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Job DescriptionJob DescriptionGreenUp was established in Philadelphia in 2015 as a dedicated service provider for green stormwater infrastructure maintenance. The GreenUp team brings unmatched qualifications to the field, backed by the expertise and experience of engineers and scientists who helped develop the green infrastructure program and design the facilities.

GreenUp is affiliated with AKRF, Inc. AKRF was founded in 1981, and is an award-winning consulting firm with 400 professionals bringing the value of strategic thinking to our land development, transportation, energy, and water clients. We serve our clients through a commitment to technical excellence across our portfolio of professional services, while always acting with integrity and fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and environmental stewardship. Offices are located throughout New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, and the company completes projects around the country.

GreenUp leadership has developed a core of highly trained field staff with diverse backgrounds in ecological restoration, landscape architecture, commercial landscape construction and installation and urban landscape management. GreenUp has proven its ability to deliver measurable value to its clients.

All staff are OSHA-10 safety certified and have background clearances to work at all public facilities and schools. Our staff qualifications include landscape architects, certified arborists, licensed pesticide applicators, and National Green Infrastructure Certification Program certified trainers.

The Landscape Foreman is responsible for installation and management of landscape projects, with an emphasis on green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) maintenance and light construction. The foreman is responsible for managing daily schedules, work products, and reporting; conducting and overseeing landscaping activities; and managing a crew of 1-3 landscape laborers.

Job Responsibilities:

• Directs light construction and maintenance activities on the job site, including oversight of work standards and protocols.
• Manages personnel effectively and efficiently.
• Monitors all tools, equipment and machinery for needed maintenance.
• Tracks and records all labor effort, materials, tasks, and sites using mobile work order management software.
• Maintains a clean and safe job site at all times.
• Ensures that each crew member is trained appropriately for each designated job assignment.
• Ensures that all crew members utilize all required personal protective equipment.
• Ensures that all equipment safety and maintenance procedures are followed.

Essential Requirements:

• Degree or professional certifications in horticulture, or landscape practices preferred.
• Arborist license and/or pesticide license preferred.
• Valid Pennsylvania driver's license with a clean record.
• Ability to pass a criminal background check.
• Experience with GSI and OSHA 10 certificate preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of landscaping experience.
• Availability to work 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
• Excellent verbal & written communication and time management skills.
• Ability and willingness to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Familiarity with performing common landscape maintenance tasks using hand tools and power tools including string trimming, weeding, sediment and trash removal, planting, etc.
• Able to operate mobile tablet devices quickly and efficiently.
• Ability to drive truck and trailer, light machinery such as skid-steer.
• Ability to identify common landscape species planted in GSI projects, including herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees; experience with native Pennsylvania plants preferred.
• Experience pruning trees to promote tree health and proper structural development. Prior experience with urban street trees is preferred.
• Highly motivated, self-driven individual who is detail orientated.

What GreenUp is offering:

We provide employees with a benefit package that reflects our respect for your workplace contributions, professional goals, and personal priorities. The benefits program at Greenup includes:

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
• Vacation and Sick time
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching
• Additional Voluntary Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Training and professional development courses
• Opportunities for community outreach through internal networks
• Charitable donation match
• Transit/parking program

GreenUp enforces a policy of equal employment opportunity in our daily operations. The firm has a demonstrated history of hiring, training, developing, promoting and retaining minority group members and women. All employment-related decisions are based solely on relevant criteria and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, sexual identity, caregiver status, military/veteran status or citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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