Grounds Supervisor — Luxury Desert Resort

Responsibilities

• Lead resort grounds team: schedule and supervise 4–7 landscapers and irrigation technicians across all garden zones of a large luxury resort
• Manage precision drip irrigation system: oversee smart controller programming, seasonal schedule adjustments, water budget compliance reporting for hotel sustainability team
• Develop and execute post-chubasco storm recovery plan: August–September tropical storm season routinely requires landscape damage assessment and rapid restoration operations
• Oversee specimen plant program: manage large-format agave, columnar cactus, and mature desert trees that are centerpiece landscape features — procurement, installation, and ongoing care of high-value specimens
• Coordinate water purchase and consumption reporting: Los Cabos hotels are subject to tight water allocations and landscape water is a tracked operating cost
• Manage seasonal planting programs: cool-season annuals (October–February) add color; hot-season stress monitoring (May–September) requires additional plant health assessments
• Prepare quarterly landscape reports for hotel director of operations; track key performance metrics including water consumption, plant loss rates, and chemical input

Requirements

• 5+ years desert or arid-zone landscape management with team supervision
• Irrigation system management at the supervisory level — smart controller systems, drip system auditing
• Water budget compliance and reporting for hospitality property
• Specimen plant procurement and installation coordination
• STPS safety compliance for grounds department

Benefits

• IMSS, aguinaldo, paid vacation + premium
• Housing allowance MXN 3,000/month
• Grocery vouchers MXN 1,000/month
• Semi-annual performance bonus
• Corporate phone
• Staff canteen

Work environment

Five-star luxury resort in Los Cabos. Senior grounds management with technical irrigation responsibility, team leadership, and direct interface with hotel executive management.

About the role

Running a grounds team on a Los Cabos luxury resort means managing water as carefully as any other operating cost, because in Baja California Sur it literally is one. The supervisor who can keep a luxury landscape thriving on the minimum water allocation — who has tuned the drip schedules precisely enough that the agave and bougainvillea are healthy without a liter more than they need — is saving the hotel money while maintaining the guest experience. That technical sophistication is what differentiates a grounds supervisor from a senior gardener.