Associate Account Manager

Landscape Workshop; Beaufort (SC); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Landscape Workshop in Beaufort, SC is seeking motivated individuals to join our Associate Account Manager training program. You will perform hands-on landscape maintenance with a crew, operate equipment, plant beds, and help deliver service excellence while learning client relations and branch operations.

The role blends field labor with leadership development through a structured training track, including safety, scheduling, and on-site coordination, with opportunities for advancement into

Qualifications

• Two- or four-year degree in a relevant field.
• At least one internship in the landscape industry or equivalent work experience.
• Knowledge of equipment and trucks used in service delivery.
• Ability to design small landscape projects.
• Basic computer skills with ability to learn Aspire quickly.
• Excellent written and oral English.
• Valid driver's license with a clean three-year record.
• Ability to pass the DOT physical.
• Good physical condition and ability to lead crews.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance on properties with crews, operating equipment and performing tasks.
• Lead crew by enforcing safety and coordinating transportation of crew, equipment, and materials.
• Communicate regularly with the Account Manager to ensure client needs are met and concerns resolved.
• Perform basic maintenance on equipment (cleaning, blade changes, oil, air filters, greasing).
• Handle physically demanding tasks and long walks, lifting up to 50 lbs, bending and kneeling.
• Participate in the Associate Account Manager Training Program with leadership and operations modules.
• Attend Account Management Training class within the first 7 months (Birmingham, AL).
• Set example of company values and procedures to crew; participate in weekly branch meetings.
• Other tasks as assigned by branch leadership.
• The Associate Account Manager role is a training position for becoming an Account Manager.

Skills

Communication skills

English proficiency

Driver's license

Safety awareness

Equipment operation knowledge

Leadership ability

Aspire software

Education

Two- or four-year degree in a relevant field

Tools

Landscape machinery

Truck operation

Job description

Landscape Workshop (LW) is a full-service commercial landscaping company providing high-quality maintenance and enhancement services across the Southeast. As we continue to grow, we're looking for motivated individuals who are eager to build a career in landscape management.

Position Summary:

• A two- or four-year degree in a relevant field
• At least one internship in the landscape industry OR equivalent industry work experience
• Knowledge of all associated machinery and trucks involved in delivering our products and services.
• Demonstrated ability to design small landscape projects.
• Experience with, and basic knowledge of, computer operation. Ability to learn Aspire quickly.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, in English.
• Valid driver’s license with a clean record over the last three years.
• Ability to pass required Department of Transportation physical.
• Good physical condition. Mental ability to make quick decisions, supervise workers, perform manual labor and interpret data.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Perform maintenance on properties including (but not limited to) operating equipment, mowing, edging, pruning, weed eating, etc. with crews to meet work and scheduling demand Planting & Installation of flower beds and pots including prepping soil, applying mulch, planting and watering plants, and establishing or edging flower beds
• Lead your crew by enforcing safety regulations at the job site, coordinating and transporting the crew, equipment, and materials to and from a job site
• Communicating regularly with the Account Manager to ensure client needs and expectations are consistently met including resolution of any concern.
• Perform basic maintenance on equipment including unloading and reloading equipment onto truck, washing equipment, changing equipment blades and oil, cleaning air filters and greasing machines as needed
• Perform physically demanding tasks such as handling various landscaping equipment and materials, safely operating hand and power equipment, lifting and carrying up to 50lbs., lifting branches and limbs, push, pull, grip and squeeze various tools and products, walk long distances, kneel and bend to complete landscaping tasks
• Participate in the Associate Account Manager Training Program which contains a rubric/checklist of training modules surrounding job-site scripting, people leadership training, manual labor and care knowledge, safety, customer relations, systems operations, etc. for accelerated development
• Attend Account Management Training class within the first 7 months of joining LW in the AAM role (5 days, Birmingham, AL)
• Be an example of and communicate with your crew members the values, customer value proposition, policies and procedures by which the company operates
• Participate in weekly branch meeting
• Other tasks and duties as assigned by branch leadership.
• The Associate Account Manager role is viewed as a training position for becoming an Account Manager. At LW, our AAM's are expected to perform daily field labor tasks and lead a crew similar to a Field Manager. Additionally, the AAM is required to participate in the developmental program as outlined: one week of management training, operational software exposure, periodic AM shadowing, assigned reading outside of work, and the continued development of landscaping related techniques/horticulture knowledge. Through the guidance of this program, our expectation is that high performing Associate Account Managers will be prepared for promotion opportunities.