06/08/2025
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT MANAGER
We are hiring!
GvH Landscapes, an award winning Landscape Company based in Plettenberg Bay, is looking for an experienced Maintenance Department Manager to join our team.
This position will entail:
Manage and run a large residential garden maintenance division.
β’ Overseeing 4 x maintenance teams with 103 gardens β each team has a dedicated manager.
β’ Overseeing the management of these gardens, following correct horticultural practices
β’ Liaising with clients re: seasonal work, complaints, requests, upgrades in gardens
β’ Compiling quotations for extra work
β’ Managing team schedules for each garden
β’ Managing extra work with maintenance teams or landscaping teams
Candidate requirements:
β’ Minimum 3 yearsβ experience in a horticultural maintenance management position
β’ Strong Horticultural knowledge and skills β pruning of herbaceous shrubs, pruning of trees, spraying of pesticides and herbicides, operation of various machinery
β’ Good plant knowledge
β’ Knowledge of irrigation β how to set systems, seasonal management, troubleshoot problems
β’ Ability to liaise with clients and handle requests and complaints
β’ Compiling of reports of gardens to be given to senior management
β’ Must be able to work under pressure
β’ Must be willing to work through December as this is when most of our clients are in residence.
β’ Unendorsed driverβs license with PDP
β’ Must be computer literate and be skilled in Microsoft Outlook, Exel and Word
β’ This is a site-based position, and the candidate must be willing to be on site between the 4 teams every day. No working from home
β’ This position is based in Plettenberg Bay, candidates will be required to relocate at own cost and find own accommodation
Salary: market related based on experience and knowledge
Please send CVβs to [email protected]
Due to the volume of applications, we cannot respond to everyone. If you do not hear from us within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.