Landscape Construction skilled labourer
North Vancouver, BC, Canada
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We are looking for the right person to fill the position of Foreman within our company. We currently have several sites on the go and need the right person to manage and lead a small crew. The right candidate will have extensive experience in many aspects of landscape construction.

 

Our company is focused on building beautiful, high end residential landscapes. We have built a reputation of high quality craftsmanship and a very high level of client care and satisfaction. 

We build some of the best landscapes on the North Shore and Lower Mainland because of our unwavering attention to details and our dedication to building the most creative and thoughtful landscapes for our clients.  

These are the types of projects we take on:

  • Carpentry; Decks, custom/pre-fab Fencing, Pergolas, 4x6 Retaining walls, Cedar roof structures.
  • Stone Masonry; Stone retaining walls, Stone facing, Flagstone patios, stone stairs.
  • Concrete Forming; Retaining walls, patios, footings.
  • Water features; Free-standing water wall, natural creek and pond building.
  • Earth Moving; Stand on track loader, Excavator.
  • Boulder; Retaining walls and aesthetic placing.

 

Qualities we are looking for:

  • Punctual - showing up on time on a regular basis, shows respect to everyone we work with.
  • Hard working - Its important for everyone on our crews to carry our weight, and its important to our clients to look out the widow and see hard work in action.
  • Attention to detail - We are serious about building the best, which means everyone must pay attention to the smallest of details. 
  • Efficiency - A focus on efficiency is important as we move through each project.
  • Resilient - There are many demands to this position, you'll need to be able to handle the stresses and pressure to bring a project to completion.
  • Good Natured - The right candidate will also need to be a decent person, we are a small company and company culture is important to us.
  • Finally, you will be well versed in many aspects of landscape construction, be able  to plan ahead and make efficient use of everyone on site, able to read and follow drawings, as well as,  think critically  and problem solve on the fly.

 

Essentially, we are looking for a good natured person with a tendency towards positive relationships and who cares about what they do and how they do it. If this fits with you, please apply. We want the best for our clients which means offering the best to our employees, we have the highest paid employees in the industry because we expect a lot and understand this is a demanding job.

Starting hourly rate is based on experience and skill level, and raises happen as a result of increased skills and ability to learn and grow as an employee. Subsequent raises can happen quickly, it's up to you and your drive to learn and apply what you've learned.

Our company offers an extended health plan where every year each employee is allotted  $1000 to spend on any health related services or devices, 100% reimbursement within days and send in receipts through an app.  For example, you can spend $800 on a pair of glasses and have $200 left over for some Chiro, use the full amount towards one dental appointment, or use the funds to pay for massages spaced out throughout the year.

We take our craft seriously, take care of our clients seriously and take care of our employees seriously. This is how we continue to grow a strong and healthy business with the goal of becoming Vancouver's best known, most respected and highly sought after Landscape construction company. We are currently fairly small, with 10 employees, come grow with us.

 

Thanks so much, 

 

 

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