At Southview Design, you join a team that values integrity, craftsmanship, and collaboration. Contribute to award-winning outdoor environments across the Twin Cities area while learning from skilled designers and project managers. Your passion for quality and respect for others make every project stronger.
We are an industry-leading team driven by our core values:
The core values driving every project are:
Professionalism: We set the standard for excellence in our industry.
Respect: We treat each other, our customers, and our trade partners with respect and appreciation.
Adaptability: We are flexible in our roles in an ever-changing environment.
Winning Together: We strive for excellence with a collaborative, team-oriented approach.
Wants to be Great: We are passionate about our work as individuals. As an organization, we seek to be a market leader in the segments we serve.
What Southview Design Looks For
You enjoy working outdoors, solving challenges with creativity, and caring about long-term results. You treat others with respect, stay eager to learn, and take pride in doing things right. You bring steady focus and a willingness to grow alongside experienced professionals.
At Southview Design, your growth and well-being come first. You gain steady hours, competitive pay, health and retirement plans, training opportunities, and advancement paths. Your commitment is recognized through a strong team culture that values safety, skill, and balance.
Open Roles in Landscaping Careers
Explore current positions for designers, landscape care specialists, field crews, and project coordinators in the Twin Cities. Each role helps shape meaningful outdoor spaces while building your expertise in design, construction, and maintenance.
Summary of Position:
Southview is hiring an Irrigation Technician. The Irrigation Technician position is responsible for maintaining and repairing irrigation systems including replacing valves, fan belts, switches, and contacts, etc.in a safe and efficient manner, while exceeding customer expectations in quality and service.
Duties:
Communicate with Business Manager, sales team, and others to ensure a high level of communication, exceptional quality standards, and efficient job performance is consistently met.
Ensure daily administrative tasks (i.e. inventory tracking, time entry, DOT pre-trip, etc.) are completed promptly and accurately.
Know all company procedures, safety, and personnel policies and ensure crew adheres to policies.
Perform all irrigation maintenance and repair tasks including identifying water sources, locating isolation valves, replacing, and adjusting irrigation heads, programing irrigation schedule.
Estimate cost of services and help sales team sell work to increase productivity and revenue dollars of irrigation division
Evaluate and document start-ups, winterization, and overall operation of the irrigation system in irrigation software program to provide communication to client.
Monitor service schedule timelines, adjust schedules as needed. Communicate with Business Manager about any delay in service, incident during service, or quality control to ensure proper notification to client
Ensure work area is kept clean and organized, maintain a clean truck/trailer and uniform. Maintain and properly store equipment.
Ability to perform seasonal snow and ice removal tasks during winter months. Plowing, shoveling, salt applications, and various other duties as assigned. Supervise or manage areas/zones as desired with direction from snow management team.
Additional duties as assigned. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time.
Education:
Highschool Diploma or equivalent. A Bachelors or associate degree in Horticulture or related fields of study is preferred.
Experience
Minimum Qualifications: Minimum of 5 years of experience in Landscape Water Management Operations. Should be self-motivated and able to work independently. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Time management skills. Creative problem solving, organization skills. Must have a valid driver’s license, and an insurable driving record. Bilingual -Spanish a plus.
Other:
Physical Demands: Must be able to lift/carry materials up to 50lbs on a regular and consistent basis, move about the work site. Requires extended periods of activity including, walking, standing, kneeling, bending and lifting, up to 100% of a workday. Time in the field-100% of time.
Working Environment: Employee is frequently exposed to exterior elements (i.e. pollen, chemicals, cold and heat etc.). Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, extreme cold, and extreme heat.
Southview Design is hiring a Crew Leader! Join a winning team where you will lead Supervisors-in-Training and crew members in bringing stunning landscape projects to life. From plant installation and hardscaping (patios, walkways) to grading and irrigation systems, you will be the driving force behind our craftsmanship. In this role, you’ll ensure every project meets our elite standards of quality and efficiency, completing work on time and within budget while prioritizing the safety and professional growth of your crew.
Duties:
Communicate with Project Managers, design team, clients, and others to ensure a high level of communication, exceptional quality standards, and efficient job performance is consistently met.
Ensure daily administrative tasks (i.e. inventory tracking, time entry, DOT pre-trip, etc.) are completed promptly and accurately.
Assign tasks to crew members based on their skill level and the project requirements. Monitor crew performance and address any issues regarding quality or productivity.
Know all company procedures, safety, and personnel policies and ensure crew adheres to policies.
Lead and mentor crew members to successfully install projects to achieve high quality and productivity standards, safety compliance, and policy adherence.
Direct and teach proper installation and common horticulture practices to guarantee the quality of work performed meets company standards.
Read and interpret landscape plans and specifications (scaled measurements and elevations).
Coordinate material delivery and ensure sufficient supplies are on site. Anticipate when additional material will be needed, work with the Project Manager to ensure material is ordered in advance to stay on schedule and not slow down production.
Monitor project timelines, adjust schedules as needed. Organize the job schedule in advance to stay ahead of schedule. Direct team in loading and preparing for the next day.
Ensure work site is clean and organized, maintain a clean truck/trailer and uniform. Maintain and properly store landscaping equipment.
Ability to perform seasonal snow and ice removal tasks during winter months. Plowing, shoveling, salt applications, and various other duties as assigned. Supervise or manage areas/zones as desired with direction from snow management team.
Additional duties as assigned. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time.
Education:
High School Diploma, College Degree or Certificate in Horticulture or a related field is preferred.
Experience:
Minimum Qualifications: Minimum 3 years of supervisory experience in the landscape industry, specifically within landscape construction (plant installation, hardscaping, and irrigation).
Other:
Proven ability to lead and motivate teams, delegate responsibilities, and provide constructive feedback.
Demonstrated proficiency in the safe operation of landscape equipment and machinery.
Highly organized with exceptional communication skills and a creative approach to problem-solving and time management.
Must possess a valid driver’s license and maintain an insurable driving record.
Bilingual in Spanish is considered a significant asset.
Physical Demands:
Ability to lift/carry 50 lbs. regularly and remain active (walking, standing, kneeling, bending) for up to 100% of the workday.
Working Environment:
Comfort working in various outdoor elements, including exposure to pollen, chemicals, and weather extremes.
