Mowing Team Lead: Guide a skilled turf crew

Southern Landscape Group, Inc.; Evington (VA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Landscape Group, Inc. in Central Virginia is seeking a Mowing Team Leader to supervise a two-person crew and coordinate daily tasks across mowing, edging, blowing, and bed maintenance.

The role requires basic horticultural knowledge, hands-on leadership, and the ability to read service maps and plan resources. You will ensure safety, maintain equipment, and support training while meeting project timelines and quality standards.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Two years of documented experience in the green industry.
• Must have great verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to use Apple technology for time tracking and job management.
• Must have great analytical problem solving and decision-making ability.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing job notes for clear understanding of scope of work to be performed on daily basis.
• Plan daily tasks, labor, materials, and equipment for current and next day’s work
• Read and interpret aerial service maps
• Working knowledge and understanding of pesticides used
• Mix and apply various pesticides using proper PPE and application techniques
• Lead team members performing the following landscape services: mowing, edging, blowing, bed maintenance, pruning
• Plant health: identify basic plant health issues regarding diseases and insects
• Irrigation: controller programming, minor irrigation repairs, seasonal adjustment
• Floral services: care and maintenance
• Spring clean-ups: bed cleanout, bed edging, pre-emergent, plant fertilization, mulch installation
• Leaf removal: equipment usage for seasonal removal
• Snow removal
• Any other tasks necessary.
• Operates equipment including mowers, Ventrac, hedge trimmers, backpack blowers, chainsaw, etc.
• Identifies enhancement ideas to improve client property and submits via issue tickets.
• Learns and has working knowledge of all properties and responsibilities

Skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Time tracking

Problem solving

Customer service

Spanish communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

2 years green industry experience

Tools

Apple devices

Google Translate

Google Suite

Job description

Southern Landscape Group, Inc. in Central Virginia is seeking a Mowing Team Leader to supervise a two-person crew and coordinate daily tasks across mowing, edging, blowing, and bed maintenance.

The role requires basic horticultural knowledge, hands-on leadership, and the ability to read service maps and plan resources. You will ensure safety, maintain equipment, and support training while meeting project timelines and quality standards.