Careers at Peak

Peak Environmental is the destination company for the areas best landscape professionals!

Peak offers a great work environment and benefits:

  • Competitive Wages and Overtime Pay
  • Year-Round Employment Opportunities
  • Open Book Management with Bonus Program
  • Safe, well-maintained equipment
  • Great culture, positive environment, fun-loving team
Peak employees
  • A clearly defined "Pathway To Success" to get training, receive pay raises and advance up the company ladder!
  • Paid training programs and educational reimbursements
  • Retirement savings with Employer Matching
  • Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
  • Company Trips and Parties!

Our Purpose

To be great stewards of the land upon which we live and work.

Our Core Focus

The design, construction, and management of landscapes in Saratoga County and the surrounding areas.

Why Work for Peak Environmental?

We build really cool projects, and our team loves to work and play in the great outdoors. Do you value building awesome projects in a sustainable way? Do you take pride in your skills and abilities? Are you looking for a career instead of a job?

CURRENT OPENINGS

Skilled Labor Technician for Landscape Construction

Peak is looking for a Skilled Labor Technician who wants to help us build amazing outdoor living spaces, rotating through our various divisions.

Are you great on loader and skid-steer, but you also love hardscaping?

Are you a solid carpenter, but you also love planting trees?

We have a lot of great projects coming up this year, and we are looking for a hard-working, skilled individual who has the skills and experience to help us build them. Some of the skills we’re looking for:

  • Hardscaping: lifting, laying and cutting stone for retaining walls, outdoor kitchens, walkways, pool copings, etc.
  • Carpentry: building pergolas, decks, framing pool houses, carpentry features on green roofs.
  • Site Work-leveling and grading surfaces to prepare job sites
  • Softscaping: planting, mulching, pruning.
  • Heavy equipment operation: loader, skidsteer, backhoe is a plus.

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development assistance
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance

Job Type:

  • Full-time
  • Weekly pay
  • *We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.*

Salary: $22.00 – $27.00 per hour

Schedule:

  • 10 hour shift
  • 8 hour shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • No nights
  • No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Clifton Park, NY: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

  • Heavy equipment operation: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification: Driver’s License (Required)
Work Location: In person

Contact us about this position

Our team of Landscape Professionals at Peak Environmental is looking for an Estimator/Project Manager who can excel in a culture of accountability, perform in an environment where success is measured daily, and has an incessant need to win.

You must have the following skills:

  • Landscape Experience / Pool / Civil Site work
  • Process-oriented and able to work effectively in a designed systemEstimator
  • Project management experience
  • Sales experience
  • Installation experience
  • Computer Software skills
  • Material Ordering experience
  • Customer service ability
  • Coordination of Crews and Delivery
  • Ability to meet project deadlines
  • Holding others accountable for safety and workmanship standards
  • Ensuring expectations are set correctly with all clients regarding their proposals, andaccurately producing estimates, and proposals on time, within deadlines.
  • Learning and mastering our processes and systems for purchasing, estimating and job handoffs.
  • Collaborating with the operations team to complete jobs on time, and on budget withminimal workmanship issues and optimized customer satisfaction.
  • Achieving gross profit in line with project estimates.
  • Ensuring specialty materials are ordered before handoff and on-site when needed.Multiple vendors will be contacted to ensure we are obtaining optimal pricing.
  • Participate in a weekly production meeting in which sales and operations review and fine-tune the following week’s production schedule, anticipating and solving potential issues in advance.
  • Managing an organized database of construction files, photos, plans, proposals, etc., so they can be accessed as needed.
  • Developing and improving estimating templates to improve the efficiency and accuracyof bids. Key Attributes:
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities
  • Proven track record in business development, sales and/or proposal/estimating process.
  • Ability to build relationships with clients and vendors
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints, drawings and specifications
  • Self-motivated and results-oriented.
  • Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
  • Proficient in Google Workspace, ERP and CRM software. LMN is a huge plus.

We offer competitive compensation, including a base salary and profit sharing as well as benefits such as health insurance, paid time off, 401k matching and professional development opportunities. Join our team of dedicated professionals and take your career to the next level! To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter highlighting your relevant experience.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

  • 401(k) 3% MatchHealth insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Paid time off
  • Bonus Program
  • Schedule: Day shift Monday to Friday. Weekends may be occasionally required for trade shows.

