Botanic Garden Maintenance Specialist

Job description

the employer, a division of the employer , is seeking a skilled Botanic Garden Maintenance Specialist to join our team in the Oil & Energy industry. As an independent Talent Acquisition Consultancy, the employer is dedicated to providing outstanding recruitment solutions that satisfy the needs of our clients. With a global reach and network, we specialize in attracting high-potential professionals with sophisticated skills from various industries, including Oil & Gas, Petroleum, Infrastructure, Energy, Water, Transportation, Science & Technology, and Health Care. The Botanic Garden Maintenance Specialist is responsible for the specialised maintenance, environmental management, and ongoing health of botanic collections, with particular emphasis on rare, delicate, and environmentally sensitive plant species. The role ensures that greenhouses, conservatories, specialised plant zones, and associated horticulture systems maintain optimal growing conditions through systematic monitoring, preventative maintenance, and precise environmental control. The Specialist combines horticulture expertise with technical maintenance capabilities to manage temperature, humidity, lighting, irrigation, nutrient delivery, soil and substrate conditions, and specialised horticulture equipment. The role also implements rigorous greenhouse cleaning and sterilisation procedures, and maintains detailed records to support the long-term health, conservation, and integrity of botanic collections. • Demonstrated experience maintaining botanic gardens, greenhouses, conservatories, specialised plant collections, or similar horticulture facilities. • Proven experience maintaining optimal growing conditions for rare, delicate, sensitive, or high-value plant species. • Practical experience monitoring and controlling greenhouse or conservatory environmental conditions, including temperature, humidity, lighting, and ventilation. • Experience conducting comprehensive plant-health assessments and implementing appropriate corrective measures. • Experience managing irrigation systems and nutrient-delivery programmes for diverse botanic collections. • Experience implementing greenhouse cleaning, sanitation, sterilisation, and biosecurity procedures. • Experience maintaining detailed records of plant health, environmental conditions, maintenance activities, treatments, and equipment performance. • Experience developing or implementing preventative and seasonal maintenance schedules for indoor and specialised botanic areas. • Experience coordinating maintenance activities with horticulture teams, facilities personnel, contractors, and other technical specialists. • Previous experience within a botanic garden, conservatory, greenhouse complex, major public garden, research facility, or comparable specialist horticulture environment is preferred

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Horticulture, Botany, Plant Sciences, or a related discipline.
• Specialist training or certification in greenhouse management, controlled-environment horticulture, irrigation systems, plant health, horticulture equipment maintenance, or related disciplines is advantageous.
• Fluency in English and Arabic is required.
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant professional experience in botanic garden maintenance or a comparable horticulture environment.
• Practical experience in soil-health, growing-media, and substrate management for different plant requirements.
• Experience with Integrated Pest Management and preventative plant-health programmes.
• Practical experience in the inspection, troubleshooting, repair, and calibration of specialised horticulture equipment and monitoring systems.

Skills