Landscaper with 5 years installing and maintaining residential and HOA properties, from sod and irrigation to paver patios and retaining walls. Led a 3-person install crew that completed 60+ hardscape jobs last season with zero callbacks for settling.
Experience
Landscape Crew Lead, Fernbrook Outdoor Living (Raleigh, NC)
Feb 2023 – Present
Lead a 3-person crew installing paver patios, segmental retaining walls up to 4 ft and planting beds from design plans
Excavate and compact base with a mini excavator and plate compactor to ICPI guidelines, completing 60+ jobs in 2025 with no settling callbacks
Install and repair drip and spray irrigation zones, cutting average client water use by about 20% after audits
Track materials and hours on job tickets, keeping installs within 5% of estimated labor
Landscape Technician, Neuse River Lawn Care (Garner, NC)
Apr 2021 – Jan 2023
Mowed, edged, pruned and mulched 35 residential accounts per week on a zero-turn and walk-behind route
Applied pre-emergent and fertilizer under the supervision of a licensed applicator
Education
Certificate, Landscape Construction, Wake Tech Community College (Jan 2022 – Dec 2022)
Skills
Hardscape: paver patios, segmental retaining walls, base prep, polymeric sand
Irrigation: drip and spray zones, Rain Bird and Hunter controllers, valve repair
Certifications: ICPI Concrete Paver Installer, NC Pesticide Applicator (in progress)
How to write a Landscaper resume
A strong Landscaper resume shows the projects you delivered, their value, and how you kept them on time, on budget and safe. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Certifications
Skills
Education
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
Project management
Cost estimating
Scheduling (Primavera, MS Project)
Site supervision
Safety compliance (OSHA)
Contract management
Blueprint reading
Subcontractor coordination
Property management
Market analysis
Example bullet points
Delivered a $28M mixed-use build two weeks early and 3% under budget with zero lost-time incidents
Managed 22 subcontractors across 4 concurrent sites using Procore and weekly look-ahead schedules
Closed $45M in commercial lease transactions in 2024, raising portfolio occupancy from 86% to 94%
Tips from recruiters
Name the project type, value and size (square footage or units) for each major project.
List licences and certifications such as PMP, OSHA 30 or a real estate licence.
A projects section works well for construction roles; keep it in reverse chronological order.
Recommended templates
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Ledger (ATS-friendly): moderncv banking: accent name, bold dates on the right
Landscaper resume FAQ
What should a Landscaper resume include?
A Landscaper resume should show the projects you delivered, their value, and how you kept them on time, on budget and safe. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Certifications, Skills and Education. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Landscaper?
Classic, Modern and Ledger work well for Landscaper roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Landscaper resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Landscaper put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Landscaper roles are Project management, Cost estimating, Scheduling (Primavera, MS Project), Site supervision, Safety compliance (OSHA) and Contract management.
How do I write strong Landscaper resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as project value, budget variance and schedule variance. For example: "Delivered a $28M mixed-use build two weeks early and 3% under budget with zero lost-time incidents."