Work Location: In person

Peak Environmental is a group of landscape construction professionals who build and maintain really beautiful outdoor spaces that are fun to work on. We hire talented, intelligent people who love the outdoors and enjoy working with their hands, as well as their minds.

We are looking for an experienced grounds maintenance foreperson who knows how to run a hyper-efficient crew safely, while meticulously manicuring commercial properties.

You should be able to:

  • Understand grounds contracts
  • Communicate with property managers
  • Directly supervise a crew of 2-4 groundskeepers
  • Mow, blow, and weed whack large commercial properties.
  • Trim hedges, Water plants maintain gardens and lawns, including planting, fertilizing, weeding,soil conditioning, mulching, and applying pesticides
  • Operate and maintain garden and landscaping equipment
  • Order and maintaining supplies and equipment
  • Perform spring & fall cleanups
  • Operate safely and efficiently without damaging property or equipment and without causing injury.
  • Qualifications/Requirements: Our ideal candidate has 2+ years of experience in the following areas: Commercial grounds maintenance, commercial lawn mowing, zero-turn operation, pruning, weeding, re-mulching, fertilizer & pesticide application, irrigation system maintenance, edging & trimming, aeration & overseed, and cleanups.
  • Must be positive, flexible, and customer service oriented.
  • Demonstrate effective problem-solving techniques.
  • Must have a valid NYS driver’s license with a clean record.
  • Ability to lift 20-50 lbs
  • Ability to work in a wide range of weather condition and elements
  • Ability to stand for extensive periods, lift and bending for extensive periods.

Benefits:

  • Weekends off (during the regular season)
  • Time-and-a-half over 40 hrs
  • Year-Round Employment (Snow)
  • Profit Sharing
  • SIMPLE IRA
  • Health Benefits & Dental and Vision Coverage (after 90 days)
  • A clearly defined “Pathway To Success” to advance up the company ladder
  • Training programs and educational reimbursements
  • Paid Time Off / Holiday Pay
  • Company Trips and Parties!

Job Type: Full-time, Weekly pay

Peak Environmental is a group of landscape construction professionals who build and maintain really beautiful outdoor spaces that are fun to work on. We hire talented, intelligent people who love the outdoors and enjoy working with their hands, as well as their minds.

We are looking for an experienced grounds maintenance foreperson who knows how to run a hyper-efficient crew safely, while meticulously manicuring commercial properties.

Job Summary:

Our Hardscape team builds everything from retaining walls to outdoor kitchens to walkways to pool copings.. We work with an assortment of hardscaping materials and take pride in our projects. The Hardscape Foreman must be able to lead a team to create beautiful hardscapes, safely, on time and on budget. The Foreman must have the following skills and attributes:

● Ability to lead and train a crew to complete all projects on time, on budget with minimal workmanship issues.

● Lead by example in the areas of workmanship and safety, with a strong focus on enforcing all safety standards and training on job sites.

● Ability to read plans and build projects in accordance with the specifiications

● Must be able to work with heavy equipment, retaining walls, brick pavers, and conduct flat work, as well as drainage and site work.

● Take measurements and calculate the size and amount of material needed

● Cut, shape, and smooth material according to measurements

● Be able to prioritize, execute, and supervise daily on-site tasks

● 5+ years’ experience

● Knowledge of installation of pavers (Cambridge, Nicolock, Techo-Bloc), cultured stone, retaining walls, finished concrete, raised patios, outdoor kitchens, fire pits, coping, chimneys, fire places etc.

● Must have valid driver’s license OR reliable transportation to and from shop/ job site

● Must be able to speak and communicate efficiently in English

● Must be timely and responsible

● Ability to work in a team-based environment

● Must be able to lift 80+ lbs

● Ability to set up a job and provide measurements for material orders

● Responsible for keeping a clean and neat workspace (job site, shop, trucks, etc.)

Benefits:

● Weekends off (during the regular season)

● Time-and-a-half over 40 hrs (overtime required)

● Year-Round Employment (Snow)

● Company-wide bonus plan

● Health Benefits & Dental and Vision Coverage (after 90 days)

● A clearly defined “Pathway To Success” to advance up the company ladder

● Training programs and educational reimbursements

● Paid Time Off / Holiday Pay

● Company Trips and Parties!

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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