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Cogent Analytics · 1 day ago

Landscaping / Hardscaping Professional

Chapel Hill, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$17/hr - $22/hr

1+ years exp

Cogent Talent Solutions is looking for a talented Residential Landscape & Hardscape Professional to help homeowners transform their outdoor spaces. This role focuses on creating inviting yards, patios, gardens, and outdoor living areas, and involves responsibilities such as designing and installing landscapes, providing maintenance, and ensuring client satisfaction.

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Responsibilities

Design and install plant beds, gardens, shrubs, trees, and lawn areas tailored to each homeowner’s style and property conditions

Provide ongoing landscape maintenance including pruning, mulching, fertilizing, and seasonal cleanups

Recommend plant selections based on sunlight, soil, drainage, and long‑term growth patterns

Install and maintain residential irrigation systems to ensure efficient watering

Build patios, walkways, driveways, retaining walls, steps, and other structural features using pavers, stone, brick, or concrete

Construct outdoor living elements such as fire pits, seating walls, garden borders, and small water features

Ensure all hardscape installations are level, durable, and visually cohesive with the home’s architecture

Operate equipment such as compactors, saws, skid steers, and grading tools safely and effectively

Ability to communicate with homeowners to understand their goals, preferences, and budget

Provide clear recommendations, material options, and design ideas that suit residential lifestyles

Maintain clean, organized job sites with minimal disruption to the homeowner’s daily routine

Communicate progress, timelines, and any changes in a professional, friendly manner

Diagnose issues with existing landscapes or hardscapes and provide practical solutions

Perform repairs on patios, walkways, drainage systems, and plantings as needed

Qualification

Residential landscaping experienceHardscaping skillsHorticulture knowledgeProficiency with landscaping toolsCustomer service skillsPhysical staminaRead design plansBest practices

Required

1–3+ years of experience in residential landscaping and/or hardscaping

Possesses a valid NC Driver's License and is insurable by company insurance carriers (at least last 3 years of clean record)

Strong understanding of horticulture, grading, drainage, and outdoor construction methods

Ability to read simple design plans or sketches and translate them into finished work

Physical stamina and comfort working outdoors year‑round. Must be able to work for long periods of physical activity, including but not limited to-bending, stooping, standing, bending over, sitting, kneeling & squatting

Proficiency with landscaping tools, power equipment, and small machinery

Ability to safely handle truck & trailer combination/ large dump bed trucks (non CDL)

Demonstrated ability for safe and proper operation of basic landscaping equipment including hand tools, small electric power tools, tillers, foot & plate tamps, concrete chop saws, compact equipment (Dingo & attachments), and skid-steer loader

Demonstrated skill and ability in customer service communication and interaction

Familiar with standard company & industry best management practices in the landscape construction field

Must be able to work around bees, poisonous plants, pollen and other environmental hazards