Hardscape Foreman/Crew Lead

Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association; West Boylston, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

Advancement opportunities

Company tools

Vehicles (trucks, trailers)

Job summary

Reimagined Roots is hiring an experienced Landscape Construction Foreman to lead a small crew through ecological landscape installation projects across Central Massachusetts. You will read plans, organize field work, and keep projects moving safely and efficiently with minimal oversight.

This leadership role emphasizes quality, client communication, and the ecological mission of replacing conventional lawns with resilient ecosystems. 2+ years in construction and foreman experience preferred.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional landscape construction experience.
• Experience leading a crew or taking ownership of field work preferred.
• Ability to read landscape plans and translate them into field execution.
• Experience with site preparation, grading, drainage, planting, hardscape support, material staging, and jobsite organization.
• Ability to anticipate tools and materials, identify potential issues, and keep work moving with minimal oversight.
• Strong attention to quality, safety, and clean execution.
• Clear, respectful communication with crew members, clients, and leadership.
• Honest, coachable, organized, and comfortable giving and receiving direct feedback.
• Reliable for early starts, outdoor work, and changing field conditions.
• Genuine interest in Reimagined Roots’ ecological and regenerative approach to landscaping.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical execution of landscape construction projects, including site preparation, layout, grading, drainage, planting, hardscape support, material staging, tool and equipment readiness, quality control, jobsite cleanup, daily documentation, and professional client communication.
• Make the plan buildable in the field by anticipating needs, loading the right tools, identifying material gaps, and staying aligned with daily priorities and safety.
• Elevate scope, safety, layout, or client questions when necessary to keep projects on track.

Skills

Landscape experience

Crew leadership

Plan reading

Site management

Quality and safety

Communication

Reliability

Adaptability

Ecological landscaping

Job description

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Landscape Construction Crew Landscape Construction Foreman

• 2+ years of professional landscape construction experience
• Experience leading a crew or taking ownership of field work preferred
• Ability to read landscape plans and translate them into field execution
• Experience with site preparation, grading, drainage, planting, hardscape support, material staging, and jobsite organization
• Ability to anticipate tools and materials, identify potential issues, and keep work moving with minimal oversight
• Strong attention to quality, safety, and clean execution
• Clear, respectful communication with crew members, clients, and leadership
• Honest, coachable, organized, and comfortable giving and receiving direct feedback
• Reliable for early starts, outdoor work, and changing field conditions
• Genuine interest in Reimagined Roots’ ecological and regenerative approach to landscaping

Description

We are hiring an experienced Landscape Construction Foreman to lead a small crew through ecological landscape installation projects across Central Massachusetts. This is a field leadership role for someone who can read the plan, see the site, organize the crew, and keep work moving safely and efficiently with minimal oversight.

You will lead the technical execution of landscape construction projects, including site preparation, layout, grading, drainage, planting, hardscape support, material staging, tool and equipment readiness, quality control, jobsite cleanup, daily documentation, and professional client communication.

Your job is to make the plan buildable in the field. That means thinking ahead, loading the right tools, identifying material gaps before they stall the crew, keeping people clear on what matters each day, and knowing when to elevate scope, safety, layout, or client questions.

We are looking for someone who cares about their craft, takes pride in clean execution, communicates clearly, and wants their work to mean more than installing another conventional landscape.

You do not need to know everything. You do need to be honest, coachable, organized, safety minded, and genuinely interested in Reimagined Roots’ mission of replacing conventional lawns with abundant ecosystems full of food, medicine, native plants, biodiversity, and function.

Salary & Benefits

$30 to $36 per hour, based on demonstrated construction leadership, technical skill, and ability to run jobs with minimal oversight. Exceptional candidates with proven foreman level experience may be considered above range.

Full-time position. Benefits include paid time off, professional development assistance, opportunities for advancement, company tools, trucks, trailers, and major equipment needed for the work, plus access to educational resources around ecology, plants, personal development, and the craft of landscape construction.

Company

Reimagined Roots is an ecological landscape design, build, and stewardship company based in West Boylston, Massachusetts, serving Central Massachusetts. We create beautiful, functional landscapes that replace conventional lawns with resilient ecosystems of native plants, food, medicine, biodiversity, and habitat. Our work combines landscape construction, horticulture, permaculture, and regenerative design with a strong focus on craftsmanship, soil health, and long‑term landscape resilience.

Why Membership Matters

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