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Landscape Construction Foreman

About us:

Love & Carrots is DC’s foremost urban farming and edible landscaping company. We design, install and maintain urban farms, vegetable gardens, and native landscapes across DC, MD, and VA.

Love & Carrots is hiring an experienced Landscape Construction Foreman to lead installation crews in building high-quality landscapes. Our projects include natural and manufactured stone patios, permeable pavers, fencing, pergolas, retaining walls, raised garden beds, drainage and stormwater management, and native landscapes.

We're looking for a qualified individual to bring a high level of landscape construction experience to our team. Successful applicants will take pride in craftsmanship, lead by example, enjoy teaching others, and want to be part of a great, collaborative group.

Core Responsibilities

• Work alongside and under the direction of Lead Foreman and Construction Manager as needed.

• Lead a crew of 2–4 on residential landscape construction projects of all sizes.

• Translate landscape designs into high-quality patios, retaining walls, drainage systems, fences, raised beds, planting beds, and other landscape features.

• Coordinate daily tasks, materials, equipment, and jobsite logistics.

• Train and mentor crew members while maintaining a positive, productive work environment.

• Communicate with Project Managers and Designers regarding progress, scheduling, and any field issues.

• Ensure projects are completed safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards.

• Ensure project sites are maintained in an orderly fashion and sites are left clean.

• Operate and oversee the use of large trucks and construction equipment including skid steers, mini loaders, compact excavators, and power equipment.

Additional Responsibilities

• Innovation: improve crew efficiency, expand company capabilities, and increase the  quality of our final product

• Estimate Accuracy: Collect site data used for accurate estimating

• Systems: Identify areas for improvement and communicate to management, help craft new systems and solutions as needed

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional landscape construction experience.

• 2+ years of crew leadership or foreman experience.

• Strong knowledge of hardscape installation, grading, drainage, ICPI permeable pavers, stone masonry, carpentry, irrigation.

• Ability to read construction drawings and layout projects accurately.

• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

• Valid driver’s license with clean driving record and experience and ability to safely drive work vehicles including larger trucks and trailer

Physical demands of the role:

• Ability to repeatedly lift heavy (75lbs +) objects throughout the day.

• Ability to perform frequent high-intensity manual labor including pushing, pulling, and lifting various equipment and materials.

• Ability to accomplish physically demanding work for the entire day in all weather conditions.

• Ability to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and walk for long periods of time. 

• Experience with and ability to use various hand tools such as shovels, rakes, saws, ladders, and pruning shears, etc.

• Experience with and ability to use power tools and machinery, including: excavator,  skidsteer, circular saw, drills/drivers, augers, sod cutters etc.

Preferred Experience
(not required, but strongly favored)

• Bilingual (English/Spanish).

Compensation

• Starting rate: $30/hr +, commensurate with experience

• $100 annual gear stipend

• Biweekly cell phone stipend

• Health and dental insurance, 401k, and a generous paid time off package

• Paid training and opportunities for advancement.

• High-quality tools and equipment.

• Year-round, full-time work.

• Our office/headquarters has a large vegetable garden for staff to harvest from

• A supportive team that genuinely cares about craftsmanship, sustainability, and loves what they do.

Schedule

The crew generally works four 10-hour days during the main season, switching to 5 day weeks for the winter. Start times listed below are subject to shifts based on weather or available sunlight:

Shoulder seasons (March - May, September - November):

• Monday - Thursday 7:30AM - 6PM

Summer hours (June - August)

• Monday - Thursday 6/6:30AM - 4:30/5PM

Winter hours (December - February)

• Monday - Friday 8:30 - 4:30

Interested? Email a brief letter of interest and resume to: [email protected]

Installation Crew Member

Our installation crew is the skilled team that crafts our many diverse foodscapes. Working for Love & Carrots is a great opportunity to learn how to build gardens and urban farms and break into the urban gardening industry. Installations can include the following:

• Perennial landscape installation

• Includes planting perennials, shrubs, and trees, soil amendment, edging and mulching

• Garden structure carpentry: raised beds, arbors, garden fencing

• Drip irrigation system installation

• Dryset hardscaping, drainage solutions

• Includes flagstone and riverstone paths, patios, french drains and dry riverbeds

Necessary Qualifications:

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States permanently without employment visa sponsorship  

• Prior experience working in a labor-intensive role.

• The ability to work as part of a close knit team. 

• Ability to work independently, take initiative, trouble-shoot, and lead as necessary.

• High attention to detail and organization

• Ability to lift heavy (75lbs +) objects throughout the day.

• Ability to perform frequent high-intensity manual labor including pushing, pulling, and lifting various equipment and materials.

• Ability to work on their feet for the entire day in all weather conditions

• Must have a valid driver's license and the ability to drive larger vehicles/medium duty trucks

• We require that employees have received their initial Covid-19 vaccination - additional boosters not required

Preferred Experience in: (not required, but strongly favored)

• Landscape construction

• Carpentry 

• Heavy equipment, medium-duty trucks, skid steer

Schedule: 

Installation crew members work 10 hour days, 4 days/week 7:30AM - 6:00PM Monday - Thursday during the regular season. The crew works 5 days/week in the winter 7:30AM - 4:45PM Monday - Thursday and 7:30AM - 12:30PM Friday).

Compensation:

• Starting rate: $20-$26/hr, commensurate with experience

• $100 annual gear stipend

• Annual phone stipend

• Benefits include health and dental insurance, 401k, and a generous paid time off package

• Our office/headquarters has a large vegetable garden for staff to enjoy and take produce home from

Interested? Email a brief letter of interest and resume to: [email protected]

Freelance Landscape Designer

We rely on our experienced and dynamic design team, and we frequently need to contract additional freelance designers on a part time basis throughout the year. Our design needs range from small row homes and pollinator gardens to property master plans. If you have several years of landscape design experience working directly with clients in the DC/MD/VA region and would be interested in opportunities to join our team, please share your resume and a portfolio with 1-2 work samples in an email to [email protected].

Community Partnerships:

We love living here and being involved in the DC Metro Area urban agriculture movement. We've partnered with local organization, schools, and non-profits on a number of great projects for our community. 

We’re open to new ideas and  projects– If you would like to partner with us, send us an email and let’s chat!

Interested?  Email with your interest in the subject line: [email protected]