Branch Manager

SunWorks Landscape Partners; Vero Beach (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SunWorks Landscape Partners seeks a Branch Manager for the Vero Beach location to assume full responsibility for daily operations, lead a landscaping team, and drive growth through client relationships and strategic initiatives. The role emphasizes safety, quality, and efficiency while managing financial performance.

The ideal candidate will have leadership experience in a commercial landscape maintenance business, a growth mindset, and a solid understanding of budgeting and GAAP reporting.

Qualifications

• /Bachelor's degree in business management, horticulture, landscape architecture, or a related field preferred./
• /Prior experience leading and growing a commercial landscape maintenance business with $5m+ in annual revenue./
• /Proven ability to build and lead a successful branch management team./
• /Understanding of budgeting, cost management, and GAAP financial reporting at a managerial level./
• /Proficiency in leading industry software tools (Aspire, Weathermatic, etc.) preferred./
• /Basic proficiency in Spanish is a plus./
• /A high level of personal determination combined with an ownership mindset and desire to win as a team./

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day branch operations, ensuring the highest standards of efficiency, quality, and customer service.
• Lead and manage a team of landscaping professionals, including maintenance, enhancement, irrigation, and agronomy divisions.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with current and future clients. Collaborate with a dedicated business development team to drive organic revenue growth.
• Monitor financial performance, analyze variances, and implement corrective actions as needed. Prepare and present reports on operational and financial performance.
• Ensure compliance with all OHSA safety regulations and SunWorks’ safety best practices.

Skills

People leadership

Growth mindset

Continuous improvement

Budgeting

GAAP reporting

Industry software: Aspire/Weathermatic

Education

Bachelor's degree in business management, horticulture, landscape architecture, or related field

Tools

Aspire

Weathermatic

Job description

The Branch Manager will have full responsibility for all aspects of operations for SunWorks’ Vero Beach branch. This will include ensuring market-leading quality and customer service, growing the business with new and existing customers, and implementing strategies to improve operational efficiency. The successful candidate will have strong people leadership skills, a growth mindset, and a focus on continuous improvement.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee day-to-day branch operations, ensuring the highest standards of efficiency, quality, and customer service.
• Lead and manage a team of landscaping professionals, including maintenance, enhancement, irrigation, and agronomy divisions.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with current and future clients. Collaborate with a dedicated business development team to drive organic revenue growth.
• Monitor financial performance, analyze variances, and implement corrective actions as needed. Prepare and present reports on operational and financial performance.
• Ensure compliance with all OHSA safety regulations and SunWorks’ safety best practices.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in business management, horticulture, landscape architecture, or a related field preferred.
• Prior experience leading and growing a commercial landscape maintenance business with $5m+ in annual revenue..
• Proven ability to build and lead a successful branch management team.
• Understanding of budgeting, cost management, and GAAP financial reporting at a managerial level.
• Proficiency in leading industry software tools (Aspire, Weathermatic, etc.) preferred.
• Basic proficiency in Spanish is a plus.
• A high level of personal determination combined with an ownership mindset and desire to win as a team.

COMPENSATION AND LOCATION

A competitive compensation package and benefits will be offered. This role will require onsite work in Vero Beach, FL.

SUNWORKS OVERVIEW

SunWorks Landscape Partners is a leading private equity-backed commercial landscape service company. At SunWorks, we are building a national network of market-leading regional businesses by partnering with local companies with great cultures, attracting the best technical and managerial talent, and creating unmatched growth opportunities for our people. Over the past year, SunWorks has acquired six commercial landscaping companies in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, and Texas. Our companies provide recurring landscape maintenance services to corporate campuses, universities, office parks, retail centers, light industrial properties, and homeowners associations. With strong organic growth and an aggressive acquisition strategy, we aim to build the largest privately held commercial landscaping businesses in the country. SunWorks is backed by Alpine Investors, a private equity firm specializing in middle market companies in the services and software industries with over $3.4bn of lifetime committed capital.