How do they match: First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers

  • First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers

  • Service Manager
  • Landscape Supervisor
  • Landscape Account Manager
  • Landscape Construction Foreman
  • Landscape Contractor
  • Landscape Crew Leader
  • Landscape Crew Member
  • Landscape Designer
  • Landscape Engineer
  • Landscape Foreman
  • Landscape Gardener
  • Landscape Installation Foreman
  • Landscape Manager
  • Landscape Market Manager
  • Landscaper
  • Landscaping Supervisor
  • Landscaping Crew Leader
  • Landscaping Foreman
  • Landscaping Manager
  • Grounds Supervisor
  • Grounds Crew Supervisor
  • Grounds Crew Member
  • Grounds Foreman
  • Grounds Maintenance Supervisor
  • Grounds Manager
  • Grounds Superintendent
  • Groundskeeper
  • Groundskeeper Supervisor
  • Lawn Services Supervisor
  • Lawn Services Manager
  • Lawn and Tree Service Spray Supervisor
  • Buildings and Grounds Supervisor
  • Cemetery Workers Supervisor
  • Gardening Supervisor
  • Greenskeeper Supervisor
  • Horticultural Services Supervisor
  • Junior Landscape Crew Leader
  • Maintenance Supervisor
  • Nursery Supervisor
  • Tree Trimming Supervisor
  • Turf and Grounds Supervisor

  • Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in landscaping or groundskeeping activities. Work may involve reviewing contracts to ascertain service, machine, and workforce requirements; answering inquiries from potential customers regarding methods, material, and price ranges; and preparing estimates according to labor, material, and machine costs.

  • Confer with managers or landscape architects to develop plans or schedules for landscaping maintenance or improvement.
  • Confer with other supervisors to coordinate work activities with those of other departments or units.
  • Design or supervise the installation of sprinkler systems, calculating water pressure, or valve and pipe coverage needs.
  • Direct activities of workers who perform duties, such as landscaping, cultivating lawns, or pruning trees and shrubs.
  • Direct or assist workers engaged in the maintenance or repair of equipment, such as power tools or motorized equipment.
  • Establish and enforce operating procedures and work standards that will ensure adequate performance and personnel safety.
  • Identify diseases or pests affecting landscaping and order appropriate treatments.
  • Inspect completed work to ensure conformance to specifications, standards, and contract requirements.
  • Install or maintain landscaped areas, performing tasks such as removing snow, pouring cement curbs, or repairing sidewalks.
  • Investigate work-related complaints to verify problems and to determine responses.
  • Negotiate with customers regarding fees for landscaping, lawn service, or groundskeeping work.
  • Order the performance of corrective work when problems occur and recommend procedural changes to avoid such problems.
  • Perform personnel-related activities, such as hiring workers, evaluating staff performance, or taking disciplinary actions when performance problems occur.
  • Prepare service estimates based on labor, material, and machine costs and maintain budgets for individual projects.
  • Prepare or maintain required records, such as work activity or personnel reports.
  • Provide workers with assistance in performing duties as necessary to meet deadlines.
  • Recommend changes in working conditions or equipment used to increase crew efficiency.
  • Review contracts or work assignments to determine service, machine, or workforce requirements for jobs.
  • Schedule work for crews, depending on work priorities, crew or equipment availability, or weather conditions.
  • Tour grounds, such as parks, botanical gardens, cemeteries, or golf courses, to inspect conditions of plants and soil.
  • Train workers in tasks such as transplanting or pruning trees or shrubs, finishing cement, using equipment, or caring for turf.

  • Supervise maintenance workers.
  • Document work hours or activities.
  • Establish work standards.
  • Estimate maintenance service requirements or costs.
  • Inspect work to ensure standards are met.
  • Inspect landscaping to determine treatment needs.
  • Inspect buildings or grounds to determine condition.
  • Instruct staff in work policies or procedures.
  • Investigate work related complaints to determine corrective actions.
  • Irrigate lawns, trees, or plants.
  • Plan employee work schedules.
  • Plant greenery to improve landscape appearance.
  • Prepare chemicals for work application.
  • Provide information about landscaping services or costs.