Landscaper

Saunders Landscaping; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel expenses paid

Relocation assistance

Health Spending Account

Subsidized public transportation

Job summary

Saunders Landscaping & Renovations Ltd. based in Calgary, Alberta, is seeking a Landscaping Worker for seasonal, full-time hours between spring and fall.

The role involves planting, constructing landscapes, reading blueprints, and maintaining sites across Calgary region with some travel to Edmonton. Starting salary is $30 per hour, with bonuses for performance, a Health Spending Account after probation, and subsidized public transport.

Qualifications

• 2 years of related landscaping experience.
• Language: Basic English.
• Own tools: steel-toed boots and hard hat.

Responsibilities

• Plant and move trees.
• Plan and construct landscaped environments with trees, shrubs, lawns, fences, decks and other structures.
• Prepare bases for and install pavers.
• Plan the leveling and grading of loam.
• Read and interpret blueprints.
• Abide by Saunders Landscaping safety program.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Independence

Manual dexterity

Tools

Steel-toed boots

Hard hat

Job description

LOCATION: Calgary and Surrounding Area
WAGE: $30.00

START DATE: 2027-03-03
END DATE: 2027-11-30

JOB INFORMATION:

Landscaper

Employer: Saunders Landscaping & Renovations Ltd.

Business Address: 283075 Township Road 240, Rocky View, Alberta T1X 0M8, Canada

Job Location:

• Based in Calgary, Alberta.
• Travel to Edmonton and other locations in Alberta may be required.
• Saunders Landscaping has sites located at various locations in the Calgary region and surrounding areas.
• Travel expenses are paid as per company policy.
• Financial support for relocation is available for out-of-province applicants, per company policy.

Wage:

• $30/ hour (based on skills and experience/salary increases as per company policy)
• Bonuses provided based on performance
• Health Spending Account after completing the 3-month probationary period
• Subsidized public transportation

Employment terms and conditions: Seasonal employment, Full-time, 30 to 60 hours per week (weather-dependent), Morning, Days, Weekends, Overtime.

Anticipated start date: Spring 2027 (Actual start date is weather-dependent)

Job requirements:

Language: Basic English

Experience: 2 years of related experience

Own Tools/Equipment: Steel-toed safety boots, Hard hat

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Attention to detail, Ability to work independently, Handling heavy loads (up to 45 kg (100 lbs), Physically demanding, Manual dexterity, Bending, crouching, kneeling, Repetitive tasks, combination of sitting, standing, walking, Ability to distinguish between colours

Work Site Environment: Outdoors, Noisy, Work in all kinds of weather

Personal Suitability: Reliability, Organized, Team player, Effective interpersonal skills, Flexibility, Punctuality

Area of Specialization: Landscape construction, Plant knowledge and identification, Fences, Decks, Interlocking brick, Automated irrigation system, Retaining Walls, Rock gardens, Stone garden walls, Ornamental ponds, fountains and waterfalls, Fieldstone paths

Landscaping Experience: Commercial and/or industrial construction, Institutional construction

Work Setting: Landscape Contractor, Commercial, Urban area

Duties:

• Plant and move trees
• Plan and construct landscaped environments, which may include trees, shrubberies, lawns, fences, decks, patios, pergolas, and other landscape structures
• Prepare base for and install pavers
• Plan the leveling and grading of loam
• Read and interpret blueprints
• Abide by Saunders Landscaping safety program

Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, Visible minorities, Indigenous people, Youth and Newcomers to Canada are welcome to apply.