Lead Horticulturist

In-charge of Horticulture Development & Maintenance to achieve planned organization goal with quality and complying with all the statutory and safety regulations / procedures.

Providing leadership, direction, motivation and guidance to team of personnel to achieve efficient results.

FUNCTIONS:

Roles & Responsibilities:

1. To provide technical guidance to site team and monitor the Horticulture activities.

2. Guidance/ direction to the Horticulture site team in Horticulture development & Maintenance activities.

3. Setting the goals & target to Horticulture site team and regular monitoring.

4. Study review & get the correct drawing from the consultant, Co-ordination with Landscape Architect & the project team.

5. Co-ordination with the Landscape Architect & the design team (In-house) to clarify the site conditions & corrections if any in the Landscape design including all aspects like softscape, lighting, hardscape & Irrigation.

6. Design Review, BOQ preparation, Contract Management, Nursery Management, Tendering and Project management.

7. Preparation of costing, work schedule & putting it in place methods & procedures within the budget & time frame. *

8. Review & Check of BoQ according to the drawings.

9. Preparation and Submission of Maintenance Schedules, Weekly Progressive reports etc.

10. Assistance in procurement of materials simultaneously for landscape works and liaise with PMT & operation team.

11. Checking & Certification of bills & Co-ordination regarding payments towards landscape works.

12. Documentation according to the companys standard and commitment towards Management.

13. Monitor the soil and plant health especially regarding the soil salinity and pH and their effects on the plant growth and production.

14. Continuous pest surveillance and suggest remedial measures for any disease / pest incidence occurring on all the plantations.

15. Investigate any new incidence of disease or pest occurring with the help of outside experts in the field

16. Investigate any new incidence of disease or pest occurring with the help of outside experts in the field.

KNOWLEDGE:

TECHNICAL:

1. Fundamentals of horticulture Floriculture.

2. Fundamentals of protective cultivation practices.

3. Technical Know-how of Greenhouse construction.

4. Practical knowledge about Greenhouse climate control systems & their operations.

5. Basis of plant growth & development

6. Soil- plant relationship

7. Water & nutrient requirements of hort. crops

8. Principles of weed management

9. Training & pruning techniques of hort. crops

10. Post-harvest handling methods.

11. Use of plant growth regulators in Horticulture

12. New cultivars of various crop species

13. Major diseases & pests and their control

14. Irrigation systems

15. latest propagation techniques

Safety:

1. Safety policies, systems and procedures.

2. Emergency procedures onsite / offsite emergency plan.

3. Safety Audit

4. Safety / Firefighting equipment in the plant.

5. Firefighting systems in the complex.

6. Storage and handling of hazardous chemicals and effluents.

GENERAL:

1. Company policies and procedures.

2. Statutory bodies regulations like GPCB & CPCB.

3. Labour laws.

4. local traditions & customs

5. Marketing systems for hort. produce

6. Standing orders, disciplinary procedures.

7. Training and development methods.

8. Strength and weaknesses of subordinates, himself and his superiors.

9. Trends in demand &supply of hort produce.

10. Contract management

11. Preparation of budget (contract / capital / material) budgetary control.

12. MIS reporting

13. Economics of operation.

14. Appraisal system / hrd activities.

SKILLS :

1. Communication (written / verbal)

2. Planning

3. Scheduling

4. Appraisal skills

5. Decision making

6. Time management

7. Assertive

8. Conceptual

9. System development

ATTRIBUTES :

1. Integrity

2. Achievement motivation

3. Self-discipline

4. Initiative / Drive

5. Optimism

6. Openness

7. Perseverance

8. Flexibility and adaptability

9. Perceptiveness

10. Firm and fairness

11. Versatility.

INTERFACING:

1. With Utilities

For Water supply.

2. With Other Refinery Units

For budget provisions.

3. With Purchase

For Procurement of Agrochemicals & other inputs.

4. With contract cell.

For fixing contractors for various hort activities.

5. With Fire & Safety

For Safety Audits & Fire Protection systems.

6. With electricity dept

For supply of captive electricity

7. With CES

For planning & executing land developments, drainage

8. With Security

For security of plantations, machinery, fruits, .

9. With HR

For Subordinate development & grievances

10. With Medical Centre

For Routine medical checks of employees. & CASH projects.

Experience and Qualifications

• M.Sc./B.Sc. -Agriculture/Horticulture with specialization in Floriculture & Landscape from reputed Government college/University.
• Minimum of 13 - 22 years experience as a professional horticulturist particularly in Horticulture development like Terrace Garden, indoor Landscape, podium garden, Mass plantation & Irrigation system particularly for Resorts & Hill stations projects.
• Should have handled team of 2 Horticulturist and handling multiple task at time.
• Has good knowledge of plants and from where these can be sourced, and which can grow in specific climate / soil conditions.