Senior Landscape Construction Lead

Elite Landscape Construction Inc; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Goebel Fixture Company seeks a Superintendent to oversee field execution of landscape construction projects in Santa Ana, CA. You will drive safe, high-quality work, manage schedules and costs, and maintain project documentation from pre-construction through closeout.

The role requires strong leadership on site, clear communication with customers, crews, and subcontractors, and a proactive approach to changing conditions and priorities.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of superintendent or equivalent leadership experience.
• Landscape construction experience preferred.
• Union eligibility or dispatch requirements per project agreement.
• Ability to organize labor, materials, tools, and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day field coordination to meet contracts and objectives.
• Ensure safety, quality, schedules, and cost performance on site.
• Provide project documentation and reporting from pre-construction through closeout.

Skills

Field coordination

Safety & quality

Construction leadership

Communication skills

Labor/materials coordination

Job description

• Base Pay $85,000.00 - $95,000.00 / Year
• Job Category Construction, Landscape

Description

The Superintendent is responsible for the successful field execution of assigned landscape construction projects. This role supports customers, project teams, field employees, subcontractors, and vendors by driving safe, high-quality work; maintaining schedules and cost performance; ensuring timely project documentation and reporting; and delivering a professional customer experience from pre-construction through closeout. The Superintendent leads day-to-day field coordination and is accountable for achieving project outcomes consistent with signed contracts and established company procedures.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of landscape construction operations, sequencing, materials, equipment, and field practices.
• Ability to understand scopes of work, plans, schedules, daily production expectations, and field assignments.
• Ability to organize and coordinate labor, materials, tools, equipment, and daily work activities.
• Professional communication skills for employees, customers, vendors, subcontractors, and project leadership.
• Ability to monitor work quality, identify field issues, and communicate labor, material, equipment, safety, or schedule needs promptly.
• Positive, organized, and proactive approach to changing priorities and jobsite challenges.
• Ability to provide clear direction, reinforce expectations, and hold assigned employees accountable for safe, productive, quality work.

Education and Experience:

• Minimum of five years of experience as a Superintendent or in a comparable construction field leadership role.
• Landscape construction experience is strongly preferred.
• Must meet and maintain the union eligibility, membership, registration, or dispatch requirements applicable to assigned projects, as required by the governing collective bargaining agreement.
• Equivalent combinations of relevant education, training, and experience may be considered.

Physical Demands and Requirements

• Frequently required to stand, walk, reach, and use hands, arms, and fingers in active construction-site environments.
• Frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb stairs, and navigate uneven jobsite terrain.
• Required to move or lift up to 40 pounds.
• Regularly works outdoors and must be able to observe field conditions and move safely through assigned work areas.
• Routinely uses phones, tablets, computers, and other standard jobsite or office equipment.