BrightView

Commercial landscape services and maintenance provider

Enhancement Laborer

Landscaping & Grounds MaintenanceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeColorado Springs, CO, USA$18 - $24In-person

About the Job

Requirements

Knowledge of proper water application amounts and penetration.
A current driver's license.
Knowledge of sprinkler-head adjustment and regulation, cement-surface finishing, preparing forms for cement pours, and weeding.
Experience preparing cement for pours and following finishing procedures.
Ability to operate a truck with a trailer, gate, and ramp to load, unload, and transport equipment.
Ability to stand for 5 minutes, walk for 2 hours, and sit for 30 minutes consecutively.
Ability to lift and carry tools, equipment, and materials weighing up to 20 pounds for up to 50 feet.
Ability to handle plants, bushes, hoses, shovels, rakes, and burlap bags with another worker.
Ability to lift 30–35 pounds, or participate in a team lift of 120-pound trees, and carry them 20 feet for planting.
Ability to push or pull grass into rolls with force up to 20 pounds.
Ability to push, pull, twist, and turn trees with force up to 35 pounds while planting.
Ability to bend at the waist while picking leaves and branches, trimming, mowing, digging trenches, setting forms, and planting.
Ability to work outdoors in moderate to extreme heat, dry or humid conditions, near automotive traffic, natural bodies of water, fumes, dust, mechanical or electrical hazards, and direct sunlight.
Use required protective clothing and equipment, including eye protection, a safety vest, gloves, a hard hat, ear plugs, long-sleeved shirts, and work boots.

Responsibilities

Execute small-scale landscaping operations and maintain the grounds and landscapes of commercial properties.
Remove and replant plants and lawns; convert lawn areas to planters or planters to lawn; replace broken sidewalks; lay mow strips; mulch; prune; and plant trees.
Serve as backup for interior, landscape maintenance, gardening, irrigation technology, and grounds-person jobs or functions.
Remove or plant grass using garden tools such as rakes, shovels, and picks.
Dig trenches and set up cement forms for sidewalk replacement, mow strips, and planters.
Use pruning and trimming equipment to maintain trees and shrubs.
Operate lawn-maintenance equipment, including a 36-inch mower, blower, gas-powered trimmer, and other power equipment.
Water plants, lawns, and gardens.
Apply fertilizer according to scheduled use and application standards.
Perform planting, weeding, trimming, and blowing activities.
Remove materials from overhead truck racks and transport materials between sites.
Handle tools; dig; perform cement work; plant, weed, maintain, and mow.

Desired Qualifications

Six months of commercial landscape experience is preferred but not required.

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Job Summary

The Enhancement Laborer executes small scale landscaping operations and maintains grounds and landscape of commercial properties.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Perform plant removal, replanting of lawn, converting lawn areas to planters, or planters to lawn, replace broken sidewalk, lay mow strips, mulch, prune, and plant trees.
Serve as backup to interior, landscaping maintenance, gardening, irrigation technology and grounds person job or job function.
Remove or plant grass, utilize garden tools including rakes, shovels, picks, etc.
Dig trenches and set up cement forms for sidewalk replacement, mow strips, and planters.
Utilize pruning and trimming equipment to maintain trees and shrubs.
Operate lawn maintenance equipment including a 36" mower, blower, gas powered trimmer, and other power equipment.
Water plants, lawns, and gardens.
Apply fertilizer in accordance with scheduled use and application standards.
Perform plant, weed, trim, and blow activities.
Remove materials from overhead racks on truck and transport materials from site to site.
Handle tools, dig, cement fish, plant, weed, maintain, and mow.

Education and Experience:

6 months of commercial landscape experience preferred but not required.
Knowledge to identify proper amount of water application and penetration.
Current driver license
Knowledge to adjust and regulate sprinkler heads, finish cement surfaces, prepare forms for cement pours, and weeding.
Experience with cement in preparing for the pour and following finishing procedures.
Ability to operate a truck with trailer/gate and ramp for loading, unloading and transport of equipment.

Physical Demands/Requirements:

Ability to stand for 5 minutes, walk for 2 hours and sit for 30 minutes consecutively.
Ability to lift and carry tools, equipment, and materials weighing up to 20 pounds. Distance carried - 50 feet maximum.
Ability to handle items such as plants, bushes, hoses, shovels, rakes, and burlap bags - which are handled by two workers.
Ability to lift 30-35 lbs. (120 lbs. trees lifted and carried by 4 individuals) a distance of 20 feet for planting.
Ability to push or pull grass into rolls requiring force of up to 20 lbs.
Ability to push/pull, twist, and turn trees with a force of up to 35 lbs. when planting trees.
Must be able to bend at the waist when picking leaves, branches, trimming, mowing, digging trenches, setting forms, and planting.

Work Environment:

Work outdoors in moderate to extreme heat in dry/humid near automotive traffic, natural bodies of water, fumes, dust, mechanical/electrical hazards, and direct sunlight.
Requires protective clothing and personal devices: Eye protection, safety vest, gloves, hard hat, ear plugs, long sleeved shirts, and work boots.

BrightView Landscapes, LLC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.

This job description is subject to change at any time.

Compensation Pay Range:

Min $18 - $24

BrightView offers a suite or health, wellness, and financial benefits to full-time team members. Benefits offerings for full-time team members include medical, dental, and vision insurance, ancillary and voluntary products, a 401k savings plan with employer contributions, and 6 to 9 company paid holidays per year. Employees may also be eligible to receive paid time off for vacation and/or sick leave, tuition reimbursement, and/or potential variable pay opportunities based on position and performance. A detailed benefits package will be provided during the interview process.

It’s Not Just a Team. It’s One BrightView.

About the Company

BrightView

Commercial landscape services and maintenance provider

BrightView is a premier commercial landscape company in North America that handles end-to-end landscape management for properties, including ongoing maintenance and project-based services. It serves diverse industries and focuses on delivering consistent, high-quality results across the property lifecycle through a seasoned team of professionals. Revenue comes from a mix of recurring maintenance contracts and project work, supported by a leadership-driven culture that prioritizes client success and ESG principles. What sets BrightView apart is its large, integrated platform with a long history dating back to 1939 (from the 2014 merger of The Brickman Group and ValleyCrest Landscape Companies), which enables coordinated, scalable service across many sites. The company’s goal is to build long-term client relationships by reliably maintaining and enhancing outdoor spaces, while contributing positively to communities and stakeholders through ESG practices.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Whitpain Township, Pennsylvania
Founded: 1939

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