SUPERVISOR LANDSCAPE
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New Jersey treats Supervisor Landscape as a competitive-class job, so the gate is an examination and the ranked list it produces rather than a direct offer.
Eligibility comes down to 3 years of relevant experience.
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Supervisor Landscape is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction, supervises and works with employees engaged in landscaping; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
- Supervises work of a group of employees engaged in maintenance of grounds involving fertilizing, liming, and seeding of established and new lawn areas, mowing and aerating practices, use of materials for control of weeds, mulching and removal of leaves, and general maintenance practices.
- Transplants, prunes, feeds, and sprays flowers, evergreens, and deciduous trees and shrubs.
- May take responsibility for operation and management of the nursery.
- Supervises the maintenance of equipment.
- May prepare specifications for purchase of turf supplies, plant materials, and equipment.
- May assist in preparing budget and equipment requests.
- Gives assignments and instructions to employees.
- Prepares and maintains records of personnel and work accomplished.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Experience
Three (3) years of experience in the planting, care, and maintenance of trees, shrubbery, plants, flowers, and grounds.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of problems and methods involved in landscaping and maintenance of grounds including planting of flowers, trees, and shrubs.
- Knowledge of problems and methods involved in caring for equipment, materials, and supplies.
- Ability to direct subordinates in procedures of maintaining care of grounds.
- Ability to provide employees with needed advice and assistance when difficult and unusual problems arise, and to check their work to see that proper procedures are followed, that reasonable standards of workmanship and output are maintained, and that desired objectives are achieved.
- Ability to prepare work schedules and develop effective work methods.
- Ability to obtain, store, safeguard, and use equipment, material, and supplies.
- Ability to maintain records.
- Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.