Landscape Maintenance Crew Leader - Alameda na Rubicon Programs

Rubicon Landscape is more than a landscaping company — we’re a mission-driven division of Rubicon Programs, a nonprofit dedicated to transforming East Bay communities. As a Crew Leader, you’ll help deliver exceptional landscape care while supporting a social enterprise that reinvests every dollar of net income into job training, financial education, and other life-changing services. This is your opportunity to lead with purpose, combining professional expertise with meaningful community impact.

Under the direction of a Landscape Supervisor, the Crew Leader organizes and oversees daily work for a crew, ensuring safe practices, quality results, and timely completion of tasks. The Crew Leader also serves as the primary field contact for questions and client needs.

Location: Alameda, CA

RESPONSIBILITIES   

• Assign and monitor crew tasks to ensure high-quality work that meets contract standards.
• Oversee plant care: planting, grading, seeding, fertilizing, mowing, trimming, weeding, spraying, watering, pruning, and debris removal.
• Identify and report irrigation issues; make adjustments or minor repairs as needed.
• Maintain equipment and vehicles; ensure tools are safe, clean, and in working order.
• Promote safe practices and professional conduct; report unsafe conditions promptly.
• Serve as point of contact for clients/property managers in the field.
• Train crew members in equipment use, safety, policy, and procedures.
• Assist supervisors in evaluating crew performance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

COMPETENCIES    

• Leadership, reliability, teamwork, and interpersonal flexibility.
• Strong communication skills with a customer-service approach.
• Proficiency with backpack sprayers, pole saws/pruners, lawn mowers (36”+), brush chippers, aerators, thatchers, and sprinkler adjustments/repairs.
• Proficiency in pruning and shaping techniques, fertilizer and pesticide application.
• Comfortable using technology and software daily.

REQUIREMENTS  

• Proof of a valid REAL ID driver license and an acceptable Motor Vehicle report. 
• Due to Coast Guard site requirements, this role requires the satisfactory completion of a federal background check, including criminal history verification, which is conducted by the Coast Guard. Because of this requirement, any offer of employment is contingent upon the results of the background check.
• Bend and/or kneel up to 10% of the time. 
• Lift, reach, carry, push, pull: up to 50 pounds and up to 50% of the time. 
• Stand, walk up to 90% of the time. 
• Must be able to work outside during all seasons of the year. 
• Conversant or fluent in English language and conversant in Spanish language. 
• Must be proficient in using a smart phone to send/receive calls, text, and emails.  

STARTING PAY:  $24-$26/hr, Federal Prevailing Wage may apply for certain assignements

AS A RUBICON EMPLOYEE, YOU CAN EXPECT: 

• A safety-focused, professional workplace.  
• Year-round, full-time position. 
• Competitive hourly pay, including federal prevailing wage for some assignments. 
• Medical, dental, and vision health plans. 
• Paid vacation 
• Sick leave and company holidays.
• Employee-sponsored retirement plan. 
• Company uniform with free laundering and mending. 
• Provided PPE, vehicle, trailer, and equipment. 
• Advancement opportunities.  

About Rubicon Landscape 

As part of Rubicon’s social enterprise, Rubicon Landscape provides high-quality, professional landscaping services while reinvesting proceeds back into programs that break the cycle of poverty in the East Bay. Rubicon is a respected nonprofit with a strong record of service, community impact, and employee advancement.

Rubicon is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and values the diversity of culture, thought and lived experiences. We seek talented, qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, conviction history, uniform service membership/veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical conditions, genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression regardless of physical gender, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. 

Rubicon uses E- Verify to validate the eligibility of our new employees to work legally in the United States.