Irrigation Technician

Thrive Landscapes Ltd. is looking for a hard working, energetic individual who enjoys working with residential clients, troubleshooting irrigations systems and providing solutions.

You thrive in an efficient organized environment, care deeply about customer service and client satisfaction while helping make outdoor spaces, simply beautiful. You are proud of your work and believe in continuous self improvement.

Thrive Landscapes Ltd. services the Oceanside Area (South Parksville to Qualicum Beach North, and all places in between). Irrigation services include: Opening up systems, trouble shooting, Winterizing, zone extensions & additions and leek repair. We provide these services with care and attention to detail. We differentiate ourselves from our competitors by providing professional and prompt service.

This is a sales/technician position. The person in this role arranges meetings with potential leads (either existing clients or new) to discuss irrigation service work repairs & projects, produce estimates for the work and ensure that the work is performed & completed as requested.

Duties & Responsibilities

- Meet with residential clients to prepare estimates for requested work
- Start-Up & Programming of underground irrigation systems
- Evaluate Irrigation System Effectiveness
- Provide suggestions for irrigation system improvements
- Irrigation system repairs
- Install new/expand irrigation zones
- Winterization of irrigation systems (Blowouts)
- Maintaining Company Vehicle & stocking parts
- Produce and deliver invoicing
- Accept payments
- Assist in proposals for landscape maintenance contracts,



residential and commercial
- Liaise and communicate with clients
- Help maintain landscape maintenance contracts, ensuring long term relationships
- Using expertise to add value by suggesting additional work
- Source materials for projects and arrange delivery (or delegates)
- Ensures project budgets are on target
- Keeps management appraised of all projects status’ & identifies opportunities
- Moderates between crews, management and clients to achieve success
- Constantly reviewing Process & Standard Operation Procedures with the goal of constant improvement
- Identify and report inefficient, unsafe or wasteful behaviour
- Protect company from purposeful losses
- Attends operations meetings
- Adhere to SOP & Process to maintain high value customer service
- Ensures that report updates/pictures kept up to date

Qualifications

- Certified Irrigation Technician Level 2
- Other equivalent

Experience

- 5 years irrigation repairs/service calls and install experience
- 2 years sales in a small business environment
- 1 year project management

Skills

- Leadership and Mentorship
- Organizing and delegating tasks
- Detail orientated
- Multi-tasking
- Independant problem solver
- Excels at working alone and as part of a team.
- Enjoys learning new skills and developing abilities

Tools to do the Job

- Competitive wages and Health Benefits
- Tablet (iPad)
- Career development allowance
- Cell Phone Allowance
- Gear and Clothing Allowance
- End of Contract Competition Bonus

Pay: $27.00-$35.00 per hour

Benefits :

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Vision care

Work Location: In person

📌 Irrigation Service Technician (Parksville)
🏢 Thrive Landscapes
📍 Parksville