job title:Experienced Crew Leader For Landscape Company
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Crew Leader: Landscape Construction and Installation
Job Description and Responsibilities
· Meet with designer at start of project to review landscape plan and formulate construction and implementation plan
· Install landscapes and gardens following a scaled design.
· Construct wooden and stone retaining walls, raised beds, decks, pergolas, sheds, and other outdoor structures.
· Manage natural swimming pool construction under the guidance of company owner and designer.
· Supervise and work along-side a 2 to 4 member crew. We’re looking for natural leaders who can inspire and build crew cohesion and balance an upbeat work environment with a demanding workload in sometimes challenging working conditions.
You will be working independently, but also have access to guidance from the company owner and designer as needed, so expertise in all fields is not an absolute requirement. We have a varied project agenda, and this should be considered an opportunity to expand your landscape skills and work-scope. If there are specialties that you are particularly passionate about and/or skilled in, we will make efforts to accommodate more of those projects in our schedule, and afford you opportunities to develop your interests whenever possible.
Qualifications
· Several years experience directing a crew
· Knowledge of landscape construction techniques including plant installation, plan reading, patio and retaining wall construction, drainage, outdoor carpentry (decks, pergolas, sheds).
· A degree in horticulture, landscape construction, design, or similar is highly desirable.
· Clean driver’s license, reliable vehicle and smart phone a must.
· Must be comfortable driving truck with equipment/tool trailer.
· Experience with excavation machinery, and experience with plumbing a plus.
Compensation
· $30 to $40/hr to start, DOE
· regular pay raises with good job review
· $1500 end-of-year bonus
· Workman’s comp and unemployment
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