Facilities and Landscaping Manager

The Kennedy Collective Inc; Trumbull (CT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

HSA/FSA options

Employer-paid life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

The Kennedy Collective is seeking a Landscaping & Facility Manager to lead day-to-day facilities maintenance, landscaping, snow response, and equipment management across headquarters and sites. You will supervise staff, coordinate projects with vendors, and ensure safety and regulatory compliance while balancing planning with hands-on support.

This role requires strong leadership, budgeting, scheduling, and operational execution, with travel within CT, RI, PA, and NY as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Bachelor's degree preferred in facilities management, construction management, business administration, operations, or related field.
• Experience supervising employees and coordinating schedules, performance expectations, training, and work assignments.

Responsibilities

• Lead facilities maintenance, landscaping, lawn care, renovations, repairs, and contracted services across multiple locations.
• Direct preventive maintenance, repairs, renovations, and emergency response activities for owned and leased facilities.
• Manage facility projects and contracted services, including scopes of work, proposals, contractor oversight, permits, and project completion verification.
• Oversee vehicles, trailers, plows, power equipment, tools, supplies, and related assets.
• Develop staffing schedules and seasonal work plans for maintenance, landscaping, snow response, emergencies, and commitments.
• Hold team members accountable for work quality, safety, training, documentation, and follow-through.
• Maintain financial, contract, equipment, workforce, inspection, and project records.
• Ensure OSHA compliance, safety standards, inspection requirements, and contractual obligations.
• Support customer relationships with service evaluations, quotes, project coordination, and communication.
• Communicate operational risks, emergencies, and corrective actions to leadership.

Skills

Facilities management

Landscaping

Operations planning

Vendor management

Team supervision

Budgeting

Microsoft 365

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in facilities management or related field

Tools

Building management systems

Work-order systems

Microsoft 365

Job description

Location: Trumbull, CT, with regular travel throughout Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, and New York
Pay: Salary commensurate with experience
FLSA Status: Exempt, salaried
Job Type: Full-time
Work Setting: On-site across headquarters, day, residential, contract, community work sites, and customer locations
Shift and Schedule: Flexible schedule including early mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, weather events, and emergency response as operational needs require

About The Kennedy Collective

The Kennedy Collective creates pathways for people to flourish and thrive. We provide support services and operate business enterprises that create employment opportunities, deliver professional services to customers, and generate revenue that advances our mission. Our facilities, grounds, vehicles, and service operations play a critical role in supporting the people we serve, the customers we partner with, and the employees who deliver our mission every day.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Director of Facilities Management, the Landscaping & Facility Manager leads the day-to-day delivery of facilities maintenance, landscaping, lawn care, snow and ice response, equipment management, contractor coordination, and related operational services across The Kennedy Collective. The position supervises facilities and landscaping employees, coordinates internal and contracted projects, maintains safe and compliant work environments, and responds to operational emergencies. This role combines planning, leadership, budgeting, vendor management, and field operations. Success requires someone who can balance office-based planning and documentation with regular site visits, employee supervision, contractor oversight, and hands‑on operational support.

What You Will Do

• Lead facilities maintenance, landscaping, lawn care, renovation, repair, and contracted service work across multiple organizational locations.
• Direct preventive maintenance, repairs, renovations, and emergency response activities for owned and leased facilities.
• Manage facility projects and contracted services, including scopes of work, proposal review, contractor oversight, permits, and project completion verification.
• Oversee vehicles, trailers, plows, power equipment, tools, supplies, garages, storage areas, and related operational assets.
• Develop staffing schedules and seasonal work plans that support facilities maintenance, landscaping operations, snow response, emergencies, and customer commitments.
• Hold team members accountable for work quality, safety, training completion, customer service, documentation, and follow-through.
• Maintain accurate financial, contract, equipment, workforce, inspection, and project records.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA requirements, safety standards, inspection requirements, organizational policies, and contractual obligations.
• Support customer relationships by assisting with service evaluations, quotes, project coordination, documentation, and operational communication.
• Communicate operational risks, emergencies, compliance concerns, and corrective actions to organizational leadership.

