What Do Landscaping Supervisors Do (including Their Typical Day At Work)

Job Description

Landscaping Supervisors directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in landscaping or groundskeeping activities. Work may involve reviewing contracts to ascertain service, machine, and workforce requirements; answering inquiries from potential customers regarding methods, material, and price ranges; and preparing estimates according to labor, material, and machine costs. They also monitor project activities to ensure that instructions are followed, deadlines are met, and schedules are maintained.

Other tasks include:

• Establish and enforce operating procedures and work standards that will ensure adequate performance and personnel safety.
• Inspect completed work to ensure conformance to specifications, standards, and contract requirements.
• Provide workers with assistance in performing duties as necessary to meet deadlines.
• Direct activities of workers who perform duties, such as landscaping, cultivating lawns, or pruning trees and shrubs.
• Confer with other supervisors to coordinate work activities with those of other departments or units.
• Schedule work for crews, depending on work priorities, crew or equipment availability, or weather conditions.

We asked Landscaping Supervisors how satisfied they are with their job. Here is what they said.

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64% of them said they were satisfied with their job and 52% said they find that their job makes the world a better place or helps to make someone else’s life better.

Typical Day At Work

On a daily basis, Landscaping Supervisors schedule work for crews, depending on work priorities, crew or equipment availability, or weather conditions. They direct activities of workers who perform duties, such as landscaping, cultivating lawns, or pruning trees and shrubs.

A typical day for a Supervisor of Landscaping, Lawn Service and Groundskeeping Worker will also include:

• Provide workers with assistance in performing duties as necessary to meet deadlines.
• Maintain required records, such as personnel information or project records.
• Monitor project activities to ensure that instructions are followed, deadlines are met, and schedules are maintained.
• Prepare or maintain required records, such as work activity or personnel reports.
• Confer with other supervisors to coordinate work activities with those of other departments or units.

We asked some Landscaping Supervisors a few questions to find out what else does their work day look like. Here is what we found.

	Do you have telephone conversations everyday in this job?	86% said yes
	How important is it to work in a team in this job?	78% said very important
	Do you have group discussions everyday in this job?	75% said yes
	Do you talk or work with customers everyday in this job?	63% said yes
	Do you have to deal with angry customers everyday in this job?	13% said yes
	Do you have to make decisions everyday in this job?	92% said yes

Other responsibilities

Besides their typical day, Landscaping Supervisors also direct or perform mixing or application of fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides, or fungicides. They may also negotiate with customers regarding fees for landscaping, lawn service, or groundskeeping work.

On a weekly to monthly basis, Landscaping Supervisors Design or supervise the installation of sprinkler systems, calculating water pressure, or valve and pipe coverage needs. They might also Prepare or maintain required records, such as work activity or personnel reports.

In addition, they Inventory supplies of tools, equipment, or materials to ensure that sufficient supplies are available and items are in usable condition.

Although specific duties may vary, many of them Maintain required records, such as personnel information or project records.

To some Landscaping Supervisors, it is also their responsibility to Perform administrative duties, such as authorizing leaves or processing time sheets.

Working life

More than 40 hours per week

Irregular work schedule that changes depending on weather conditions, customer demand or contract duration.

In a typical work week as a Supervisor of Landscaping, Lawn Service and Groundskeeping Worker, you can expect to work more than 40 hours per week.

Is this right for me

People who are suitable for this job tends to like starting up and carrying out projects. They like leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business..

They also like work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They like working with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery.

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