Landscape Construction Foreman (Union) $35 - $50/ hour

NORTHWEST LANDSCAPE

Monarch Landscape Companies is a family of successful landscape brands in eight states across the United States. We are a values-based learning organization committed to being the best place to work as a landscape professional. Our approach to investing in people is simple. We put the Field First!

This posting remains open year-round as we are always looking for great people to join our team! If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit your application and we will reach out shortly.

Job Type: Union Project

Northwest Landscape Services is a Monarch Landscape Company operating in the Pacific Northwest since 1990. We are a commercial landscape services company, providing maintenance, irrigation, arbor, and construction installation services to a wide range of clients including corporate campuses, class A office buildings, multi-family and HOA properties, and municipalities. With over 2,000 employees in five states and counting, we strive to be the best place to work for landscape professionals.

Position Summary / Nature of Work

Works under general supervision of the General Superintendent, is responsible for providing guidance to landscape construction crews in order to assure the proper, safe, efficient, and timely completion of landscape installation projects.

Essential Functions of the Job:

• Works under the direction of the General Superintendent to oversee the work of multiple crew members.
• Ensures that work is being done in a safe and efficient manner and maintains excellent quality.
• Trains crews in accordance with NLS safety procedures and conducts weekly safety & training meetings.
• Inspects equipment daily to ensure proper and safe operation.
• Accurately submit time-cards daily.
• Ability to communicate with management, customers, and vendors, using intermediate level of English.
• Ability to understand the contractual obligations for each job site and communicate it and direct the work of the crew accordingly.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions

Knowledge, Qualifications, and Skills:

• A minimum of 3+ years of experience in commercial landscape and construction industry
• A strict sense of organization and time management
• Must have an insurable driver's license
• Bi-Lingual (Spanish/English) preferred

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

• Constantly required to talk, hear, see, sit, stand and walk.
• Must be able to see at close vision, distant vision, peripherally, have depth perception and can adjust focus.