Requirements

Qualifications

Required

• High school diploma or GED.
• Demonstrated experience managing facilities maintenance, landscaping, grounds, construction, property operations, or a related function.
• Prior experience supervising employees and coordinating schedules, performance expectations, training, and work assignments.
• Experience coordinating maintenance, construction, renovation, landscaping, snow removal, or contracted service projects.
• Working knowledge of occupational safety practices, facility inspections, equipment safety, preventive maintenance, and emergency response.
• Ability to evaluate vendor proposals, project specifications, contractor performance, repair needs, and completed work.
• Ability to use Microsoft 365, work‑order or building‑management systems, email, spreadsheets, and internet‑based business applications.
• Valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record.
• Access to reliable transportation during the workday for travel between organizational locations and operational assignments.
• Ability to respond to operational emergencies and work a flexible schedule that may include early mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, and weather‑related events.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in facilities management, construction management, business administration, operations, or a related field.
• OSHA 10 certification.
• OSHA 30 certification.
• Experience with building‑management, preventive‑maintenance, or work‑order tracking systems.
• Experience maintaining commercial vehicles, plows, trailers, landscaping equipment, power equipment, or related fleet assets.
• Experience preparing service quotes, supporting business development, coordinating customer work, or providing information for invoicing.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly works at a computer, uses a keyboard and telephone, reviews documents and electronic records, and performs other office‑based administrative duties.
• Frequently stands and walks through buildings, grounds, garages, storage areas, parking areas, work sites, and active maintenance or landscaping locations.
• Frequently bends, stoops, kneels, crouches, reaches, climbs, pushes, pulls, carries materials, and moves through indoor and outdoor work areas.
• Lifts and carries equipment, supplies, tools, and materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Uses hand tools, power equipment, landscaping equipment, snow‑removal equipment, vehicles, trailers, and other operational equipment as appropriate to the assignment.
• Drives regularly between organizational locations, customer locations, project sites, and other assigned work areas.
• Must be able to enter, exit, and operate vehicles and equipment safely and remain behind the wheel for periods required by operational assignments.
• Requires sufficient hearing, speaking, and vision to communicate instructions, identify hazards, review work, inspect facilities and equipment, operate vehicles, and respond to emergencies.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Working Conditions

• Works across Headquarters, Day Sites, Residential Sites, Contract Sites, Community Work Sites, garages, storage areas, customer locations, vehicles, grounds, and active maintenance and project areas.
• Regularly travels between organizational locations and throughout the service area.
• Works indoors and outdoors in changing weather and may be exposed to heat, cold, snow, ice, rain, noise, dust, cleaning products, landscaping products, vehicle exhaust, moving equipment, power tools, and active construction or maintenance conditions.
• Regularly interacts with organizational leaders, managers, employees, program teams, individuals served, contractors, vendors, customers, inspectors, and community partners.
• May work outside normal business hours to address snow and ice events, building emergencies, equipment failures, safety concerns, contract‑critical work, and other operational priorities.
• Requires flexible availability that may include early mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, and weather‑related emergency response.
• Regular travel throughout Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, and New York, as well as occasional travel to other locations, may be required based on business needs.

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation

• Compensation for this position is based on experience, qualifications, and applicable organizational compensation practices, where applicable.
• The salary range for this position will be provided in accordance with applicable federal and Connecticut pay transparency requirements.
• This position is classified as Exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Benefits

Eligible employees may participate in The Kennedy Collective's comprehensive benefits program, subject to plan eligibility requirements, which may include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options, where applicable
• Employer‑paid life and disability insurance
• Retirement savings plan with employer contributions, if eligible
• Paid time off (Vacation and Sick Time including floating holidays)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Employee discount and wellness programs
• Additional voluntary benefits offered by The Kennedy Collective

EEO Statement

The Kennedy Collective is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. As a federal contractor, The Kennedy Collective complies with applicable requirements regarding individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.