Landscape Manager

Murphy Family Ventures; Wallace (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Murphy Family Ventures seeks an experienced Landscape Operations Manager to oversee all aspects of the Landscape Operations division, including contracts for commercial and residential sites.

The role requires leadership, strong financial acumen, and the ability to manage budgets, execute work plans, and ensure safety compliance across multiple sites. Evening and weekend availability may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred or 5-7 years of experience in landscape maintenance industry
• Licensed chemical applicator
• Demonstrated history of successful leadership and organizational skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong financial analysis skills
• Ability to seek counsel and problem solve using teammates and associates
• Ability to work as a team player
• Ability to develop and implement work plans and projects that are completed in a timely fashion
• Able to work under stress
• Must be computer literate with word processing and spreadsheets
• Willing to work evenings and weekends when necessary

Responsibilities

• Provides operational leadership to run multi faceted full service landscape division
• Supervises the maintenance of all common areas according to Landscape Maintenance Agreement with POA
• Supervises the landscape designs for commercial and residential properties
• Supervises installations ensuring quality using Best Management Practices while minimizing plant mortality
• Schedules, trains, supervises and evaluates all personnel assigned to department
• Assists in annual budgets and recommends capital improvements and purchases
• Selects and prepares proper fertilizers and nutrients for common areas
• Supervises development and maintenance of drainage and irrigation systems
• Implements and enforces safety program for employees
• Ensures compliance with regulations pertaining to storage and use of chemicals and other products
• Maintains accurate work records for personnel
• Ensures compliance with safety policies and MSDS information
• Carries out other duties as defined by management

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Financial analysis

Teamwork

Planning

Problem solving

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

5-7 years landscape maintenance experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

Under broad supervision, oversees all aspects of Landscape Operations including commercial and common area maintenance contracts, residential maintenance contracts, and LNM mowing.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred or 5-7 years of experience in landscape maintenance industry
• with management experience of similarly sized operations.
• Licensed chemical applicator.
• Demonstrated history of successful leadership and organizational skills.
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must have strong financial analysis skills.
• Ability to seek counsel and problem solve using teammates and associates.
• Ability to work as a team player.
• Ability to develop and implement work plans and projects that are completed in a timely fashion.
• Must be able to work under stress.
• Must be computer literate with word processing and spreadsheets.
• Must be willing to work evenings and weekends when necessary.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Include the following.

• Provides operational leadership to run multi faceted full service landscape division.
• Supervises the maintenance of all common areas according to Landscape Maintenance Agreement with POA.
• Supervises the landscape designs for commercial and residential properties.
• Supervises commercial and residential installations ensuring quality of installations utilizing Best Management Practices while minimizing plant mortality.
• Schedules, trains, supervises and evaluates all personnel assigned to department.
• Assists in the preparation of annual budgets for departments; takes corrective action as necessary to help ensure that budget goals are met. Makes recommendations for capital improvements and purchases.
• Selects and prepares proper fertilizers and nutrients for common area and related landscaping.
• Supervises the development and maintenance of drainage and irrigation systems.
• Implements and enforces comprehensive safety program for employees.
• Ensures compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations pertaining to storage and use of fertilizer, chemicals, petroleum products and other controlled products. Maintains required records and strives to minimize use of chemicals and petroleum products.
• Maintains accurate work records for all personnel in the department.
• Ensures compliance with all safety policies. Maintains MSDS information.
• Carries out other duties as defined by management.

ADA REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to read and write.
• Utilize desktop computer to perform job functions.
• Utilize telephone for communication with internal and external customers.