Luxury Landscape Maintenance Foreman – Lead High-End Homes

Refined Gardens; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) with Company Match

Up to 3 Weeks PTO

Weekly Pay

Four-day workweek (Tue–Fri)

Job summary

Refined Gardens seeks an experienced Landscape Maintenance Foreman to lead a crew on luxury residential properties in the Tempe area. This is a hands-on, working foreman role demanding attention to detail, pro-active communication, and high craftsmanship standards.

The position offers a four-day workweek (Tue–Fri), guaranteed 40 hours with overtime, and bonus opportunities. Growth potential includes leadership roles as the division expands.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of landscape maintenance, fine gardening, or landscape foreman experience.
• Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop a small crew.
• Strong working knowledge of ornamental plant care, proper pruning techniques, irrigation systems, seasonal landscape needs, and plant-health identification.
• Familiarity with plants and landscape conditions common to the Phoenix and Scottsdale market.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and perform physical landscape work outdoors in Arizona conditions.
• Valid driver’s license with insurable driving record.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and work alongside an assigned landscape maintenance crew on a scheduled residential route.
• Take ownership of assigned properties and understand their recurring landscape needs.
• Plan and assign work to keep the crew productive and maintain consistent quality throughout each property visit.
• Complete a final quality inspection before leaving each property.
• Identify issues involving plant health, pruning, irrigation, drainage, turf, lighting, pests, and overall landscape appearance.
• Monitor irrigation operation during routine service, identify obvious failures or coverage problems, perform basic troubleshooting when appropriate, and promptly report repair needs.
• Recognize maintenance concerns and enhancement opportunities before they become client issues.
• Communicate property conditions, client concerns, and recommended improvements to management.
• Train, coach, and mentor crew members on proper horticultural practices, pruning techniques, equipment use, safety procedures, and company standards.
• Maintain accountability for crew productivity, quality, professionalism, and jobsite cleanliness.
• Record labor hours, job notes, photos, and property updates using company software.
• Take before-and-after photos and accurately document completed work.
• Safely operate company trucks, trailers, tools, and commercial landscape equipment.
• Ensure vehicles, trailers, tools, and equipment remain clean, organized, secure, and properly maintained.
• Represent Refined Gardens professionally while interacting with clients, vendors, and trade partners

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Communication

Bilingual English/Spanish

Job description

Refined Gardens seeks an experienced Landscape Maintenance Foreman to lead a crew on luxury residential properties in the Tempe area. This is a hands-on, working foreman role demanding attention to detail, pro-active communication, and high craftsmanship standards.

The position offers a four-day workweek (Tue–Fri), guaranteed 40 hours with overtime, and bonus opportunities. Growth potential includes leadership roles as the division expands.