Living Wage jobs in Burnaby, BC

Build an exciting career as a Landscape Horticulturist!

At Para Space Landscaping, we offer clear growth opportunities for motivated individuals — whether you’re looking to advance quickly or develop your skills steadily over time.

If you’re driven and ready to accelerate your career, we’ll provide the support, training, and pathway to help you move forward. Prefer to build your experience step by step? We support that too.

No matter your pace of career growth, we maintain high standards for performance, efficiency, and urgency. Every team member plays a pivotal role in delivering quality work and exceeding client expectations each day.

Don’t have any experience? No problem — we will happily train you.

Enjoy working in nature and striving to have a positive impact within our local communities. Our work keeps you active and offers continuous learning and development opportunities — the sky’s the limit.

Take advantage of this one-of-a-kind landscaping opportunity: earn a great income, learn valuable skills, access sponsored education, and work alongside an amazing team of professionals who will support you every step of the way.

Here at Para Space Landscaping, we take pride in being a Leader in our Industry, and work to create a meaningful impact through the care and upkeep of award-winning outdoor spaces across the Lower Mainland.

Para Space Landscaping is proud to be a Living Wage Employer, a 2024 Best Landscape and Lawn Care Companies to Work For organization, and one of North America’s Best Places to Work for Women by Best Companies Group in 2025. As we continue to grow, we are excited to welcome additional Landscapers to our team.

Our Mission:

• Enhancing the environment with reliable, high quality landscape services
• Cultivating lasting relationships with our Clients and Team
• Leading our industry with integrity and innovation

Company Benefits and Perks:

• Competitive wages $24.53-$27.06/hour to start, depending on previous work experience
• Ability to swiftly GROW within the company (performance based raises)
• External education support and Apprenticeship Sponsorship
• Extended Health Care Coverage:
  • 100% Coverage for Prescription Drugs & Medicine
  • $700 Vision Care
  • $1,000 per Health Care Services (Therapist, RMT, Chiropractor, Naturopath, Physiotherapy, and more)
  • 100K Life Insurance
  • EAP Program— Access to Free Counselling Services and Support Programs
  • And More!
• Free In-House Seminar Program, with meals provided at in-person seminars
• Staff Social Events (Company Picnic, Family Pumpkin Carving, Go Karting, Golf, Bowling, Paint Ball, Trivia, and our Annual Day of Community Service)
• Swag giveaways
• And More!

Learn more about the Para Space Difference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sexCyu88zK0

Responsibilities:

As a Landscaper, you will work with our diverse team to enhance local communities’ green spaces and improve the environment by supporting plant health and vegetation that aids in carbon capture.

Your duties include:

• • Lawn mowing
  • Line & blade edging
  • Leaf blowing
  • Shearing
  • Pruning
  • Bed work
  • Weeding
  • Planting
  • Operating and maintaining landscape maintenance equipment (lawn mower, leaf blowers, shears)
  • Driving the company truck to the local dump and waste facilities

As team members gain experience and confidence within our Maintenance Division, they will also have opportunities to explore across our other landscape divisions, including Irrigation, Plant Health Care, and Landscape Services.

Qualifications:

In this position, you will constantly cultivate new skills and receive support and on-the-job training from our diverse Leadership Team while working in the field. We offer both in-house and external education opportunities to further your skills, and personalized career paths to grow with our company. Transferable Skills and Related Experience include:

• **MUST HAVE: British Columbia Driver’s License (N or FULL Class 5)** We are not able to accept a Learners or International Driver Licenses.
• Ability to walk 20,000+ steps a day and lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to work in all weather conditions
• Excellent Reliability (good attendance, on time, consistent performance)
• Team player
• Positive Attitude and willingness to learn
• Open and receptive to ongoing feedback
• Smartphone with data plan
• Willingness to drive company trucks as trained
• Willingness to commute to sites within the Lower Mainland
• Language of work: English
• Have a car (asset)
• No experience is required to start as an Entry-Level Landscaper, but outdoor or physical work experience is an asset

We offer advancement into supervision for any team member fulfilling their job duties and qualifications on a consistent basis! Supervisor Wage Range - $29.76-$37.00+ per hour.

Working Conditions:

Full-Time, Monday-Friday 8AM-4:45PM at various property locations around the Lower Mainland. Commutes are to be expected.

• Working outdoors in all weather conditions
• Fast-paced team environment
• Year-round employment with endless growth opportunities
• COR Certified Corporation that puts our worker’s safety above all
• Healthy and diverse workplace for all

Our Vision:

Being recognized as the best and getting there with the best!

Our Values:

• Fulfill our client's high expectations with high performance.
• Embody the essence of teamwork.
• Create a meaningful impact in everything we do.

These values guide and shape everything we do here at Para Space and are at our core; if these values resonate with you, we would love to hear from you!

Para Space Landscaping Inc. headquarters are located at 3751 Napier St. in Burnaby, British Columbia. Connect with us at 604-291-2800 or email us at careers@paraspaceinc.com.

Para Space is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, who is committed to creating an inclusive and safe workplace for all our employees! Help us continue to shape the Landscaping Industry and pursue a career where the growth opportunities have no limits!

Please note, we thank all applicants for their interest; however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.