Landscape Project Manager

JLM Strategic Talent Partners; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 55,104 - 71,635; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vision

Dental

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

JLM Strategic Talent Partners is seeking a candidate skilled in project engineering and civil construction to manage landscape teams in Tempe, Arizona. The successful applicant will be responsible for leading and mentoring staff, ensuring quality presentation of landscapes, and coordinating work schedules. This role offers competitive pay between $40.00 to $52.00 per hour, plus comprehensive health benefits including dental and vision coverage. The ideal candidate thrives in a team environment and brings strong organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of project engineering and civil construction work.
• Thrives in a fast-paced and team-oriented environment.
• Self-oriented, organized, and approachable.

Responsibilities

• Manage landscape staff, contractors, and volunteers.
• Conduct daily inspections of landscape quality.
• Lead snow and ice removal operations as necessary.
• Supervise contracted services and identify staff training needs.

Skills

Project engineering

Civil construction work

Team-oriented environment

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Job description

WHO IS JLM STRATEGIC TALENT PARTNERS & WHAT IS OUR ROLE

We partner with National & International prime contractors to provide them with qualified talent they can trust. We accomplish this by sourcing & vetting high-level career-seeking candidates in the industry and match them with our partners' current open roles. Our objective is to help our general contractor partners build out project teams for high-level infrastructure projects across the US.

We aspire to partner with candidates who are eager to learn, grow, and progress in their career path while deepening their knowledge in their given field.

We deeply value our partnerships and place great emphasis on maintaining strong relationships and long-term hires. This is reflected in our competitive offerings to our hires, including:

• Ongoing HR support
• Competitive benefits packages including Health, Dental, Vision & Life insurance
• Our very own JLM Rewards incentive program

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

• The ideal candidate has a proven track record of project engineering and civil construction work.
• They thrive in a fast-paced and team-oriented environment.
• They get excited about construction projects as well as completing assignments on time.
• An individual who will do well in this position is self-oriented, organized, a great communicator, and approachable.
• Comfortable working within a team environment at the project site.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/ SKILLS

• Manage landscape staff (full-time, hourly and seasonal), contractors and volunteers to ensure the proper, efficient and timely completion of department responsibilities.
• Work in the field and sometimes in the office, providing hands-on completion of work as a mentor and an example for the rest of the team.
• Daily inspection of landscape to ensure overall presentation and condition of grounds and gardens meets standards and quality expectations.
• Prioritize horticultural tasks and coordinate implementation of work assignments with the team.
• Assist in preparation of work schedules and job assignments.
• Lead snow and ice removal operations, creating on-call lists and being available to work some evenings and weekends.
• Be responsible for the health of the landscape.
• Examine potential unsafe working conditions and order corrective action.
• Identify staff training needs and assist with development of training programs, including plant care and maintenance, proper use of tools and equipment, safety, etc.
• Supervise contracted services and assist with identification of need for contracted services.
• As a manager, attend meetings as necessary, including but not limited to managers’ meetings, committee meetings and planning sessions.

PERKS OF JOINING JLM

We offer a competitive compensation package as well as benefits including Health Insurance, Vision, Dental, Life, and Paid Time Off! Compensation: $40.00 - $52.00 per hour.

JLM is a DBE-accredited agency specializing in finding world-class talent and managing infrastructure project staffing needs. As the industry leader in staffing for architecture, engineering, and construction projects, JLM has 18,500+ pre-vetted, highly-skilled, and available people ready to power your project within 7 days.