Landscape Maintenance Specialist

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Job Title: Landscape Maintenance Specialist
Company: Acadia Landscape Co
Job Type: Full-Time

About Us:  ACADIA LLC is a design-build landscape company focused on creating and maintaining high-end outdoor environments. We steward them over time. Our maintenance division is a key part of our long-term client relationships, ensuring properties stay clean, healthy, and performing at a high level year-round.

Job Description:  We are seeking a Landscape Maintenance Specialist who takes pride in quality, efficiency, and consistency. This role is responsible for maintaining high-end residential and commercial properties to our company standards. This position is about detail, care, and long-term landscape stewardship.

Key Responsibilities:

• Bed maintenance (weeding, cultivating, defining edges)
• Pruning shrubs and small trees to maintain health and appearance
• Mulch installation and seasonal color enhancements

• Monitor plant health and identify issues early
• Report disease, pest, or irrigation concerns
• Support proper watering and seasonal plant care practices

• Maintain clean, sharp property lines and a polished finish
• Ensure each property meets ACADIA’s quality standards
• Take ownership of assigned properties

• Work with crew leaders and production team to execute schedules
• Follow company systems, routes, and SOPs
• Communicate issues clearly and proactively

Qualifications:

• 1–3+ years of landscape maintenance experience (preferred)
• Strong understanding of basic plant care and pruning practices
• Ability to operate maintenance equipment (mowers, trimmers, blowers)
• Valid driver’s license (preferred)
• Ability to work outdoors in varying conditions

What We’re Looking For:

• Strong work ethic and reliability
• Attention to detail—takes pride in clean, finished work
• Team-oriented with a positive attitude
• Coachable and open to learning systems and processes
• Someone who treats properties like their own

• Competitive hourly pay based on experience
• Overtime opportunities
• Performance-based growth opportunities
• Path to Crew Leader or specialized roles (horticulture, irrigation, enhancements)

Why Join Acadia Landscape Co?

• Work on high-end properties, not low-quality volume work
• Be part of a growing, systems-driven company
• Opportunity to grow into leadership as we scale recurring revenue
• Clear expectations, structure, and accountability

If you’re a motivated, hands-on leader with a passion for landscaping and hardscaping, we’d love to hear from you! Apply today to join the Acadia team and help create beautiful outdoor spaces for our clients. Send your resume or a brief message about your experience and availability.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

· 401(k)

· 401(k) matching

· Health Insurance

· Retirement Plan

· Bonus & Profit Sharing

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to Commute: Knoxville