Are you passionate about parks, landscapes, and creating places people love? This is your chance to make a real difference in your community. The City of Lake Forest is looking for a Senior Landscape Administrator or Landscape Administrator to join our team! Position will be filled based on experience and qualifications.

Why You Will Love This Job

As the City’s Landscape Administrator, you will be the driving force behind our well-kept parks, gorgeous medians, and vibrant outdoor spaces. Every day, you will see the results of your work right in the heart of the community.

Senior Landscape Administrator - $92,148 - $119,796 Annually

Under direction, leads, oversees, and participates in the more complex and difficult work of staff responsible for overseeing, monitoring, and inspecting the work of contractors engaged in the maintenance, construction, and care of City-owned parks, median strips, landscaped areas and other related field maintenance and construction projects; ensures work is done according to contract specifications; trains lower level maintenance staff; and performs the more technical and complex tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility.

Education/Training/Experience:

A typical way of obtaining the knowledge, skills and abilities outlined above is graduation from high school or G.E.D. equivalent, supplemented by additional training and education in horticulture, pesticide use, tree care, park planning or landscape architecture and four years of progressively responsible journey-level experience in landscape maintenance; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Licenses/Certificates

• A valid Class C California Driver’s License and the ability to maintain insurability under the City’s Vehicle Insurance Policy.
• Possession of one or more of the following certifications is highly desirable:
  • Department of Pesticide Regulation Certificate
  • National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Professional Certification
  • Certified Arborist Certification

Landscape Administrator - $83,484 - $108,528 Annually

Under general supervision, oversees, monitors, and inspects the work of contractors engaged in the maintenance, construction, and care of City-owned parks, median strips, landscaped areas and other related field maintenance and construction projects; ensures work is done according to contract specifications.

Education/Training/Experience:

Graduation from high school or G.E.D. equivalent, supplemented by additional training and education in horticulture, pesticide use, tree care, park planning, or landscape architecture, and three years of progressively responsible journey-level experience in landscape maintenance; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Licenses/Certificates

• A valid Class C California Driver’s License and the ability to maintain insurability under the City’s Vehicle Insurance Policy.
• Possession of one or more of the following certifications is highly desirable:
  • Department of Pesticide Regulation Certificate
  • National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Professional Certification
  • Certified Arborist Certification

Important Dates

Do not miss out! This job is continuous with the first review of applications on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.

For more information, please refer to the job specifications