Botanic Garden Maintenance Specialist

About the role

The Botanic Garden Maintenance Specialist ensures that botanic collections, especially rare and delicate species, thrive in optimal conditions. Working across greenhouses, conservatories and specialised plant areas, the role combines environmental monitoring, plant‑health care and preventative maintenance.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain temperature, humidity, lighting, ventilation and irrigation systems to meet the specific needs of each collection.
• Conduct regular plant‑health inspections, diagnose pests, diseases and nutrient deficiencies, and implement corrective actions.
• Operate, monitor and troubleshoot irrigation, environmental control, lighting and sensor equipment.
• Manage irrigation and fertilisation programmes, adjust soil and substrate media, and ensure bio‑security and sanitation procedures are followed.
• Support Integrated Pest Management and maintain detailed technical and plant‑health records.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Horticulture, Botany, Plant Sciences or related field; fluency in English and Arabic.
• Minimum five years of experience in botanic garden or controlled‑environment horticulture, with proven work on rare or high‑value plant collections.
• Hands‑on experience operating and calibrating environmental monitoring equipment and implementing preventative maintenance programmes.

Required skills

• Environmental monitoring equipment
• Irrigation systems
• Biosecurity procedures
• Greenhouse management
• Plant nutrition
• Controlled‑environment horticulture
• Soil and substrate management