Landscape Maintenance & Stewardship Lead

Rutheo Designs LLC; Washington, Seattle (District of Columbia, WA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to urban ecosystem management and habitat restoration. As a Lead Landscape Stewardship & Maintenance Technician, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the health and beauty of urban landscapes. This position offers the chance to work with all-electric tools and organic practices, ensuring a sustainable approach to gardening. With opportunities for leadership and skill development, you will connect with nature while positively impacting your community. If you have a passion for gardening and ecology, this is the perfect opportunity to grow with us!

Benefits

PTO Accrual

Health Insurance Coverage

Outdoor Work Environment

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience in residential landscape maintenance.
• In-depth pruning knowledge and plant ID skills required.
• Fluency in English and valid US driver's license needed.

Responsibilities

• Perform scheduled maintenance routes and activities.
• Respond to client inquiries and direct to Stewardship Coordinator.
• Utilize company CRM and follow processes for client tracking.

Skills

Residential Landscape Maintenance

Native Plants Knowledge

Pruning Skills

Plant Identification

Ecology Understanding

Customer Communication

Time Management

Education

Horticulture Degree

Ecology Studies

Tools

All-Electric Tools

CRM/Job Tracking App

Job description

Join the growing Rutheo Designs team and step into a chance to rewrite how traditional garden care is done. Go beyond mow & blow, and help build a stewardship regime that prioritizes plant health and urban wildlife. Here, you'll connect with coworkers and customers who have chosen our company to be part of a new way forward in urban ecosystem management. This position comes with opportunities to help educate customers and our processes on best practices for healthy habitat in the landscape.

Be a caretaker of our urban ecosystem in a Lead Landscape Stewardship & Maintenance role. Tend to the soil and plants while taking care of our customers & their gardens. Landscape Stewardship/Maintenance Technicians perform maintenance duties and care for the plants and landscapes of our customers, both on a recurring basis and one-off cleanup, pruning, or weeding jobs. The goal of all stewardship activities is to improve the health and beauty of our customer's landscapes, and help our customers connect to nature in their own yard.

All of our stewardship & maintenance activities use all-electric tools, and organic practices.

We are looking for an experienced gardener & horticulturalist with minimum 3 years experience in residential landscape maintenance, and 3+ years of experience with native plants and ecology-related studies. Someone with in-depth and species specific pruning knowledge, intermediate to advanced plant ID, and basic to advanced understanding of pollinator & bird habitat and ecology who also doesn't mind some time mowing lawns will be a good fit for this role. If you can explain why it's best for the garden to leave the leaves as mulch, why flower stalks should be left in the garden through the winter, and would enjoy discussing such things with people about their gardens, we want you on our team!

Job Requirements:

• 3+ years experience.
• Must be able to safely lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
• Must always be alert and sober during work.
• Able to follow verbal & written instructions and learn new skills when demonstrated.
• Must be able to work an 8-hour day with a 30-minute lunch break plus two 15-minute breaks.
• English fluency.
• Current US Drivers license & clean driving record.
• Smart phone capable of using time tracking/scheduling app.

Job Responsibilities:

• Be on site and ready to work on time each scheduled day.
• Must wear a work uniform each day (sturdy shoes/boots, long pants, and reasonably clean company shirt/sweatshirt).
• Perform scheduled maintenance routes and activities, staying on track and on time for each job.
• Report any concerns and questions to Stewardship Coordinator.
• Respond to client inquiries on-site, and/or direct to Stewardship Coordinator.
• Utilize our company CRM/Job tracking app, and follow our process for using notes and photos for each client.
• Coordinate with the Stewardship Coordinator and General Manager to integrate new processes & protocols as we streamline our operations and practices.

Position Details:

• $25-$35/hour, depending on experience.
• PTO accrual, 1hr/40hrs worked (begin with 8 hours).
• 40hrs/week, Monday-Thursday 10hrs each day.
• 50% company health insurance coverage offered.

Company Policies:

• Employees must show up prepared to work at the scheduled time.
• No smoking or vaping on job sites (May smoke/vape off site during scheduled breaks).
• Employees must be alert and sober during their shifts.
• Employees must communicate with their supervisor if they are going to be late or absent for a scheduled shift.
• Employees will pack a lunch and sufficient water for each workday.
• Always be courteous and friendly to our customers and coworkers.

Rutheo Designs LLC is focused on habitat restoration and edible landscapes in the urban environment. We design and build landscapes from start to finish, including hardscaping, earthen features (berms, rain gardens, swales), and plants, and tend to gardens with an eco-focused approach. We work across the greater Seattle area, with projects ranging to Shoreline, Bellevue, and West Seattle. If you join us, you'll have opportunities to learn new skills, help create a fun work environment, and spend time outside. See our work at: www.rutheodesigns.com

This is an opportunity to grow with a company, and there will be leadership opportunities as we grow.

TO APPLY: Please email us your resume and a cover letter, and fill out our application questionnaire: https://forms.gle/cENp8FLEjRbdRa9m7

Sincerely,

Theodore B. Rutberg, founder & owner of Rutheo Designs LLC