Irrigation Installation & Repair Lead

Location: Northwest Arkansas

Company: The Grey Barn

Employment Type: Full-Time

Base Salary: $60,000/year

Performance Bonus: $12,000+/year

Target Earnings: $72,000+/year

About the Role
Grey Barn is looking for an experienced Irrigation Installation & Repair Lead to become our internal irrigation expert.

This is a hands-on field position responsible for installing, troubleshooting, repairing, improving and maintaining commercial irrigation systems throughout Northwest Arkansas.

This is not a desk or supervisory-only position. We want someone who knows irrigation extremely well and enjoys doing the work.

Compensation Details
Performance incentives will be tied to measurable results including:

Irrigation installation and repair gross profit

Estimating accuracy

Estimated versus actual labor

Project quality

Repair turnaround

Callbacks/rework

Crew training

Safety

Overall individual and company performance

Exceptional performance can create opportunities to earn beyond the initial $12,000 annual bonus target.

What You Will Do

Lead and personally perform new irrigation installations and major system improvements, from scope to materials to installation to testing to a completed working system

Serve as the primary irrigation troubleshooting expert, diagnosing and repairing heads, valves, mainline and lateral-line breaks, wiring, controllers and failed zones before replacing parts

Act as the technical irrigation resource for Sales and Account Management, determining labor hours, crew size, materials and equipment for estimates

Develop standardized production rates for common irrigation work and compare estimated hours against actual completed hours





Train Crew Leaders and field employees to recognize leaks, broken heads, coverage problems and controller issues, and to know when to escalation

Identify leaks, failed zones, aging systems and upgrade opportunities during property visits and document them for Sales and Account Management

Assist with landscape installations, planting, drainage and maintenance when irrigation work does not require your full schedule

Requirements

5+ years professional irrigation experience

Significant experience with both irrigation installation AND repair

Ability to independently troubleshoot commercial irrigation systems

Experience installing complete irrigation systems

Strong irrigation electrical/wiring troubleshooting skills

Experience with valves, heads, piping, controllers and related components

Understanding of irrigation hydraulics

Ability to lay out and execute an irrigation installation

Ability to develop accurate materials lists

Ability to estimate labor hours for installations and repairs

Experience leading irrigation crews or projects

Ability to train less-experienced employees

Valid driver's license

Ability to perform physically demanding outdoor work

Willingness to assist with other landscaping work as needed

Strongly Preferred




Candidates with extensive experience who don't currently hold an irrigation certification may be considered but should be willing to obtain an agreed-upon certification after joining Grey Barn.

Certified Irrigation Technician (CIT)

Certified Irrigation Contractor (CIC)

Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor (CLIA)

Backflow certification

7+ years irrigation experience

Commercial irrigation experience

Two-wire systems

Smart controllers

Pump systems

Irrigation design/layout

Irrigation estimating

Bilingual English/Spanish

You Will Thrive Here If You

Know irrigation extremely well and enjoy doing the work yourself

Diagnose the problem before replacing parts and take pride in solving the actual cause

Like teaching crews while you work

Can work with Sales to scope, estimate and price irrigation work profitably

Pitch in on landscaping work when irrigation is slow

This Is Probably Not the Role for You If You

Want a desk or supervisory-only position

Prefer to replace parts rather than diagnose the root problem

Are not interested in training others or sharing what you know

Do not want to help with landscaping work when needed

Are not comfortable with physically demanding outdoor work

Our Core Values

Have Fun: Bring energy. Be positive. Be someone people want on their crew.

Try New Things Quick: Try things. Learn quickly. Improve the system. Keep moving.

Best in the World: Whatever we choose to do, our goal is to become exceptional at it.

Put in the Work: Grab the tools. Dig the trench. Find the valve. Diagnose the problem. Install the system. Test it. Teach someone while you're doing it.

Hold Accountability: Own your commitments, numbers, quality and results.

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