Botanic Garden Maintenance Specialist

About the role

Eram Talent, a division of ERAM Group and an independent talent acquisition consultancy, is recruiting a Botanic Garden Maintenance Specialist for its client in the Oil & Energy sector. The 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. Greenhouses, conservatories, specialised plant zones and their horticulture systems must stay in optimal growing conditions through systematic monitoring, preventative maintenance and precise environmental control.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain temperature, humidity, lighting, irrigation, nutrient delivery, soil and substrate conditions, and specialised horticulture equipment.
• Implement greenhouse cleaning, sterilisation and biosecurity procedures, and keep detailed records of plant health, environmental conditions, maintenance and treatments.
• Monitor and control greenhouse and conservatory conditions, including ventilation.
• Manage irrigation systems and nutrient-delivery programmes, and carry out plant-health assessments with corrective actions.
• Develop and run preventative and seasonal maintenance schedules for indoor and specialised botanic areas.
• Coordinate maintenance work with horticulture teams, facilities personnel, contractors and other technical specialists.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Horticulture, Botany, Plant Sciences or a related discipline.
• Fluency in English and Arabic.
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience in botanic garden maintenance or a comparable horticulture environment.
• Demonstrated experience with greenhouses, conservatories, specialised plant collections and rare, high-value plants.
• Previous experience in a botanic garden, conservatory, greenhouse complex, major public garden, research facility or similar is preferred.

Required skills

• Greenhouse management, controlled-environment horticulture and irrigation systems.
• Integrated Pest Management and preventative plant-health programmes.
• Soil-health, growing media and substrate management.
• Operation, troubleshooting, repair and calibration of environmental monitoring equipment and horticulture control systems.
• Record keeping and maintenance scheduling.