent will be responsible for applying a full knowledge of landscape and plant management in the supervision of work crews responsible for maintenance and landscape.  Plans landscape maintenance projects; schedules, assigns and evaluates work of crews.   Surveys parks, gardens and other Commission facilities to determine major landscape needs.  Assists supervisor in design of gardens and landscape areas.  Reviews planting plans and selects plants.  Estimates materials, equipment supplies needed.  Monitors unit’s budget and work program of staff and makes recommendations to supervisor for areas of responsibility.            

Examples of duties

• Supervises landscape maintenance crews engaged in maintaining parks, gardens, and other landscaped areas. Plans, schedules, and assigns work and evaluates work and counsels staff on ways to improve performance.
• Plans and directs the implementation of major landscape programs for a geographical area. Surveys parks, gardens, and other Commission facilities to determine major landscaping needs and recommends maintenance and capital improvement projects to be accomplished.
• Assists landscape architects in the design of gardens and landscaped areas. Estimates materials, equipment, supplies, and other resources needed. Monitors, inspects, and approves work of contractors performing work.
• Installs and design botanical displays for Commission facilities and reviews planting plans, selects plants and designs layout of seasonal outdoor gardens and indoor plant displays.
• Implement tree care programs, such as pruning, de-staking, mulching, and weeding.  Plans, coordinates, and directs grading, seeding, or sodding, and wildflower meadow installation and maintenance. Implements reforestation and habitat restoration projects.
• Maintain records, files, inventory, real property, fleet vehicles, equipment, tools, supplies, and materials pertinent to areas of responsibility.
    Prepares routine and technical reports and correspondence.
• Manages unit's budget and prepares annual budget requests for areas of responsibility. Controls expenditures in accordance with approved budget. Obtains price quotes and Initiates purchases of supplies and materials. Prepares purchase requests and requests for proposals, bid specifications, and oversees and approves the work of contractors.
• Plans, coordinates, and directs tree care, grading, seeding, sodding, wildflower meadow installation and maintenance, reforestation, habitat restoration, and other plant establishment projects.
• Performs and oversees technical horticultural tasks to optimize plant growth, including soil testing, soil amendments, best cultural and management practices, pest identification, and appropriate corrective action.
• Uses GIS technology and associated programs to assist in managing planted assets, community garden sites, inventories, data collection, a