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

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, paths, and parking lots.

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

You manage the stocks of products and material, you train and supervise new female and male employees.

Your customer orientation and your 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 female and male employees around a common mission and supporting change.

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

The minimum required French level is C1.

You have an interest in administrative tasks and basic knowledge in 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.

• Start date: as soon as possible
• Number of positions: 1
• Activity rate: 100%
• Job class: 14
• Contract: CDI
• Application deadline: 19.10.2026
• Requests for information: M. F. Caffi, sector head, 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 to women and men alike.

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.

With more than 13'000 female and male employees representing 160 professions, the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève are a reference institution at the national and international level. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to consult our 2025 retrospective by clicking here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8kVMJchPR0).

The position is attached to the Département d'exploitation (https://www.hug.ch/departement-exploitation). The mission of this department is to ensure the housekeeping and logistics necessary for the proper functioning of all HUG, in terms of catering, cleaning and disinfection of premises, and laundry 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 concern for excellence, with a sense of service and environmental responsibility.

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