Head Horticulturist or Head Horticulturist Team Leader (Foreman-Forewoman) - 100%

Company Description ##

With more than 13'000 employees representing 160 professions, the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève are a reference institution at the national and international levels. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to consult our 2025 retrospective by clicking here.

The position is attached to the Département d'exploitation. The mission of this department is to ensure the housekeeping and logistics necessary for the smooth functioning of all HUG, in terms of catering, cleaning and disinfection of premises and linen hygiene. It also manages the sterilization service, the biomedical and equipment service as well as Cressy-Santé. More than 1'300 professionals carry out their missions daily with a constant sense of requirement, service, and environmental responsibility.

Within the Département d'exploitation, the Service propreté-hygiène takes charge of the cleaning and disinfection of premises, rooms and beds with a highly qualified team and measures allowing to prevent hospital infections. Waste treatment, garden maintenance, and road maintenance management are an integral part of the service's activity.

Job Description ##

As part of your function, you plan, organize and lead the work of the team of horticulturists and horticultural assistants who ensure the maintenance of flowers, trees, green spaces, pathways and parking lots.

You control the execution of tasks, efficiency and the quality of services provided while guaranteeing compliance with safety rules.

You manage stocks of products and equipment, you train and supervise new employees.

Your customer orientation and sense of negotiation allow you to propose solutions to improve the efficiency of the team and the work.

With a natural leadership, you are a respectful person who is committed to uniting employees around a common mission and supporting change.

Qualifications ##

Holder of a CFC in the field of horticulture, you benefit from a minimum of 3 years of experience in team management and 10 years of experience in horticulture.

The minimum required level of French is C1.

You have an interest in administrative tasks and basic knowledge of IT (office tools, MS Office, Outlook).

Comfortable in communication and the transmission of information, you have a taste for negotiation and problem-solving. To do this, you rely on your sense of rigor and fairness.

Possessing excellent interpersonal skills, you are a source of improvement proposals.

Additional Information ##

• Start date: as soon as possible
• Number of positions: 1
• Activity rate: 100%
• Function class: 14
• Contract: CDI
• Application deadline: 19.10.2026
• Information request: M. F. Caffi, chef de secteur, tel. 079 553 12 49

Your application file must include a letter demonstrating your motivation, your curriculum vitae, copies of the diplomas and certificates required for the position and the last 2 work certificates.

This advertisement is addressed indistinctly to women and men.

Wishing to commit to the fight against unemployment, the HUG encourage applications coming from the Office cantonal de l'emploi.

Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform are taken into account. Paper applications or those sent by email will not be processed.