Horticulturist

General Summary:

This position is responsible for the purchasing, propagating and planting of flowers, plants, and shrubs for The Greg Mastriona Golf Courses at Hyland Hills and Adventure Golf & Raceway.  Responsibilities include but are not limited to budgeting, planning, landscaping, planting, mowing, line trimming, preparing seed and sod beds, irrigation programming and maintenance, minor trimming of trees & bushes, applying fertilizers, chemicals, and pesticides. Also, performs other duties as required.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Assists the Golf Course Superintendent in the development of an annual budget for the landscaping program for The Greg Mastriona Golf Courses at Hyland Hills and at Adventure Golf & Raceway.
2. Responsible to ensure that all supplies, materials and equipment purchased for the landscaping program is within the annual budget.
3. Establishes and maintains high horticultural standards and practices, providing direction, training and motivation for the horticultural staff.
4. Creates and maintains all horticultural displays, including turf, annual, and perennial beds; include scouting for pests and disease.
5. Supervises and/or perform trimming, pruning, weeding, and grooming of all horticultural displays throughout the facilities, including clean-up.
6. Hand water and monitor irrigation of plantings and all grounds at Adventure Golf & Raceway, especially during time of establishment and drought.
7. Works in conjunction with the Water World/Parks Horticulturist to specify, plant, manage and maintain greenhouse plantings ensuring greenhouse control systems including heating/cooling, structure and irrigation are working properly.
8. Expected to work with the Adventure Golf and Golf staff on install/maintenance of Holiday lighting and decorations at both facilities. 
9. Coordinates irrigation systems and maintenance of horticultural equipment collaboratively with the Golf Course maintenance department as well as the maintenance staff at Adventure Golf & Raceway, as needed.
10. Develops, maintains, and promotes positive and professional relationships with internal staff, volunteers, guests, vendors, contractors and the general public.
11. Directly supervises 4-6 seasonal and/or part-time employees.
12. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the District’s policies and guidelines.
13. Supervisory responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
14. Maintain equipment and tools needed to perform daily tasks.
15. Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

1. Knowledge of plants native to Colorado.
2. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or regulations written in the English language.
3. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
4. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from upper management.
5. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
6. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
7. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
8. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
9. Ability to work long hours and on weekends and holidays during busy season.
10. Ability to be detail oriented, with considerable attention to order and cleanliness throughout the facilities.

Working Environment/Physical Activities:

1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
2. The employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions.
3. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
4. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, reach with hands and arms.
5. Must be able to talk and hear and taste and smell.
6. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
7. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance.
8. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
9. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Education/Experience:

1. Bachelor of Science degree in horticulture, botany, natural sciences or a related field preferred.
2. Minimum of four years’ experience as a horticulturist or landscaper.
3. Minimum of two years’ experience in a supervisor position.

Licenses/Certifications:

1. Must have a State of Colorado Pesticide Applicators License or obtain within 6 months.
2. Must possess a valid State of Colorado Driver’s License.

This job description may be amended from time to time and is established by Hyland Hills Park & Recreation District. The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to outline the basic requirements, duties, and general responsibilities of the position.  This position is "at will", which means the District may terminate the employment relationship at any time and for any or no reason, subject only to the requirements of Federal and State law.  Similarly, the employee may terminate the employment relationship without notice at any time for any or no reason.