Botanic Garden Maintenance Specialist

About the Role

Eram Talent is seeking a Botanic Garden Maintenance Specialist for a full-time position in Saudi Arabia. This role is responsible for the specialized maintenance, environmental management, and plant-health care of botanic collections, with a particular focus on rare, delicate, and environmentally sensitive species. The specialist will ensure optimal growing conditions within greenhouses, conservatories, specialized plant areas, and associated horticultural systems.

Role Context and Purpose

The primary purpose of this role is to maintain the health and optimal environment for diverse plant collections through systematic monitoring, preventative maintenance, and effective environmental control. The specialist will play a crucial part in preserving and nurturing sensitive botanic species within controlled environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain optimal environmental conditions in greenhouses, conservatories, and specialized plant areas, including temperature, humidity, lighting, ventilation, and irrigation.
• Conduct regular plant-health inspections to identify signs of stress, pests, diseases, nutrient deficiencies, and environmental issues.
• Implement specialized care and maintenance protocols for rare, sensitive, and high-value plant collections.
• Operate, monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot irrigation, environmental control, lighting, sensors, and other horticultural systems.
• Manage irrigation and fertilization programs based on plant requirements, seasonal conditions, and water quality.
• Monitor soil, growing media, substrates, drainage, moisture, and root-zone conditions, and prepare or amend growing media as needed.
• Implement greenhouse and conservatory cleaning, sanitation, sterilization, and biosecurity procedures.
• Support Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and preventative plant-health programs.

Experience and Qualifications

Candidates should possess 5 years of relevant experience in botanic garden maintenance or a similar horticultural field. A strong understanding of plant health, environmental control systems, and specialized care protocols for diverse plant species is essential.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position focused on hands-on maintenance and environmental management within controlled horticultural settings such as greenhouses and conservatories.

Application Process

Interested candidates are invited to apply for this role. Salary details will be discussed during the interview process.