Landscape Install Foreman

Job Responsibilities & Duties

Leadership & Crew Management

• Enforce all job-site safety regulations
• Transport crew, equipment, and materials to and from job sites
• Assign tasks, train crew members, and monitor performance
• Maintain daily timesheets, absence reports, and material usage records
• Communicate job progress, crew needs, and issues to the Project Manager
• Coordinate with subcontractors and other trades as needed
• Operate and perform basic maintenance on company vehicles and equipment

Landscape Installation

• Perform ground preparation and fine grading for landscaped areas
• Install plant material correctly (depth, spacing, placement)
• Apply mulch by material type
• Establish new bed edges and define landscape boundaries
• Water and maintain plant material during installation
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe job site

Hardscape Installation 

• Install pavers, retaining walls, fire pits, outdoor kitchens, and other hardscape features
• Grade, prep, and compact base materials for hardscape work

Equipment Operation & Maintenance

• Operate skid steers, mini excavators, chainsaws, sod cutters, brick saws, hedge trimmers, and other tools
• Safely load/unload equipment from trucks and trailers
• Wash, grease, and maintain equipment daily

Skills & Qualifications

Required

• Proven leadership ability
• Landscape installation experience
• Strong work ethic — responsible, honest, dependable
• Ability to follow directions and manage time effectively
• Valid Driver’s License
• Strong communication and record-keeping skills
• Physically able to lift 50 lbs., walk long distances, bend/kneel for extended periods
• Comfortable working outdoors in extreme weather conditions

Preferred

• Hardscape installation experience
• Plant identification & basic horticultural knowledge
• Experience operating skid steers, mini excavators, and power tools
• Basic mechanical ability for simple repairs