Hardscape Technician

About Us

For 27 years, Southern Landscape Group has been Central Virginia’s premier landscape design/build and maintenance firm. With a focus on high‑end residential and commercial properties, we deliver unparalleled experiences and service to our clients daily.

At Southern, it all starts with our team! We realize that we are only as good as the people we have representing our brand; therefore, our emphasis is on finding, retaining, and training the highest quality people! Our mission is to support and grow our teams so we can make our clients’ lives better. Our modern fleet of equipment & trucks, modern facility & technology, and focus on safety make working here a mutually beneficial experience.

A Hardscape Team Technician is an experienced team member in hardscape construction that performs tasks such as pavement systems (stone and pavers), retaining walls, water features, low‑voltage lighting, utilities, concrete, carpentry and stonework. The technician is able to technically operate a variety of equipment and has basic knowledge in construction means, methods, techniques.

• Review job notes for clear understanding of scope of work to be performed on a daily basis
• Read, measure, and interpret landscape, architectural, and civil plans
• Perform the following landscape and hardscape services:
• Landscape bed installation and maintenance
• Pruning: horticulturally correct tree/shrub/perennial pruning and dead heading
• Irrigation: proper installation, controller programming, minor irrigation repairs, and seasonal adjustment
• Water features: installation of water features
• Lighting: proper installation of low‑voltage lighting systems, controller programming, repair and replacement of lighting system components
• Drainage: installation of drainage pipe, drain boxes, drainage channels, dry creek beds, and swales
• Excavation and grading: use machinery, hand tools, and grade measuring tools to properly excavate, contour, shape, and fine‑grade soil to achieve desired look and function
• Watering: new install plant and turf watering
• Plant installation: plant identification, bed preparation, proper plant installation, layout, care and maintenance
• Spring clean‑ups: bed cleanout, bed edging, pre‑emergent, plant fertilization, and mulch installation
• Pavers: installation of interlocking concrete pavers
• Retaining walls: installation using segmental retaining walls, boulders and natural stone
• Stepping stones and steps: installation using natural stone
• Masonry: mix and prepare mortar for wet lay applications including firepits, fireplaces, flagstone patios, coping stone, capstones, cobblestone edging, and grouting
• Concrete: knowledge of different mixes and applications that are used for footings, mud slabs, and broom finish and ability to install each application
• Utilities: how to call in a utility locate, update an existing ticket, and identify utility markings
• Blowing: using handheld or backpack blower to blow off all hard surfaces
• Snow removal
• Any other tasks necessary
• Operates small and medium duty tools and equipment to include but not limited to: compact track loaders, track loader, mini‑excavator, pressure washer, hedge trimmers, backpack blowers, bed edgers, re‑definers, rototiller, string trimmer, ladder, backpack sprayer, dump trailer/bed, mulching trailer, wheel loader, zip level, tape measure, cordless & hammer drill, sawzall, plumb bob, level, gas/electric water pumps, architectural and engineer scale
• Identifies enhancement ideas to improve client property and submits to team leader
• Learns and has a working knowledge of all properties, responsibilities, and knows the limits of work

Time will be spent in an outdoor environment with limited ability to control noise, airborne contaminants, and temperature. Must be able to lift 50 pounds regularly. The team member is expected to work the assigned hours at Southern Landscape Group from Monday through Friday as well as weekends & overtime as dictated by seasonal needs. This is an hourly wage position with a normally expected workday of 7:00 AM until 5:00 PM.

• A high school degree or GED is required as well as two years of documented…