SURESH SELVAM

PS Suresh 

Landscape Manager 

ISA Certified Arborist & Senior Horticulturist

Landscape Consultant 

HP:+65 85151226 

Email: sureshisacertifiedarborist@gmail.com

International Educational Qualifications

• International Certified Arborist - SG
• Master of Science in Horticulture, India
• Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, India

Singapore Certification & Memberships 

• International Society of Arboriculture Member
• Singapore Arboriculture Society (SAS) 
• Building Construction Supervisor Safety Course (BCSS), Singapore
• Managing Work at Height Course | Certified ISO Standard‎ (WAH)
• Singapore Driving License holder - Class 3 & 2B 
• InternSational driving license holder 
• IELTS English Academic Qualified

Authorities handled in Singapore

• National Park  (Npark) projects
• Residential development (HDB) projects
• Jurong Town Corporation (JTC) projects
• Town council (TC) projects
• State land Authority (SLA) projects
• Changi Airport Group (CAG) 
• Building and Construction Authority (BCA)
• Ministry of Education (MOE)
• Tree conservation area (TCA)
• Maincon Construction company projects
• Maincon Term Contractor Landscape & Cleaning 
• Private property projects & services - Condo
• Conservation Building projects

Core Skills and Services

• Role as Main Contractor representative 
• Marketing, Tendering, BOQ & Claims
• Excellent communication skills in English 
• Ability to co-ordinate & lead project teams
• Able to make decisions at critical state
• Act on own initiative and proactive way
• Flexible to travel anywhere at 24x7 
• Quick understanding & learning person

Experience Summary

Overall 15+ Years in constructional landscape gardening & farming experience in manager position with all practical field knowledge to increase overall productivity of Landscape Business

Position in Singapore Landscape Industry: 

• Landscape General Manager
• Landscape Consultant – RTO
• Landscape Project Manager
• Landscape Co-Ordinator
• Senior Arboriculturist – ISA CA 
• Senior Horticulturist - RLC

Handled all Singapore gardening industry works scope with overall planning, resourcing, assign, execution of projects & Term contract management of whole team members, conceptualizing landscape design proposal to all Singapore authorities.

Worked in as Maincon Construction & Maincon in Landscape company to handle overall projects & Term contract from start to DLP.

International Experience 

• Singapore 
• India
• United Arab Emirates

Professional Educational Qualifications & Certification

Landscape Consultant roles

• Conduct regular inspection and carry out all necessary measures to meet the Service Level Agreement for internal and external soft landscape 
• Review and improve on performance including the conduct of risk assessment and overall management
• Attend joint site inspect with the Client/ his representatives or appointed Consultant and attend to defects with a alternative solution 
• Notify in writing to Client's representatives or appointed Consultant on any defects in landscape and hardscape construction & recommendation
• to solve problem in landscape and Construction activities 
• Manage landscape upgrading and improvement works with landscape design including landscape construction as assigned by Client representatives.
• Evaluate architectural and landscape designs from a horticultural perspective to determine the impact and provide appropriate recommendation
• Demonstrates understanding of the relationship between design and constructability
• Coordinate detailed design drawings and specifications with consultants in compliance with project's requirements 

Landscape Manager

• Oversee all projects & maintenance servicing as landscape technical staff
• Review and coordinate tree & plants care design plans and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for landscape maintenance & Projects 
• Prepare, monitor and update landscaping progress reports to client
• Demonstrates creative thinking abilities and contributes to firm wide design excellence and problem solving based on practical experience 
• Plan the work programme and continually assess, meeting with client & also as landscape representatives or appointed Consultant
• Resorcing sub-cons, resource materials, plants and maintain the cost optimization for current & future projects 
• Handled overall of 2,350 Landscape sites as term contractor for JTC lands and Standalone factory
• Knowledge on seeking approval and submission procedures to all government agencies

Senior Arborist

• I’m overall in-charge of all tree based landscape activities in various private and government projects 
• Projects clients handled as JTC, MOE, SLA, HDB, CAG & Private properties clients
• Coordinate with various clients for all site walks, meetings as in ISA Arborist & Sn. Horticulturist techincal staff 
• Attending the on-site meeting with all officials as site walk (Tendering, Progressive, Handover)
• Plan and supervise work sequence and manpower deployment for all tree works in company projects 
• Notify in writing on any defects in landscape & provide recommendation advice to solve the issues 
• Manage whole landscape teams throughout the island projects & Maintenance activity of landscape & Tree team operations as well 
• Tree Protection Zone (TPZ) & Mitigation measures for construction sites & National park areas
• Liaise with all sub-contractors, term contractors, Npark officials and with all clients
• Provide technical advice to consultant, client & report presentation to all authorities
• Installing lighting protection (LPS) for conservation trees and hardscape areas
• Conduct Visual Tree Assessment inspection (VTA) & report submission to all authorities Nparks, MOE, JTC, HDB, SLA, TC, CAG & Private property owners
• Investigation & Incident report submission for accidentally fallen trees in unfavourable condition for MOE - 129 schools in North, East & West

