Irrigation Installation & Repair Lead

Irrigation Installation & Repair Lead

• Location: Northwest Arkansas
• Company: The Grey Barn
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Base Salary: $60,000/year
• Performance Bonus: $12,000+/year
• Target Earnings: $72,000+/year

About the Role

Grey Barn is looking for an experienced Irrigation Installation & Repair Lead to become our internal irrigation expert.

This is a hands-on field position responsible for installing, troubleshooting, repairing, improving and maintaining commercial irrigation systems throughout Northwest Arkansas.

This is not a desk or supervisory-only position. We want someone who knows irrigation extremely well and enjoys doing the work.

Compensation Details

Performance incentives will be tied to measurable results including:

• Irrigation installation and repair gross profit
• Estimating accuracy
• Estimated versus actual labor
• Project quality
• Repair turnaround
• Callbacks/rework
• Crew training
• Safety
• Overall individual and company performance Exceptional performance can create opportunities to earn beyond the initial $12,000 annual bonus target.

What You Will Do

• Lead and personally perform new irrigation installations and major system improvements, from scope to materials to installation to testing to a completed working system
• Serve as the primary irrigation troubleshooting expert, diagnosing and repairing heads, valves, mainline and lateral-line breaks, wiring, controllers and failed zones before replacing parts
• Act as the technical irrigation resource for Sales and Account Management, determining labor hours, crew size, materials and equipment for estimates
• Develop standardized production rates for common irrigation work and compare estimated hours against actual completed hours
• Train Crew Leaders and field employees to recognize leaks, broken heads, coverage problems and controller issues, and to know when to escalate
• Identify leaks, failed zones, aging systems and upgrade opportunities during property visits and document them for Sales and Account Management
• Assist with landscape installations, planting, drainage and maintenance when irrigation work does not require your full schedule

Requirements

• 5+ years professional irrigation experience

• Significant experience with both irrigation installation AND repair

• Ability to independently troubleshoot commercial irrigation systems

• Experience installing complete irrigation systems

• Strong irrigation electrical/wiring troubleshooting skills

• Experience with valves, heads, piping, controllers and related components

• Understanding of irrigation hydraulics

• Ability to lay out and execute an irrigation installation

• Ability to develop accurate materials lists

• Ability to estimate labor hours for installations and repairs

• Experience leading irrigation crews or projects

• Ability to train less-experienced employees

• Valid driver's license

• Ability to perform physically demanding outdoor work

• Willingness to assist with other landscaping work as needed

• Strongly Preferred

• Candidates with extensive experience who don't currently hold an irrigation certification may be considered but should be willing to obtain an agreed-upon certification after joining Grey Barn.

• Certified Irrigation Technician (CIT)

• Certified Irrigation Contractor (CIC)

• Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor (CLIA)

• Backflow certification

• 7+ years irrigation experience

• Commercial irrigation experience

• Two-wire systems

• Smart controllers

• Pump systems

• Irrigation design/layout

• Irrigation estimating

• Bilingual English/Spanish

• You Will Thrive Here If You

• Know irrigation extremely well and enjoy doing the work yourself

• Diagnose the problem before replacing parts and take pride in solving the actual cause

• Like teaching crews while you work

• Can work with Sales to scope, estimate and price irrigation work profitably

• Pitch in on landscaping work when irrigation is slow

• This Is Probably Not the Role for You If You

• Want a desk or supervisory-only position

• Prefer to replace parts rather than diagnose the root problem

• Are not interested in training others or sharing what you know

• Do not want to help with landscaping work when needed

• Are not comfortable with physically demanding outdoor work

• Our Core Values

• Have Fun: Bring energy. Be positive. Be someone people want on their crew.

• Try New Things Fast: Try things. Learn quickly. Improve the system. Keep moving.

• Best in the World: Whatever we choose to do, our goal is to become exceptional at it.

• Put in the Work: Grab the tools. Dig the trench. Find the valve. Diagnose the problem. Install the system. Test it. Teach someone while you're doing it.

• Hold Accountability: Own your commitments, numbers, quality and results.