Enhancement Field Manager

Ruppert Companies; Laytonsville (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical benefits with dental andVision

Flexible Spending Account

401(k) plan

Flexible work/life balance

Family-oriented company culture

Job summary

Ruppert Landscape seeks an Enhancement Field Manager to lead field crews on enhancement projects, manage labor and materials, and drive on-time, on-budget delivery. The role requires developing and coaching assistants and crew members while coordinating with landscape management to achieve branch goals.

The position emphasizes training participation, client meetings, budget awareness, and maintaining safe, well-kept equipment in a family-owned, employee-owned company with a strong community

Qualifications

• Organize and schedule projects with effective oversight.
• Experience managing others and coordinating a field team.
• Excellent written and oral communication in English.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule and supervise daily production activities on assigned enhancements.
• Develop understanding of branch goals and financial position.
• Meet clients on every job and communicate budget hours to the team.
• Monitor quality by end-of-day inspections and sign-off forms.
• Attend or conduct certification training sessions to keep skills current.
• Maintain vehicles and equipment to reflect company image and ensure safety.

Skills

Organization & scheduling

People management

Customer service

Computer literacy

Materials purchasing

Budget awareness

CDL Class A

Education

Horticultural degree

Job description

Enhancement Field Manager

Enhancement Field Manager Landscape Maintenance

Position Description

This position is responsible for managing labor and materials in the field to complete assigned enhancement projects. In addition, enhancement field managers must develop the people who report to them. Success in this position is indicated by jobs completed on time and on budget and low negative turnover of assistants and crew members. This position must cooperate with landscape management field managers and other enhancement field managers to see that the overall goals of the branch are met.

Responsibilities

• Develop a clear understanding of the philosophies by which the company operates, the short-and long-term goals of the branch, and the financial position of the branch.
• Get to know your people in an effort to help them develop within the company. Set goals with them and monitor their progress through timely formal and informal evaluations.
• Be an active part of our training process by attending or conducting certification training sessions on a regular basis.
• Plan, schedule and supervise daily production activities on assigned enhancements.
• Develop a clear understanding of the hourly and cost budgets for each of your jobs. Monitor by reviewing job hours, reports, and job costs regularly and acting as needed. Communicate budget hours to assistants and crew members.
• Meet the client on every job.
• Monitor quality of work by inspecting the job at the end of each day and getting a satisfactory completion form signed at the end of each day.
• Sell an acceptable level of extras through the use of T&M tickets.
• Maintain assigned vehicle and equipment in good working order.Monitor AM and PM procedures for your crew.
• Complete daily time entry.
• Maintain your vehicles and equipment so that they reflect our image and provide a safe operating environment for other employees.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated skill and ability to organize and schedule projects,
• Experience managing others at some level.
• Demonstrated skill and ability to work with service customers.
• At least one year of experience doing enhancement or landscape installation work in a commercial setting.
• Two or four-year horticultural or related degrees and two years of industry experience. Additional industry experience or industry certifications can substitute for a non-related degree, two-year degree, or no degree.
• Experience making hard and live material purchases and the ability to negotiate the best price.
• Knowledge of basic computer operation.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, in English.
• Valid Class A commercial drivers license with a clean record over the last three years.

What we provide

• Competitive salary
• Medical benefits with dental and vision
• Flexible Spending Account
• 401(k) plan
• Flexible work/life balance
• Family-oriented company culture

General description

Ruppert Landscape is a commercial landscape construction and management company, a family-owned and employee-owned business, headquartered in Montgomery County, MD, with operations in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Delaware, and Tennessee. Our mission is to provide opportunities for our people, take excellent care of our customers, and be good stewards of the environment and our community.

Ruppert Landscape is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.