Landscape Foreman/forewoman - Toronto, Canada - Earthscape Play

Earthscape Play

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Landscape Foreman/Forewoman

Permanent Full Time, Toronto ON
At
Earthscape, we create beautiful, innovative custom playground sculptures and structures that inspire children and adults to creatively play.

By partnering with some of the most prestigious Landscape Architecture firms in North America, we bring brilliant playground concepts to life.

Our award-winning design-build firm is located just outside of Elmira, Ontario.

Who are we looking for?
We are looking for a
Landscape Foreman/Forewoman to support our crews in Southwestern Ontario. In this role, you will manage a crew of 2-3 individuals.

You will provide crew members with onsite training in skills and methods of playground installation in line with Earthscape S.O.P.

and quality expectations.

You will work with Project Managers, and Operations crew to organize material, machinery and equipment deliveries to the work site and manage receipts and bills for each site.

Additionally, you will coordinate subcontractors, liaise with general contractors on commercial sites, and act as the on-site contact for haul out/deliveries.

This is a full-time, permanent position.

Have more than five years of landscaping, construction or related experience;
Can read and interpret scaled drawings and pay attention to all the details that make our playgrounds exceptional places for kids to play;
Can effectively lead a crew of lead hands and labourers to install play spaces across Ontario;
Recognize the importance of building to high quality standards we always aim to do a job exceptionally well the first time;
Are willing to travel for a week or two (23 times/year) to installation sites across Canada/US;
Are looking for something new, exciting and creative to be a part of; you must have an imagination and great problem solving skills;
Want to be proud of your employer and work for a highly regarded industryrecognized leader;
Are an excellent communicator; capable of being responsible, timely and thorough in coordinating schedules and timetables with subcontractors, material suppliers, staff and the client;
Create and encourage a safe work environment for your colleagues;
Are comfortable operating all types of machinery and have a minimum G license (and preferably Class A restricted).

At Earthscape, education is valued but your experience, attitude, work-ethic and leadership count most.

What's in it for you?
This job will offer you the opportunity to work on some of North America's most innovative playground projects. The pace, challenges and problem-solving opportunities will mean you are never bored. You will have the chance to develop and refine a wide variety of skills in our rapidly growing business. Your colleagues are dynamic, and highly skilled. They have an impressive range of backgrounds, skills and expertise. Above all they are dedicated to Earthscape's success.

We believe strongly in rewarding our staff with a combination of:

profit sharing and performance bonuses;

- extended health and dental benefits for full-time employees;
- social events throughout the year;
- award-winning projects and designs;
- track record of excellent client relationships.

Compensation
$ /hour commensurate with experience