Landscape Construction (Whistler, BC)

Whistler, BC, Canada .
full-time . December 16, 2021

Description

Pika Landscapes has been creating and maintaining beautiful outdoor spaces in Whistler and beyond for more than 20 years.

If you like working outside and getting your hands dirty, we’d like to talk to you. If you’ve laid pavers and built retaining walls, awesome. If not, we’ll provide the training.

We’re known for:

Quality service
Organic principles (Whistler’s only certified Organic Landscape business)
Supporting a great work-life balance in a lifestyle-oriented mountain resort town
Having fun
Our new vehicles and equipment
Cultivating a tight-knit, high performing team
Lots of 3-day weekends during the summer months
Overtime pay (not the industry norm)
Having systems in place for much of what we do
Creating growth opportunities for staff:
transparent organizational structure
detailed job descriptions and pay scale for each role
annual budget allocated to key staff education and training

This is a full-time (~40hr/week, Monday to Friday) seasonal role starting early April and wrapping up sometime in November depending on weather.

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Job overview

We have both entry level field staff positions and lead hand roles available for those with landscape construction experience. All Landscape Construction staff are responsible for contributing to all on-site aspects of landscape construction projects as directed by your Foreman.

Pika Landscapes is growing, with minimum annual growth of 10% and a seasonal staff of 30+. We’re always investing in new equipment, are based in the mountain resort town of Whistler and have daily opportunities to create and maintain beautiful outdoor spaces.

Generally speaking

You’ll perform work as directed by your Foreman on a crew of 2-3 fellow landscapers to build hard and softscapes for some of Whistler’s nicest properties. Sometimes you’ll work on the same job site for several weeks, and other times you may find yourself at multiple job sites each day. Tasks may include:

Site and soil prep (machine or wheelbarrow)
Installation of driveways, pathways, patios, rock walls etc.
Planting trees, shrubs, perennials etc.
Site cleanups
Building fences or decks

For a Lead Hand role

Assist the foreman in the running of jobs and management of a small crew:
Assist in the execution of all above landscape tasks
Assist job planning (task sequencing) based on a project brief and discussion with sales and operations team
Coach, teach and motivate your crew with the aim of improving quality, productivity, safety and morale over time
Run small jobs, independent of your Foreman supervising a small crew
Maintain a tidy, well-organized job site and crew truck

Requirements

An able body that can handle physical tasks all day long. Able to lift 100lb objects, and 50lbs over your head many times throughout the day.
Carpentry skills are a bonus
A class 5 driver’s licence in good standing
Secondary school diploma
A work visa or permanent residency

For a Lead Hand role

At least 1 year hands-on experience building landscapes
Understand most aspects of landscape construction
Able to operate a laser level, shoot grades and grade sites
Competent using most hand tools, power tools like plate tampers and cut-off saws, and earth moving equipment like mini-excavators and front end loaders

You’ll be good at this job if

You’re organized and adaptable: schedules and circumstances often change no matter how well we plan, so you roll with it with a smile
You’re responsible and dependable
You love being outside rain or shine
You’re self-aware, can take direct feedback and want to grow personally
You listen well, follow instructions and ask questions when things aren’t clear
You communicate effectively and proactively
You’re keen to learn
You’re accountable and have a mature sense of personal responsibility: you say what you think, make commitments and follow through
You’re inclined to smile and be polite even when you don’t feel like it. We want our customers to love you.
You like to have fun. Some days are tough due to foul weather, project surprises, challenging personalities, or difficult work but you’re skilled at modeling fun no matter what.
You sweat the details. We don’t cut corners and quality is critical.

You’ll need

Steel toe boots, rain gear, gloves and sun protection (hat, sunscreen)
Blue, black or grey pants or shorts

Compensation and benefits

$23 - $25.75/hour for Field Staff role
$26 - $28/hour for Lead Hand role
Staff accommodation
Weekly payroll
Overtime pay (1.5x) for any hours more than 40 worked in a week
During high summer months, work 9hr days and take every second Monday off
Support for ongoing training and education after one full year of employment

Compensation

$23.00 - $28.00

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