Landscape Laborer

Summary

About Us:

Abundant Design, a growing permaculture-based landscape design and installation company in central Iowa, specializes in resilient landscapes, edible gardens, wildlife habitats, and conservation projects. We create spaces where nature and communities thrive together.

Join Our Team

This position is a great opportunity for students in conservation, natural resources, horticulture, and sustainability fields.

We're looking for motivated team members to bring these projects to life. If you enjoy outdoor work, building landscapes, and have an interest in sustainability, explore this position below:

Responsibilities

• Perform landscaping and light construction on various properties
• Tasks include shoveling rock, sand, mulch, moving boulders, trenching, and grading
• Planting native and edible plants, shrubs, and trees, from large B&B trees to delicate transplants

Requirements

• Physically able to work outdoors in diverse conditions
• Clear communication and instruction-following skills
• Respectful of customers and their properties
• Reliable transportation to job sites
• Minimum age of 19
• Gardening, landscaping, or horticulture knowledge is a plus
• Experience with power tools and small machinery is a plus

Pay: $15-20/hr, depending on experience

Job Types: Part-time, Seasonal

Pay: $16.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• On-the-job training
• Paid time off

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• West Des Moines, IA 50266 (Required)

Work Location: In person