Director of Landscaping

The Director of Landscaping will oversee all landscaping operations for Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa and Hotel Indigo Grand Cayman, ensuring the care and maintenance of the resorts’ diverse landscape environments. This includes the upkeep of trees, flowering shrubs, lawns, and overall grounds, as well as collaboration with the Florist to maintain interior plants and floral arrangements to the highest standards.

The successful candidate will have at least eight years of horticultural and landscape maintenance leadership experience in a similar large-scale resort setting, with a strong understanding of tropical horticulture and island terrain. A thorough knowledge of landscape construction is essential.

They will be a dynamic, enthusiastic leader with excellent communication skills and a strong grasp of team dynamics and cultural awareness.

General Duties:

• Lead, manage, and provide direction for a team of 15 landscapers.
• Plan, schedule, assign, and supervise landscaping tasks including seeding, weeding, cultivating, fertilizing, and general grounds maintenance.
• Oversee the cultivation, pruning, spraying, and transplanting of a wide variety of shrubs and trees.
• Maintain plant life at the Dart nursery
• Oversee that the properties irrigation system is functioning as it should. 
• Review and interpret as-built plans to ensure accurate documentation of field conditions.
• Ensure all landscaping equipment and tools are procured and maintained in excellent working condition.
• Manage purchase orders and distribute materials and equipment for landscaping work.
• Understand the basic operations of lawn maintenance equipment and tools.
• Develop and manage the department budget, including profit/loss oversight.
• Collaborate closely with the Resort Manager, Director of Area Director of Engineering, Area Director of Food and Beverage and Dart Landscaping to align landscaping priorities with guest experience goals.
• Ensure the highest quality landscape environment to support a superior guest experience across Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa, Hotel Indigo Grand Cayman, and associated properties.

 

Requirements candidate must have the following to be considered

• 10 to 15 years’ experience similar or related capacity in the Caribbean
• Have at least eight years of horticultural and landscape maintenance leadership experience in a similar large-scale resort setting
• Minimum of Associate Degree education
• FNGLA Certified Horticulture Professional
• Restricted Use Pesticide Private Applicator License
• Turf Management Certification
• Able to interpret as-built plans and manage landscaping schedules
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and attention to detail
• Experience developing and managing departmental budgets, including cost control and forecasting

Please note: management reserves the right to change, modify, and/or alter any of the duties listed above to meet business demands.

Salary range: $110,000 USD - $120,000 USD per annum.