Director of Maintenance and Snow Operations

Sun Valley Landscaping; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 92,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit-sharing bonus

Health and dental insurance

Vision, life, short-term and long-term

Paid holidays and PTO

Parental and bereavement leave

Simple IRA with company match

Wellness reimbursement

Fridays off in January and February

Yard and service discounts for IMed

Job summary

Sun Valley Landscaping is seeking an experienced Director of Maintenance and Snow Operations to lead our Maintenance & Snow Division, the largest division with about $6.5M in revenue. This senior leadership role oversees people, systems, financial performance, quality, and day-to-day execution of recurring maintenance and snow operations.

The ideal candidate builds efficient systems, sets clear expectations, develops managers, measures performance, and relentlessly improves.

Qualifications

• Significant progressive leadership experience in landscape maintenance, lawn care, irrigation, horticulture, snow, or a comparable field-service business.
• Experience leading a multimillion-dollar operation with multiple managers and field teams.
• Proven track record of improving operational performance, profitability, quality, or accountability.
• Strong understanding of labor efficiency, production rates, scheduling, routing, and capacity planning.
• Experience developing managers and field leaders.
• Experience managing through KPIs, scorecards, budgets, and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop managers and field leadership.
• Own financial and operational performance of the division (~$6.5M).
• Drive labor efficiency, throughput, gross margin, and crew productivity.
• Build and maintain operating systems and accountability.
• Create disciplined scheduling, routing, and daily launch/end-of-day processes.
• Ensure equipment and fleet readiness via preventive-maintenance systems.
• Establish high standards for quality and client service.
• Lead divisional safety performance and accountability.
• Use KPIs, scorecards, and financial data to drive improvements.
• Ensure Aspire and operating processes are followed.
• Plan and lead snow operations; partner with Sales, HR, Finance, Fleet, and others.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Financial acumen

Data-driven

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in horticulture / landscape operations / business

Tools

Aspire

Job description

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• Location 5601 Harrison Street,Omaha, NE, 68157-2190,United States
• Base Pay $92,000.00 - $120,000.00 / Year
• Employee Type Full-Time Exempt

Contact information

• Email [e-mail]

What You'll Lead

The Director leads a management team responsible for mowing, lawn care, irrigation, horticulture, enhancements, and snow operations. You will be responsible for:

• Leading, coaching, and developing managers and the field leadership team
• Owning the financial and operational performance of an approximately $6.5M division
• Driving labor efficiency, throughput, gross margin, and crew productivity
• Building and maintaining strong operating systems and accountability
• Creating disciplined scheduling, routing, morning launch, and end-of-day processes
• Ensuring equipment and fleet readiness through effective preventive-maintenance and repair systems
• Establishing and maintaining high standards for quality and client service
• Leading divisional safety performance and accountability
• Using KPIs, scorecards, field observations, and financial data to identify problems and drive swift improvement
• Ensuring Aspire and established operating processes are followed consistently
• Planning and leading all facets of snow operations
• Partnering with Sales, Account Management, HR, Finance, Fleet, and other leaders
• Participating as an active member of the company's leadership team

Who We're Looking For

• You may be a great fit if you are the kind of leader who naturally notices when a process isn't working and wants to fix it.
• You believe expectations should be clear, results should be measurable, and accountability should be consistent.
• You don't accept recurring problems as simply "the way we've always done it." You ask why, find the root cause, build a better system, and make sure the improvement sticks.
• You use data to understand an operation, but you don't manage exclusively from behind a desk. You want to see the crews, equipment, properties, routes, and processes firsthand.
• Most importantly, you understand that great leadership is not about becoming the person who solves every problem. It's about building managers, people, and systems capable of producing great results consistently.

What Success Looks Like

• Managers know exactly what they own and how success is measured
• Crew leaders and field teams have clear expectations and accountability
• Crews consistently operate safely, efficiently, and on schedule
• Daily operations are organized and predictable
• Routes and schedules maximize productive time
• Equipment is ready when teams need it
• Quality standards are consistently measured and achieved
• Problems are identified early and solved at their root causeManagers become stronger and increasingly capable of owning their operations
• Clients receive consistent, professional experience
• The division consistently achieves its gross margin and throughput goals

The Sun Valley Way

We're serious about performance, but how we achieve it matters. Our core values guide how we work and lead:

People – we put humans first, always.

Integrity – we do the right thing, even when no one is looking.

Craft – we are prideful in our work and determined to give the best quality.

Serve – we provide proactive communication and thoughtful service.

Improve – we are driven to grow as individuals and as a team.

We're looking for a leader who shares these values and believes high standards and a great employee experience can and should exist together.

• $92,000–$120,000 salary, depending on experience
• Profit-sharing bonus opportunity
• Health and dental insurance
• Vision, life, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Paid holidays and PTO
• Parental and bereavement leave
• Simple IRA with company match
• Wellness reimbursement
• Fridays off in January and February
• Yard and service discounts for immediate family

Requirements

Experience We're Looking For:

• Significant progressive leadership experience in landscape maintenance, lawn care, irrigation, horticulture, snow, or a comparable recurring field-service business
• Experience leading a multimillion-dollar operation with multiple managers and field teams
• A proven record of improving operational performance, efficiency, profitability, quality, or accountability
• Strong understanding of labor efficiency, production rates, gross margin, scheduling, routing, and capacity planning
• Experience developing managers and field leaders
• Demonstrated ability to build and sustain operating processes
• Experience managing through KPIs, scorecards, budgets, and financial reporting
• Strong understanding of equipment/fleet readiness and preventive-maintenance systems
• Experience leading safety performance in a field-service environment
• Strong communication, organization, and follow-through
• Snow-operations leadership experience is required.
• Experience with Aspire or a comparable field-service management platform is preferred.
• A bachelor's degree in horticulture, landscape operations, business, operations management, or a related field is preferred.

Summary

Sun Valley Landscaping is looking for an experienced green-industry operations leader to lead our Maintenance & Snow Division; This is the largest division of our company with current revenue of about $6.5M. This is a key senior leadership position with responsibility for the people, systems, financial performance, quality, and day-to-day execution of our recurring maintenance and snow operations.

We're looking for more than an experienced landscape professional. We want an operator and leader who loves building efficient systems, setting clear expectations, developing managers, measuring performance, and continuously finding better ways to work.

The right person understands that operational excellence is not created by constantly putting out fires. It comes from building great people, strong processes, clear accountability, and consistent execution.

Role Overview

Position:Director of Maintenance and Snow Operations

Reports To:Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Location:Omaha, NE

Classification:FT, Salaried / Exempt

Compensation: $92,000-$120,000 DOE + profit sharing opportunity

Join Sun Valley Landscaping

We're building a professional, scalable landscape company known for great people, exceptional work, and disciplined execution. If you've built high-performing field operations before and you're energized by the opportunity to lead people, improve systems, and make a measurable impact on a growing company, we'd like to meet you.