$26+/hour | Year-round employment | Guaranteed minimum hours | Health and dental benefits
You know the equipment. You can keep a crew moving. You notice what needs doing and make sure it gets done properly.
Emerald Lawns is looking for a dependable Crew Lead to take responsibility for a landscaping and snow removal crew in Calgary. We’re a small, family-run company seeking someone we can trust to lead people, care for equipment and complete quality work without constant supervision.
WHAT YOU’LL GET
- Starting pay of $26 per hour or more, based on your experience and capabilities.
- A minimum of 60 paid hours per two-week pay period.
- Year-round employment: commercial landscape maintenance in summer and snow removal in winter.
- Extended health and dental benefits.
- A hands-on leadership role with responsibility for your crew’s daily work.
- On-site parking.
YOUR ROLE
Lead your crew through assigned properties, organize the work and keep jobs moving safely and efficiently. You’ll work alongside your team, operate equipment, drive company trucks with trailers and check that each property meets the required standard before moving on.
- A clean, valid Alberta Class 5 driver’s licence.
- Confidence driving large company trucks and towing trailers.
- The ability to operate advanced landscaping and/or snow removal equipment.
- Clear communication and the ability to direct other crew members.
- The judgment and reliability to run a crew without someone standing over you.
- Your own vehicle to reach our Calgary office.
This role involves working outdoors in changing weather, prolonged walking, and physical tasks such as lifting, pushing and pulling. You must be able to perform these duties, with accommodation if needed.
THE SCHEDULE
Summer work generally runs Monday through Friday. Winter work depends on snowfall and includes early starts, snow-event shifts, nights and weekends. Start times vary with the weather.
SHOW US WHAT YOU CAN DO
Apply with your résumé or a summary of your relevant experience. We’d like to hear about the equipment you’ve operated, your truck-and-trailer skills and your experience leading people.
Expected start: November 1, 2026, with an earlier start possible.
Job type: Full-time, permanent. Work location: In person, Calgary.
Pay: From $26.00 per hour
Advantages:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- Please answer every screening question. Only applications with complete responses will be considered for résumé review.
1. Do you hold a clean, valid Alberta Class 5 driver's licence?
2. Can you reliably get to our Calgary office for early starts, including times when public transit is unavailable?
3. Are you available for early starts and snow-event shifts, which may include nights and weekends?
4. When can you start?
5. Describe your landscaping and/or snow removal experience.
6. What experience do you have driving large trucks and towing trailers?
7. Which landscaping and snow removal equipment can you operate confidently?
8. Describe your experience directing a crew and completing work without direct supervision.