HITTLE CAREERS

Hittle Landscaping is seeking Irrigation Service Technician for the Indianapolis area. This position will include hands-on repairing and troubleshooting of irrigation systems. Irrigation Service Technicians are responsible for ensuring the quality, timeliness and efficiency of the installation, repair, and maintenance of irrigation systems for our commercial customers. Service Techs are responsible for managing the Safety, Quality, Time & Cost of their projects.

We are seeking a motivated, hard-working leader with experience installing, troubleshooting, and repairing irrigation systems. Potential applicants should have strong communication skills (English and Spanish a plus) and have the ability to operate various irrigation machinery and tools. A valid Driver’s License is required.

Job Requirements:

The ideal candidate will have:

• Hands on Landscaping /Irrigation installation and Irrigation repair experience
• Irrigation troubleshooting, repair and water management techniques
• Horticulture knowledge
• Must have a valid Driver’s License and ability to pass driver qualifications

Job Type: Full-time

Required Experience:

• Irrigation: 3 years

As a Skid Steer Operator for Indiana’s largest family-owned landscape company, you will be responsible for rough grading and/or finish grading of residential and commercial landscape projects.

Responsibilities:

• Safely load, transport and off-load skid steers and implements/attachments
• Operate equipment to avoid utility lines, equipment and other workers
•  Add or remove soil within exacting standards to allow for proper drainage prior to the sowing of grass seed and/or the installation of sod.
• Learn and follow both hand and audio signals from other crew members and know how to give signals to others
• Maneuver equipment with attached blades in successive movements across work areas in order to move rocks, vegetation or topsoil and to spread, level and/or slope terrain
• Choose proper attachments and connect hydraulic hoses, mechanical links, belts and more

Job Type: Full-time

Required Education: High school or equivalent

Required Experience: 2 years Professional Grading

Required Language: Bilingual a plus but not necessary

Required License or Certification: Driver’s License

The Construction Landscape Estimator has excellent written and oral communication skills; builds strong, long-term customer relationships and has an impeccable attention to detail.  Hittle Landscaping is a fast-paced organization with time critical deadlines. The successful candidate will be able to perform the following tasks and meet the minimum qualifications as well as be highly organized and efficient.

Key Responsibilities:

• Gather and compile take-off data for use in developing accurate, competitive and profitable bid proposal for a variety of landscape projects ranging from $5,000 to over $3,000,000.
• Communicate with trade partners and team members regarding new and current projects.
• Understand scope of work to estimate.
  • Prepare written scope of work for presentations.
  • Assist in new business development, sales to existing clients and vendor relationships
  • Read, analyze and interpret blueprints and other bid documents.
  • Produce desired profit goals and margin per budgets.
  • Regularly reviews direct expenses with Profit Center Manager to satisfy both budget and customer.
  • Keep controllable indirect expenses in line with actual revenue produced.
• Work together with teammates in accomplishing tasks and goals.
• Think and communicate “outside of the box” solutions.
• Ability to multi-task and meet strict deadlines.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Landscape or construction education a must
  • Strong computation skills with emphasis on Microsoft Excel
• Ability to learn and operate multiple computer programs
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Ability to read construction blueprints and successfully bid and assist in managing project
  • Able to work independently
  • Other duties as assigned