Crew Leader - Landscape/Hardscape Install

Ruppert Landscape is a commercial landscape construction and management company, a family-owned and employee-owned business with operations in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Delaware, and Tennessee.

About the role

This position is responsible for managing labor and materials in the field to complete assigned enhancement projects. Enhancement field managers must develop the people who report to them. Success is measured by jobs completed on time and on budget, and low negative turnover of assistants and crew members. The role requires cooperation with landscape management field managers and other enhancement field managers to meet branch goals.

Responsibilities

• Develop a clear understanding of company philosophies, branch goals, and financial position.
• Get to know your team to help them develop within the company; set goals and monitor progress through timely formal and informal evaluations.
• Participate in training by attending or conducting certification sessions regularly.
• Plan, schedule, and supervise daily production activities on assigned enhancements.
• Understand hourly and cost budgets for each job; monitor job hours, reports, and costs, and communicate budget hours to assistants and crew members.
• Meet the client on every job.
• Monitor work quality by inspecting jobs at the end of each day and obtaining a signed satisfactory completion form.
• Sell an acceptable level of extras using T&M tickets.
• Maintain assigned vehicle and equipment in good working order.
• Monitor AM and PM procedures for your crew.
• Complete daily time entry.
• Maintain vehicles and equipment to reflect company image and ensure a safe operating environment.

Requirements

• Demonstrated skill and ability to organize and schedule projects.
• Experience managing others at some level.
• Demonstrated skill and ability to work with service customers.
• At least one year of experience doing enhancement or landscape installation work in a commercial setting.
• Two or four-year horticultural or related degree and two years of industry experience. Additional industry experience or certifications can substitute for a non-related degree, two-year degree, or no degree.
• Experience making hard and live material purchases and ability to negotiate the best price.
• Knowledge of basic computer operation.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Valid Class A commercial driver’s license with a clean record over the last three years.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Medical benefits with dental and vision
• Flexible Spending Account
• 401(k) plan
• Flexible work/life balance
• Family-oriented company culture

Pay

$45,000 - 60,000 annually, depending on experience.