Landscape Installation & Snow Operations Foreman

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Free uniforms
• Opportunity for advancement

Landscape Installation & Snow Operations Foreman

Construction Employment Services on behalf of Korpi Lawn & Landscape

Location: Helena, MT (In-Person)

Compensation: $28.00 – $40.00 per hour (DOE)

About the Role Korpi Lawn & Landscape is seeking driven, field-proven leaders to join our team in Helena. In this role, you will lead our highest-profile landscape installation builds during the peak season and seamlessly transition to leading winter commercial snow and ice management operations.

We are looking for a hands-on Foreman with deep expertise in reading blueprints, executing hardscape and softscape builds, operating heavy machinery, and coordinating fast-paced winter emergency dispatch. If you take pride in transforming raw ground into master-planned outdoor spaces and leading crews year-round in Montana's climate, this is your next career move.

Key Responsibilities

Landscape Installation Leadership (Primary Season)

• Plan & Spec Execution: Interpret landscape design plans, blueprints, grade stakes, and elevations to execute projects to exact design specifications.

• Hardscape & Softscape Construction: Lead the end-to-end installation of paver patios, retaining walls, grading, drainage solutions, outdoor living spaces, plant material (trees, shrubs, perennials), sod, and commercial irrigation systems.

• Equipment & Material Logistics: Safely operate and coordinate skid steers, mini-excavators, trenchers, and transit levels; track daily material staging, soil amendments, and bulk deliveries.

• Quality Assurance: Conduct walk-throughs with landscape designers, general contractors, and property owners to ensure craft standards and design intent are exceeded.

Winter Snow & Ice Management Operations (Winter Season)

• Route Management & Dispatch: Direct snow and ice management operations across assigned commercial and high-end residential routes during winter storm events.

• Equipment Operation: Operate and oversee the operation of plow trucks, salt/sand spreaders, skid steers with pusher boxes, snow blowers, and hand crews.

• Weather Readiness & On-Call Response: Monitor weather forecasts, prepare equipment prior to forecasted storms, and respond reliably to emergency call-outs, including night shifts, early mornings, and holiday storms.

• Site Safety & Documentation: Ensure zero-slip liability standards by documenting chemical applications (salt, brine, de-icer), tracking push times, and maintaining detailed site service logs.

General Leadership & Operations

• Site Management: Direct daily crew workflows, sequence trades on-site, and ensure milestones are hit on schedule and within budgeted hours.

• Team Leadership & Development: Supervise, mentor, and cross-train field crew members in both installation techniques and winter safety protocols.

• Project Administration: Accurately record daily labor hours, equipment logs, material usage, change orders, and receipts using field management software.

• Safety & Maintenance: Enforce OSHA safety compliance, conduct weekly toolbox talks, and oversee routine daily walk-arounds and preventative maintenance on fleet vehicles and heavy equipment.

Job Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years of hands-on landscaping experience with a heavy emphasis on hardscape and softscape installations, plus at least 1–2 years in a supervisory or crew-lead role. Practical experience with commercial snow plowing and ice mitigation is required.

• Licensing & Driving Record: Valid Driver’s License with a clean motor vehicle record (MVR) required. Preferred CDL Class A (with valid DOT medical card and clean record).

• Machinery & Technical Proficiency: Proven ability to operate skid steers, mini-excavators, loaders, and plow setups. Strong working knowledge of soil grading, plant biology, hardscape base preparation, and irrigation installation.

• Winter Flexibility: Must have the flexibility to work non-standard, on-call hours (early mornings, overnights, weekends) during active winter weather events.

• Certifications: Ability to earn relevant industry or in-field certifications (e.g., ICPI, NCMA, SIMA, or CLT) within one year of hire.

• Physical Demands: Ability to lift, push, and pull up to 125 lbs; work extended hours outdoors in extreme Montana weather (summer heat, heavy rain, sub-zero cold, and blizzard conditions); and comfortably kneel, climb, bend, and balance continuously.

• Professional Attributes: High spatial awareness, strong mechanical troubleshooting skills, clear communication with clients and designers, and a steady head under weather-driven deadlines.