Job Description
Manager of Horticulture and Grounds This position is responsible for efficiently and effectively overseeing the day-to-day horticultural operations and care of the Frick’s arboretum campus, leading the Grounds team, and collaborating with other departments on public education and engagement.
Hours: 35 hours per week, varying days with occasional evening and weekend work required
Reports to: Director of Operations
Full-time, exempt with benefits Salary: $57,072 - $63,414 based on experience.
Responsibilities: Horticultural Leadership: 75%- Ensures that The Frick Pittsburgh conforms to the highest standards of garden management practices
- Work with the Executive Director, Director of Operations, and others to develop and evolve the grounds and gardens of the museum campus
- Allocate staff resources and oversee work of Grounds staff and others in assigned areas, including weeding, mulching, mowing, plant trimming, and leaf cleanup
- Lead planting, pruning, and integrated pest management of trees, shrubs, and annual and perennial plant collections at a high technical level
- Steward the Frick’s status as a Level 1 arboretum
- Develop and maintain the grounds and Greenhouse maintenance schedule
- Support teamwork, mutual respect, active engagement, and cooperation among assigned team
- With the Director of Operations, develop and maintain the annual grounds budget
- Maintain and properly and safely use grounds and gardening equipment and vehicles and instruct the Grounds team in the same
- Maintain equipment preventative maintenance logs.
- Conduct pest and disease scouting, monitoring, and treatments and oversee other plant health practices
- Oversee the safe application of pesticides and soil amendments and maintain associated records and certifications.
- Propose and participate in the development of environmentally sustainable initiatives
- Ensure all records and plant labels are inventoried and accurate.
- Coordinate all grounds-related service and maintenance contracts
- Maintain orders for necessary supplies and materials
- Steward the Frick’s partnership with Grow Pittsburgh
- Participate in ongoing learning and professional development opportunities
- Represent the Frick at professional workshops and conferences
Public Education and Installations: 20%- In collaboration with the Curatorial and Learning departments, oversee garden design, plant selection, and long-term planning to leverage the vision and intent for each assigned garden space
- Serve as liaison to the Learning department to ensure horticultural care, plant selection, garden design, and project schedules align with the Learning department’s programmatic needs and use of garden spaces
- Assist with staff trainings related to horticulture and grounds
- Assist in arboretum education and communication priorities by occasionally providing tours, contributing to arboretum publications and marketing initiatives, assisting with educational
programing, and interacting with visitors
- Collaborate with the Curatorial department on the annual December holiday installation
- Collaborate with the Curatorial department on occasional Greenhouse art installations
- Collaborate with the Advancement department on horticulture/grounds-related fundraising efforts
Additional Operational Support: 5%- Supervise and perform snow removal operations including hand shoveling and equipment operation
- Serve as an essential employee for weather related response and site closures
- Other related job duties as assigned
Qualifications: - BA/BS in horticulture or related field and two years of experience or equivalent six years combination of education and/or practical experience in horticulture and landscape design
- Experience supporting educational programing through horticulture
- Experience working collaboratively and leading a team towards a common goal.
- Commitment to creating an inclusive workplace culture
- Proficiency with basic computer functions and applications, including Teams and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, MaintainX project management system)
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal effectively with both visitors and staff
- Ability to perform physical labor, occasionally lifting objects of 50+ pounds
- Knowledge of pesticides and adherence to applicable regulations
- Some knowledge of small engine and equipment repair
- Clearance of a criminal background check
- Must have and maintain a valid PA driver’s license
- Within one year of employment, must earn and maintain ISA Certified Arborist credential
- Within one year of employment, must possess and maintain a Pennsylvania Pesticide License
Preferred Qualification
- Ability to operate equipment related to grounds management functions, including front-end loaders, tractors, and pickup truck mounted snow plows, leaf blowers, riding and push mowers, string trimmers, salt/sand spreaders, snow blowers, and dump trucks
The Frick Pittsburgh is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering a workplace culture of accessibility, inclusion, diversity, and racial equity and urges qualified diverse applicants to apply.
Job Tags
Full time, Casual work, Work at office, Afternoon shift