Overview

Languages

English

Education

- No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience 3 years to less than 5 years

On the road

Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

Work site environment

- Outdoors
- All weather conditions

Work setting
- Various locations
- Landscape contractor

Responsibilities

Tasks

- Interpret blueprints or other instructions to plan methods or sequences of operation
- Read blueprints or other instructions to determine work requirements
- Estimate costs
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions
- Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
- Plant and move trees
- Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
- Supervise and co-ordinate activities of workers
- Clean snow and ice from walkways and parking areas

Experience and specialization

Landscaping experience

- Residential projects
- Commercial and/or industrial construction
- Park and recreation sites
- Sports field

Equipment and machinery experience
- Skidsteer

Area of work experience
- Snow removal
- Landscaping

Construction specialization
- Fieldstone paths
- Interlocking brick
- Ornamental ponds, fountains and waterfalls
- Retaining walls
- Rock gardens

Area of specialization
- Landscape construction

Equipment
- Small tractors (lawn/snow removal attachments)

Additional information Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail




- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling

Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Gloves

Personal suitability
- Productive interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Punctuality

Benefits

Health benefits

- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits

Other Benefits

- Parking available

Employment groups This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for newcomers and refugees

- Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for Indigenous people
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
- Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Supports for visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)

📌 landscaper (Calgary)
🏢 Landform
📍 Calgary