Senior Executive / Executive, Landscape

Overall Job Purpose

Supports the Landscape Unit as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) overseeing horticulture, arboriculture, irrigation, greenery quality, and compliance on Sentosa.

The role ensures that landscape assets are safe, healthy, compliant, and well-managed, while supporting sustainability and operational excellence goals.

1. Arboriculture and Tree Management

• Ensure tree health, treatment compliance, and maintenance quality of IFM for all trees on Sentosa within maintenance boundary including heritage and valuable trees.
• Review IFM performance and enforce standards.
• Conduct tree risk assessments and provide technical recommendations.
• Provide technical advisory for tree health, retention, relocation, and safeguarding for trees in project development boundaries.
• Certify trees for removal or works prior to commencement, as required under development processes.

1. Horticulture Excellence

• Implement and monitor enhanced horticulture and maintenance regimes.
• Ensure plant health, treatment compliance, and maintenance quality of IFM.
• Review IFM performance and enforce standards.
• Provide advisory on plant care, soil conditions and treatment methods.
• Support continuous improvement and test-bedding initiatives for horticulture excellence.

1. Water Demand and Water Crisis Management

• Review irrigation and water-use performance and efficiency in relation to plant health response and outcomes.
• Support development of island-wide greenery water strategies and water crisis planning.

1. Projects & Stakeholder Support

• Support development and IP projects on tree protection, greenery compliance during works, etc.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders contractors on implementation issues.

1. Landscape improvement implementation and support for precinct activation/dress up.
2. Management of greenery and nature area.
3. Admin and other duties as assigned from time to time.

• Diploma or Degree in Horticulture, Arboriculture or related fields
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in arboriculture and landscape management
• Strong technical knowledge in arboriculture and tree risk management
• Strong technical knowledge in horticulture maintenance practices
• Experience in managing contractors and site operations
• Candidate who is ISA Certified Arborist with relevant hands on experience in arboriculture management practice and familiar with tropical trees / taxonomy as well as landscape project management will have an advantage
• Strong technical judgement and problem-solving skills
• Stakeholder coordination and communication
• Structured, methodical and compliance-driven work style
• Minimally Class 3 driving licence
• Digital literacy

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.