Landscaping Construction Foreman/Forewoman

Earthscape Landscaping; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A landscaping design-build firm is seeking a Landscaping Construction Foreman/Forewoman in Southwestern Ontario. This full-time role involves supervising landscape crews, coordinating daily activities, and training team members. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in landscaping construction and a valid G class license. A strong commitment to teamwork and excellence is essential. The position offers $32-$40/hour depending on experience, full health benefits, and profit sharing.

Benefits

Extended health and dental benefits

Life insurance

Profit sharing

Tuition reimbursement

Clothing allowances

Overtime pay

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in landscaping construction.
• Experience reading and interpreting scaled drawings.
• Minimum G class license required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate the day-to-day work of a landscape construction crew.
• Train crew members onsite in landscape installation methods.
• Plan labor and equipment requirements for projects.

Skills

Landscaping construction site work

Concrete and masonry

Carpentry

Leadership

Effective communication

Operating landscaping machinery

Job description

Earthscape is recognized as an award-winning design-build firm that specializes in high-end residential landscaping. We are a group of enthusiastic, creative dreamers and builders who work hard and are exceptionally proud of what we design and create. It makes for a positive, productive, fast paced, fun and rewarding environment, with enough challenges and opportunities to keep us rapidly growing!

Bring your big imagination and great problem-solving skills to our Earthscape team as a Landscaping Construction Foreman/Forewoman! This is a full time/seasonal opportunity to work on some of southern Ontario’s most beautiful residential landscape projects, and the chance to develop and refine a wide variety of skills. In addition to excellent on-the-job training in project management and site supervision and a safe and inclusive work environment, we offer:

• Pay rate of $32-$40/ hour depending on experience
• Extended health and dental benefits
• Life insurance and AD&D
• Profit sharing and performance bonuses
• Participate in our employee share ownership program (ESOP) after 1 year
• Tuition reimbursement
• Company events and social hours
• Overtime pay
• Clothing allowances
• Spring return incentive

As a Landscaping Construction Foreman/Forewoman you will support our crews in Kitchener-Waterloo and surrounding areas with a daily commute to our home office in Wallenstein or directly to a jobsite depending on the day. You will supervise, coordinate, and schedule the day-to-day work activities of a landscape construction crew, train crew members onsite in skills and methods of landscape installation, plan labor & equipment requirements and material deliveries and timing. You’ll also coordinate subcontractors, provide oversight/supervise on location, and maintain & enforce standards of safety, cleanliness and organization.

To be the successful Landscaping Construction Foreman/Forewoman candidate you:

• Align with our core values of integrity, hard work, teamwork, the pursuit of excellence and loving what we do;
• Have 5+ years of experience across a broad range of landscaping construction site work, including concrete, masonry, carpentry, site layout, site grading and installing and maintaining water features;
• Have experience reading and interpreting scaled drawings;
• Demonstrate leadership by example and the ability to communicate effectively and engage others in the accomplishment of tasks in an efficient and organized way;
• Are comfortable and skilled operating a variety of landscaping machinery;
• Have a minimum G class license;
• Consent to background checks relevant to the role which may include: work references, education and credential confirmation, employment verification, identity check, criminal offence and driver’s license record

At Earthscape, we are committed to building an environment where everyone feels included, valued, and heard. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging are an important part of our everyday work, and it is our belief that they enable us to reach our goal of bringing incredible outdoor spaces to life. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities and/or people with intersectional identities.

Should you require any accommodation during the recruitment process or otherwise, please notify us of this when you apply and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.