Landscape/Planting Specialist

SavATree•Denver, CO

7d•Onsite

About The Position

SavATree is hiring a landscape technician and planter to apply knowledge of plants, trees, and grasses in growing, pruning, and fertilizing shrubs, lawns, bushes, trees, and flowers. They also use knowledge of aesthetics to creatively design gardens, walkways, sitting areas, bridges, and other functional aspects of outdoor areas. Duties can include tree planting, transplanting, ensuring plants grow well in their assigned area as well as cleaning up debris around yards and other areas. In this role you will have you will have the opportunity to work outside on beautiful properties in your community. You will apply your expertise to ensure the on-going health, beauty and well-being of each client’s landscape.

Requirements

A Degree in Turf, Entomology, Plant Sciences, Horticulture, or equivalent experience.
1-2 years of hands-on experience in lawn care maintenance and turf application.
Minimum 2 years of experience in landscape related field.
Must be able to operate equipment safely.
The responsibility and independence to work autonomously.
Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills to understand and meet client needs.
Valid driver's license.
Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs. repeatedly through an entire work shift.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Requires good manual dexterity.
Excellent stamina is required.
Work with and near heavy equipment and other vehicles on a regular basis.

Nice To Haves

Horticulture/Arboriculture Trade Certification a bonus.

Responsibilities

Growing, pruning, and fertilizing shrubs, lawns, bushes, trees, and flowers.
Designing gardens, walkways, sitting areas, bridges, and other functional aspects of outdoor areas.
Tree planting and transplanting.
Ensuring plants grow well in their assigned area.
Cleaning up debris around yards and other areas.