Announcement: Request for Proposals
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR DOWNTOWN PHOENIX
The Downtown Phoenix Partnership is seeking proposals for Landscape Maintenance Services for the core downtown Phoenix area. The Request for Proposals can be obtained beginning Friday, March 5, 2010 from the Partnership’s website http://www.downtownphoenix.com/currentrfps. The contractor must provide general maintenance of an existing Streetscape project including trees, irrigation, kiosk lights and uplights.
Proposal submittal deadline is Friday, March 26, 2010 at 5:00pm, Arizona Time. For further information, please contact Terry Madeksza at (602) 254-8696 or tmadeksza@downtownphx.org.
Superintendent-Phoenix Location
As a DLC Superintendent, you’ll be managing a crew of landscape professionals working on large master-planned communities. That’s right, this ain’t your daddy’s landscape business. You won’t be raking leaves at the local convenience store, or picking up dog poop around the corner shopping center. We’re searching for someone who likes the idea of leading a talented and driven crew of professional landscapers, and wants to learn how to do it.
Communications, quality control, water management, improvements, safety; these won’t be buzzwords to you; they’ll be your creed. Whether you’re experienced in landscape management or not, we’re looking for someone to provide significant customer service to our clients, and leadership to our crews, for up to three properties. Please be ready to get down and dirty when necessary!
- Must have clean MVR for the last 3 years
- Must have 3-5 years experience in landscape maintenance supervision
- Must have 1-3 years of customer service
Additional functions and responsibilities will be discussed at the time of interview. To apply visit our website www.dlcresources.com. Please download, print and complete application. For further information call Anabel Lee (602)-268-4159.
Visit our website and check out our fun work atmosphere! We are a drug free workplace and an EEO employer that participates with E-Verify.
Spray Tech
Company Name: ISS Grounds Control
Duties: Application of chemicals in landscape and/or turf areas.
Salary: $12.00-$15.00/hour Depending on Experience
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Visiton, Vacation, Sick, Holiday pay
Requirements: Licensed applicator in weeds and turf or must be able to obtain applicators license in 90 days from employment. Must have a valid, clean, AZ driver’s license.
Available: Immediate opening
Application Deadline: Open until filled
Comments: Full time position
Send, Fax or Email Resume to:
mcervantes@issgroundscontrol.com
Fax# 602-243-7631
Cell# 602-670-9554
Outside Sales Representative
Location: Field/Commission based
Sunrise Tree Farm is looking for energetic, self-starters with experience in wholesale nursery sales to develop accounts in the Southwest. Candidates must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills with good attention to detail and follow-up. Although a Horticultural degree is not required, plant knowledge is a definite plus.
Essential functions of this position will include:
- Generate sales by obtaining leads from industry and community resources including calling on prospective clients
- Provide up to date information on product varieties, availability and prices, as well as staying abreast of developments in the industry
- Gather and analyze customer needs and interests; build strong business relationships and provide solutions to challenges
- Provide customers with clear and easy to understand information pertaining to all of our plant material.
- Provide appropriate level of communication with internal staff
- Participate in professional and industry events and trade shows
- Support credit department in the collection of credit applications, processing credits (returns) and keeping accounts current.
Requirements:
- Business to business sales experience.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Experience managing multiple projects and ability to multi-task
- Industry of local knowledge and contacts preferred
Please submit your resume to scarranza@sunrisetreefarm.com
Landscape Management Supervisor
A prominent landscape company in the Scottsdale area is in search of a Landscape Management Supervisor. This ever expanding position includes but is not limited to the following responsibilities: Management and development of the assigned crews and routes. A high level of client contact and creation of proposal and sales for further development and protection of accounts with assigned routes is expected. Crews, equipment, and tools are to be checked in and out on a daily basis. Attend Company meetings, ensure all policies are followed, Cooperate with supervisors, provide documentation and paperwork for all estimates, billing, and other administrative needs.
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years experience in Landscape Management, strong leadership and understanding of routine landscape management practices and, bilingual is a plus but not required.
Hours- Monday to Friday hours adjusted by season. Some late evenings or occasional weekend work may be required.
Please contact for a more detailed description of this position.
Contact info: lsmsuper@yahoo.com
Landscape Maintenance Foreman
POSITION SUMMARY
Maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, blowing, digging, raking, and sprinkler repair.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Operate powered equipment such as mowers, line trimmers, blowers, and hedge trimmers
- Mow and edge lawns, using power mowers and edgers
- Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing and removing thatch and triming and edging around flower beds, walks, and walls
- Use of hand tools such as shovels, rakes, hand clippers, pruning saws, saws, and hedge trimmers.
- Prune and trim trees (up to 12 feet above ground level), shrubs, and hedges, using hand clippers or pruners.
- Gather and remove debris
- Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, and trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreadersusing Installation of foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, and shrubs, and apply muclh for protection , using gardening tools.
- Maintenance of irrigation systems
- Use irrigation controller to adjust the amount of water consumption and to prevent waste
- Attach wires from planted trees to support stakes per DV guidelines.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Competency Statement(s)
Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions
Accurate – Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
Communication, Oral – Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
Customer Oriented – Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.
Decision Making – Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
Detail Oriented – Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
Friendly – Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.
Honesty / Integrity – Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
Interpersonal – Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.
Judgment – The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.
Loyal – The trait of feeling a duty to the employer.
Organized – Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
Relationship Building – Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.
Reliability – The trait of being dependable and trustworthy
Responsible – Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
Time Management – Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
Working Under Pressure – Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.
Experience
3 years as a Landscape Maintenance Foreman.
5 years general landscaping.
Skills/ Requirements
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Must be able to program various types of irrigation controllers.
Must be able to repair vacuum breakers.
Must be able to troubleshoot and repair irrigation systems.
Must be able to troubleshoot and repair low voltage lighting systems.
Other Requirements
Must be able to communicate in English and Basic Spanish.
Must have an Arizona Drivers License and clean MVR
Important Notes
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Must be able to work in extreme climate (heat & cold), outside environment.
Work Schedule: M-F, may require occasional weekend work. Hours Vary on the season
Responsible to lead and direct crew member/s.
Contact Jaine Perez at Desierto Verde, 480-820-2970 x. 206 or jperez@desverde.com
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