Grounds and Greenspace Supervisor - Landscape

Location: Public Works Facility - Chamblee, GA 30341

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Category: Public Works

• Maintain inventory of and schedule/oversee maintenance and repairs to division small tools and specialty (non-fleet) equipment.
• Maintain a commercial pesticide license, Categories 24 (Ornamental & Turf), 27 (ROW).
• Perform or oversee application of pesticides and other chemicals by division staff or outside contractors, as appropriate, in accordance with mandated health and safety and applicable regulations and division protocols.
• Maintain chemical inventory and application records, in accordance with applicable regulations and division protocols.
• Ensures daily records of staff activities are recorded in Cartegraph.
• Respond publicly to requests, issues, and complaints in a courteous, prompt manner, and report promptly to division and department managers.
• Perform and train/supervise division crew to perform all work in accordance with all applicable policies, procedures, regulations, and standards of safety and quality.
• Immediately report any incidents with residents or staff to division manager and other department leaders, as necessary.

• Inspect and monitor landscape installation and maintenance work performed through contracts with private landscaping firms, ensuring work is performed in accordance with contractual agreements and City standards.
• Regularly monitor landscaped areas of city buildings and parks for areas needing renovation, mulching, new plants or that display issues related to drainage, plant health, pests, weeds, or other issues requiring attention by a contractor or in‑house staff; assess needs and review potential solutions with division manager.
• Coordinate planning for in‑house landscape installation projects to include assisting with planning, procurement and installation of plant material, in accordance with industry standards and City sustainable landscaping goals.
• Coordinate and supervise division staff in performing non‑contracted landscape installation and maintenance work by planning and implementing crew assignments; directly assist staff in troubleshooting and performing more complex work.
• Perform regular checks of city irrigation systems, timing mechanism adjustment, winterizing and spring start‑up system maintenance, and basic irrigation repairs; alert division manager when advanced repairs are needed by a third‑party contractor.
• Provide training and leadership to division crew members in performing landscape, tree, or vegetation maintenance using proper methods, procedures, and techniques, and as directed by division manager.
• Utilize and train/supervise division staff in the safe operation of division specialty equipment such as pruning tools, mowers, hedge trimmers, edgers, blowers, chainsaws, pole saws, trailers, tractors, mini‑excavators, bucket trucks, and other vehicles and equipment.

• Oversee staff and tree contractors performing tree care on city properties/ROW areas, including regular inspections for hazardous trees, monitoring trees of concern, and notifying division manager when issues require an arborist assessment.
• Oversee and direct appropriate pruning and removal of trees, including safe operation of hydraulic lift bucket truck, as necessary, in ROW by division staff or contractors, as appropriate.
• Assess, plan, conduct and lead division staff in safe traffic control when working in traffic areas, including installing cones/barricades prior to work performance; directing and controlling traffic around work sites.

• Implement invasive species management plan for city parks, ROW, and natural areas including a 15‑acre old‑growth forest.
• Recognize target invasive plant infestations and valuable native plants to be protected during work.
• Apply mechanical, chemical, and biological control methods as appropriate; monitor site conditions post‑treatment and adapt management approaches based on results.
• Oversee the installation of native plantings and habitat restoration projects.
• Work with community groups and volunteers to support planting days, educational…