Landscape Crew Leader

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LOCATIONS

Birmingham

TARGET CLOSE DATE

12/31/2026PAY GRADE:

Grade 20TYPE:

Full timeJOB SUMMARY:

The City of Birmingham is seeking experienced Landscape Crew Leaders. This role plays a crucial role in enhancing and maintaining green spaces through effective planning and coordination. They oversee projects involving the planting and care of various plants, flowers, and shrubs, aiming for beautification and environmental benefits like erosion control. In this role, Landscape Crew Leaders guide a work crew, ensuring that all work adheres to established criteria and practices. Employees in this job class are responsible for developing detailed plans, executing tasks, and troubleshooting any issues that arise during the project. Assignments come from multiple sources, including work orders and meetings, and successful completion is reviewed by a supervisor for quality and adherence to policies.COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

The City of Birmingham provides competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more. The pay range for this job is presented below:

$45,136 – $70,012MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position:

• Class B Commercial Driver’s license (CDL).
• Ornamental and Turf Pest Control Permit (Custodial or Supervisor)
• Experience operating landscaping equipment and tools including but not limited to tillers, mowers, hedge shears, chainsaws, edgers, string trimmers, shovels, and rakes, skid steer loaders, tractors, backhoes, etc.
• Experience in planting and cutting trees, shrubs, hedges, ground cover, and turf grass on the basis of a landscape design.
• Experien...