Landscape Crew Leader (Year-Round)

About the role

Lead a landscaping crew through year-round operations, including landscape maintenance, landscape construction, and snow removal. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for maintaining productivity, ensuring quality workmanship, promoting safety, and delivering exceptional service on every project. During the winter season, this role also serves as a Snow Plow Driver, operating trucks and equipment during snow events. This is a full-time, year-round position offering long-term career growth—not seasonal employment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a landscape crew performing maintenance, hardscape installation, plantings, seasonal cleanups, and enhancement projects.
• Review daily job scopes with the crew and ensure work meets Dohner Landscaping's quality standards.
• Operate landscape equipment including mowers, trimmers, blowers, skid steers, and other industry equipment.
• Train, mentor, and develop crew members while promoting a positive, productive work environment.
• Maintain safe work practices and ensure proper use of equipment at all times.
• Keep jobsites, vehicles, and equipment clean, organized, and professional.
• Communicate daily progress, material needs, scheduling updates, and project challenges with supervisors.
• Interact professionally with clients and represent the company with excellent customer service.
• Identify opportunities to improve quality, efficiency, and team performance.
• Serve as a Snow Plow Driver during snow events from approximately November through April.
• Operate plow trucks safely while following assigned service routes.
• Respond to snow events, which may include overnight, early morning, weekend, and holiday work.
• Assist with salting, shoveling, and additional snow operations as needed.
• Support a culture of growth and advancement, with opportunities to develop into Operations, Estimating, or Management roles.

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of experience leading a landscaping crew or serving in a senior crew leadership role.
• Valid driver's license with a clean driving record.
• Reliable transportation to job sites and equipment locations.
• Ability to operate landscape equipment and snow plow trucks.
• Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions throughout the year.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Dependable, punctual, and committed to leading by example.

Qualifications

• Experience operating skid steers, loaders, or similar heavy equipment.
• Hardscape installation experience, including pavers, retaining walls, and grading.
• Irrigation and landscape lighting experience.
• Desire to grow into Operations, Estimating, or Management roles.

Pay & Benefits

• Full-time, W-2 position
• Summer pay: $20 to $25 per hour
• Winter pay: $25 to $40 per hour (depending on experience and equipment operated)
• Expected annual earnings of $60,000–$70,000+, including bonus opportunities
• Year-round employment (not seasonal)
• Employee health benefits
• Paid vacation
• Company-sponsored training and certifications
• Advancement opportunities
• Stable, year-round work with a growing company