How to become a Soft Landscaper Supervisor

Soft Landscaper Supervisor

Soft Landscape supervisors oversee the scheduling of soft landscape work and make sure deadlines are met

What do Soft Landscaper Supervisor do?

Soft Landscape supervisors oversee the scheduling of soft landscape work and make sure deadlines are met, they supervise the landscaping team in completion of tasks, providing advice and assistance to the team.

Landscapers create and maintain gardens, parks and other outdoor areas. Landscape operatives create and look after planting and other features in outdoor and indoor spaces, creating attractive environments. Soft Landscapers are professionals who use natural materials and living plants to create outdoor spaces.

Soft Landscaping can include the following cultivation and preparation of ground and soil, laying turf, sowing seed, positioning plants, planting trees, shrubs, perennials, bulbs and annuals, providing initial aftercare.

Soft Landscape supervisors oversee the scheduling of soft landscape work and make sure deadlines are met, they supervise the landscaping team in completion of tasks, providing advice and assistance to the team. They manage client and manager liaison, and receive and distribute and material’s, recording hours worked and work performed, soft landscaper supervisors track project budgets, and help to Identify team member training needs.

Soft Landscaper Supervisor Projected Earnings

£23,000 - £35,000

Qualifications needed

Undergraduate degree in
  • College course
  • Apprenticeship
  • Working on the job
  • Specialist training

Skills & Attributes Needed

  • Extensive working knowledge of soft landscape tasks, leadership, clean driving license, IT and administration, problem solving, technical expertise, adaptable, possess sound written and numeracy skills
  • Effective communication, organisation, multi-tasking, planning and priority setting, attention to detail, meeting deadlines, delegation, flexibility and confidence.

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