Senior Horticulturist

• As A1 Construction main-contractor,I’m the overall in-charge on executing all landscape activities in various projects
• Clients/Projects handled experience - Nparks, TC, SLA, JTC, HDB, CAG & Private properties clients
• Coordinate detailed design drawings and specifications with consultants in compliance with project’s requirements
• Review and coordinate tree & plants care design plans 
• Prepare, monitor and update landscaping progress reports for final handover 
• Ensure the works carried out are complying with safe work procedures
• Guide and lead the Junior horticulturist, landscape team to manage all company projects
• Working knowledge of water feature and fountain systems & green wall systems
• Environmental pollution conservation technique to minimize the Eco - hazards
• Nutrition management for agriculture & Horticulture crop cultivation farms 
• Water & Soil testing adviser with reclamation to all contract farmers
• Agro waste management – recycling unit installation & processing done
• Enhance organic compost preparation & Vermicomposting & Marketing

Sales & Marketing - QS

• BOQ pricing for new tender/projects with QS
• Checking & Certifying the sub-con work completed for billing
• Overall in-charge of landscape contractor confirmation for each work & Landscape project 
• Contribute in QS - tender pricing for all landscape projects & Tender costing done for JTC & private projects
• Involve in project management, budget planning, vendor management, tendering and management

Florist 

• Overall project manager of flower ordering and distribution for overall UAE shoppers
• Briefing and design the landscape idea to all parties of the construction team members
• Equipment purchase, recruiting specialised staffs and procuring all materials.
• Propose new design to landscape architecture based on construction site and Natural environment
• Provide training to junior staffs, Crews, Sales & Marketing team members
• On-site special training (UAE) sponsored to me by company
• Attending feedback and complaints concerning horticultural matters with all authorities

Highlighten Projects in Singapore 

• Chinese Garden - Boon Lay Way, Singapore - Landscape Consultant RTO 
• Singapore Botanic Gardens -  Cluny Road - Singapore
• HBD – Blk 102,103,105 & 110, Depot road, Bukit Merah
• HBD – Blk 314A,B,C& D, 315 – Saraca breeze - Yishun
• JTC – Seletar Aerospace park, Singapore (Entire Island) - 35 units in SAP 
• Urban, suburban and rural areas  -  (TC) Town councils 
• No. 2, Seton Close – Orchard road
• National Parks & Streetscapes & Memorials - Nparks
• Botanic gardens &  Shopping Plazas 
• Educational institutes – Temasak Polytech, NUS
• Sports grounds & Recreation centres- 2 Park lane, Young’s Restaurant
• Apex Harmony Lodge – No.10, Pasir Ris Walk
• ST Electronics – Jurong St 21
• MOE – 140 schools, 3 Zones (4years term contractor) Singapore 
• Garden By The Bay  - Active Garden
• JTC - Maincon term contractor - 2600 Industrial estates sites
• JTC - Maincon Landscape term contractor - 250 Standalone Factories sites 
• MOE - ISA Certified Arborist - Consultant - SW1 & SW2 Zones
• Haw Par Villa - 262 Pasir Panjang Rd, Singapore
• Lifelong Learning Institute - Learning Hub in Singapore
• Changi Business Park - Overall Landscape area 
• The Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) Ministry of Manpower (MOM
• First Defense Force (FDS), Sembawang
• Marina Bay Sands, Singapore 
• National university of Singapore (NUS), Singapore
• Singapore Polytechnic  - Dover, Singapore
• Australian International School (AIS) – Lor Chuan, Singapore 
• Nanyang Poly tech  - Gammon Construction Pvt Ltd – Ang Mo Kio 
• National Library (NLB) – Victoria street, Singapore 
• National Junior College – Vertical green wall construction, Singapore
• Yishun – Natura condominium, Singapore
• Shell refinery island - Bukom Island
• Esplanade park, Singapore
• Rivera-38 Condominium - Mar Thoma Road 
• Zheng Keng Engineering & Construction Pvt Ltd 
• Gammon Construction Pvt Ltd - Project sites 
• Sentosa - Gammon Construction Pvt Ltd etc
• Handled > 540 Landscape gardening projects in Singapore

Personal Data  

Marital Status   :           Married 

Nationality         :           Indian

Address             :           Blk 703, #04-266, Yishun Avenue 5 - Singapore 760703

Languages       :           English & Tamil  - Very Good  & Malay slightly 

Acknowledgment

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                                                                                                                                                                    Suresh 

Landscape Manager 

ISA Certified Arborist & Senior Horticulturist

Landscape Manager, ISA Arborist

Experience Summary

Overall 15 Years in constructional landscape gardening & farming experience in manager position with all practical field knowledge to increase overall productivity of business

Landscape Co-Ordinator cum Manager – (ISA Certified Arborist & Senior Horticulturist in Singapore gardening industry with overall planning, resourcing, assign, execution of projects & management of whole team members, conceptualizing landscape design proposal to all authorities in Singapore at Logistics Construction Pte Ltd. We are A1 Construction - Main - Contractor)

International Experience 

• Singapore 
• India
• United Arab Emirates