Account Manager - Landscape Maintenance

Ruppert Landscape; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company vehicle

On-the-job training

Paid Time off

Medical benefits

Flexible Spending Account

401(k) plan

Flexible work/life balance

Family-oriented culture

Job summary

Ruppert Landscape is seeking an Area Manager to join the Nashville Maintenance team. The Area Manager will oversee operational and financial performance, lead landscape crews, manage client relationships, and identify growth opportunities while ensuring safe, high-quality service delivery.

The ideal candidate brings strong leadership, budgeting, and customer service skills, with experience in P&L awareness and proactive business growth strategies in a landscape maintenance setting.

Qualifications

• Three years minimum experience in customer service and management roles.
• Experience recruiting and leading landscape maintenance crews.
• Understanding budgeting and P&L for gross profit targets.
• Ability to estimate maintenance costs for bid proposals.
• Strong communication and client relationship skills.
• Knowledge of equipment operation and preventative maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, lead and build an effective landscape maintenance team.
• Manage a portfolio with consideration of a P&L for gross profit.
• Identify opportunities for landscape improvements and upsell.
• Understand customer needs and manage sustainable landscape plans.
• Drive quality and efficiency within operations teams.
• Manage crews within budgeted man hours and forecast costs.
• Estimate job costs for bid proposals and maintain client relations.
• Ensure safe work environment aligned with safety policies.

Skills

Team leadership

P&L budgeting

Customer service

Communication

Organization

Education

Degree in Agribusiness, Horticulture or Business Management

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Description

Position at Ruppert Landscape Maintenance

Ruppert Landscape is a privately held commercial landscape maintenance and construction company based in Laytonsville, MD. With a multi-state presence and a small company feel, our mission is to provide opportunities for our people, take care of our customers, and be good stewards of the environment and our community.

We are hiring for an Area Manager to join our Nashville Maintenance team.

Position Description

The Area Manager oversees the operational and financial performance of landscape maintenance teams, with a focus on team leadership, client satisfaction, and business growth. The ideal candidate brings a strategic mindset to workforce management, budgeting, and service delivery, while fostering strong client relationships and ensuring high-quality, safe, and efficient landscape operations.

Responsibilities

• Ability to successfully recruit, lead and build an effective team
• Experience managing a portfolio with understanding of a P & L for a targeted gross profit
• Identifying opportunities for landscape improvements in promoting enhancement sales
• Understanding customer's needs and expectations with managing a sustainable landscape plan
• Driving quality and efficiency within operations teams
• Full capacity with managing crews within budgetary man hours
• Proficient in job costing, budget management and forecasting
• Ability to estimate maintenance job costs for bid proposals
• Aptitude in demonstrating high level of customer service while maintaining customer relationships
• Manage production schedule for assigned crews
• Provide safe work environment and align with company's safety policies

Qualifications

• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced working environment
• Knowledge of operating equipment and preventative maintenance
• Strong oral, communication and organizational skills
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel and Outlook
• 3 years minimum experience in customer service and management related experience
• A degree in Agribusiness, Horticulture or Business Management is preferred

What We Provide

• Competitive salary
• Company vehicle (gas card, maintenance, and insurance included)
• On-the-job training
• Paid Time off
• Medical benefits with dental and vision
• Flexible Spending Account
• 401(k) plan
• Flexible work/life balance
• Family-oriented company culture

Ruppert Landscape is an Equal Opportunity and E-verify Employer