Agricultural Engineer / Landscape Specialist (O&M Consultant)📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Manning Global, an internationally renowned staffing and managed services organization, is seeking an experienced Agricultural Engineer / Landscape Specialist (O&M Consultant). This full-time role is for an independent professional to support an upcoming project, focusing strictly on achieving key milestones as per the Scope of Work (SOW).

Role Objective

The successful candidate will act as the primary technical supervisor and managing agent on behalf of the Employer. This involves monitoring, reviewing, and evaluating all agricultural, horticulture, and large-scale landscape operations performed by operations and maintenance (O&M) contractors and subcontractors. The role places a strong emphasis on contract compliance, quality control, asset preservation, and managing infrastructure replacement or substitution works.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day agricultural and landscape operations executed by third-party O&M contractors.
• Verify contractor adherence to service level agreements (SLAs), technical specifications, and maintenance schedules.
• Conduct routine site walkthroughs to ensure premium turf, plant, and soil health conditions across premises.
• Review, validate, and sign off on completed maintenance milestones, structural repairs, or landscape restoration.
• Manage all replacement, substitution, and softscape renovation works under the Employer’s authority.
• Evaluate contractor material submittals, including fertilizers, pesticides, soil conditioners, and plant varieties.
• Provide data-driven technical recommendations to the Client Site Manager regarding optimization and long-term asset value.
• Assess and troubleshoot large-scale irrigation networks, drainage pathways, and pumping machinery.
• Ensure meticulous documentation of pesticide logs, water consumption, equipment diagnostics, and structural changes.
• Enforce absolute compliance with Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) guidelines across all contracting crews.
• Identify operational bottlenecks, structural failures, or contractor deficiencies and implement rapid corrective actions.

Required Experience and Qualifications

• Practical Experience: A minimum of 7 years of proven experience supervising large-scale landscape maintenance, agricultural operations, or commercial grounds management.
• Contract Management: Direct experience acting as a supervisor, consultant, or managing agent over third-party O&M contractors.
• Environmental Exposure: Expert knowledge in managing high-traffic turf, estate softscapes, arid/sub-tropical plant species, or hybrid agricultural setups.
• Education: A formal degree in Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy, Horticulture, or Landscape Architecture is highly valued. Extensive practical field experience as a Landscape Manager, Landscape Supervisor, Horticultural Specialist, or Agronomist will be fully considered in lieu of a formal degree.

Essential Skills

• Deep knowledge of soil science, plant pathology, irrigation programming, and pest management.
• Ability to interpret master architectural landscape plans, construction drawings, and technical design intentions.
• Strong, assertive communication skills for managing contractor relations and preparing client-facing technical reports.

Project Context

This project is anticipated to commence in September 2026. Project delivery will be across Riyadh and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This is a full-time engagement.