Hardscape Team Leader

About the role

Southern Landscape Group has been Central Virginia’s premier landscape design/build and maintenance firm for 27 years. We focus on high-end residential and commercial properties and strive to provide exceptional experiences and service to our clients.

Our mission is to support and grow our teams so we can make our clients' lives better. We offer a modern fleet of equipment and trucks, a modern facility, and a strong focus on safety.

Position overview

A Hardscape Team Leader is responsible for leading a team of two or more in the installation of various hardscape elements such as pavers, retaining walls, water features, low-voltage lighting, utilities, concrete, and stonework. This role also involves managing subcontractors on-site.

Job functions

• Review job notes for clear understanding of scope of work
• Plan daily tasks, labor, materials, and equipment
• Read, measure, and interpret landscape, architectural, and civil plans
• Lead team members in the following services:
• Landscape bed installation and maintenance
• Horticulturally correct tree/shrub/perennial pruning and deadheading
• Irrigation: proper installation, controller programming, minor repairs, and seasonal adjustments
• Water features: installation and controller programming
• Lighting: proper installation and repair/replacement of components
• Drainage: installation of drainage pipes, drain boxes, channels, dry creek beds, and swales
• Excavation and grading: use of machinery, hand tools, and grade measuring tools
• Plant installation: plant identification, bed preparation, proper installation, care, and maintenance
• Spring clean-ups: bed cleanout, edging, pre-emergent, fertilization, and mulch installation
• Pavers: installation of interlocking concrete pavers
• Retaining walls: installation using segmental retaining walls, boulders, and natural stone
• Stepping stones and steps: installation using natural stone
• Masonry: mix and prepare mortar for wet lay applications including firepits, fireplaces, flagstone patios, coping stone, capstones, cobblestone edging, and grouting
• Concrete: knowledge of different mixes and applications for footings, mud slabs, and broom finish
• Utilities: how to call in a utility locate, update an existing ticket, and identify utility markings
• Blowing: using handheld or backpack blower to blow off hard surfaces
• Snow removal
• Any other tasks necessary
• Operate small and medium duty tools and equipment including compact track loaders, track loader, mini-excavator, pressure washer, hedge trimmers, backpack blowers, bed edgers, re-definers, rototiller, chainsaw, pole saw, string trimmer, ladder, backpack sprayer, dump trailer/bed, mulching trailer, wheel loader, zip level, tape measure, cordless & hammer drill, sawzall, circular saw, voltage meter, plumb bob, level, gas/electric water pumps, architectural and engineers scale
• Plan, order, and receive bulk materials
• Manage subcontractors on site
• Identify enhancement ideas to improve client property and submit via issue tickets
• Learn and have a working knowledge of all properties, responsibilities, and know the limits of work

Working conditions

• Outdoor environment with limited ability to control noise, airborne contaminants, and temperature
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds regularly

Work schedule

• Monday through Friday, with weekends and overtime as needed
• Hourly wage position with a normally expected workday of 6:50 AM until 5:00 PM

Requirements

• A high school degree or GED
• Two years of documented experience in the green industry
• Great verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to use Apple technology for time tracking and job management
• Excellent analytical problem-solving and decision-making ability
• Strong customer service skills and the ability to communicate with clients and professionals
• Ability to use Google translate efficiently to communicate with Spanish-speaking workers
• Responsible for training and coaching a team of two or more team members to help develop their skills and ensure team members receive proper training
• Maintain a clean, safe, and efficient job site and ensure truck/tools/equipment are properly maintained
• Ensure daily tasks are completed on schedule and to quality standards
• Responsible for all tools being returned to the shop at the end of a workday and tagging any tools needing repairs
• Ability to drive truck & trailer combinations
• Maintain a neat and clean professional appearance
• Perform daily check-ins with Group Leader by 3:00 PM to discuss current project status and equipment needs for the following day
• Work as a team member throughout Southern Landscape Group with a positive attitude
• Support the company’s vision, mission, and core values

Certifications

• Valid Virginia driver’s license with insurable driving record
• VDACS Registered Tech Certification
• CPR/First Aid Certification
• NALP Landscape Technician Cert. - Landscape Install & Irrigation
• VCH (Skilled)
• Valid Virginia CDL class “A”, with “O” exemption and valid medical card (skilled)
• ICPI (Skilled Team Leader level)
• NCMA (Skilled Team Leader level)