Landscaping Account Manager

SunWorks Landscape Partners; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SunGrow Landscape Maintenance in Fort Worth, TX, is seeking an Account Manager to build and maintain strong client relationships while overseeing daily service operations. You will lead a team and coordinate with irrigation, agronomy, and arbor care divisions to ensure top-quality service across portfolios.

The ideal candidate has proven account management experience in commercial landscaping, strong communication and leadership skills, and the ability to manage budgets and project plans.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer account management within commercial landscaping.
• Operations management experience in commercial landscape industry.
• Excellent communication, team leadership, and interpersonal skills.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and project management software.
• Bachelor’s or associate’s degree preferred; conversational Spanish a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and nurture strong client relationships with proactive communication with all stakeholders.
• Deliver excellent customer service by educating clients on horticultural best practices and addressing problems proactively.
• Conduct landscape quality assessments and provide recommendations for property enhancements.
• Assist clients in property improvement plans and annual budgets.
• Lead a team of 12-25 employees across 3-5 landscape maintenance crews.
• Collaborate with enhancement, irrigation, agronomy, and arbor care divisions to ensure seamless service delivery.

Skills

Account management

Operations management

Communication

Leadership

Detail-oriented

Spanish (conversational)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Project management software

Job description

SunGrow Landscape Maintenance is a leading privately owned commercial landscape maintenance company, serving commercial clients across Texas for the last 30 years. SunGrow currently operates 8 branches across the Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, and Houston markets. SunGrow is a regional brand of SunWorks Landscape Partners, a national operator of leading regional commercial landscape businesses. At SunGrow we are building a leading regional business with great culture, attracting the best technical and managerial talent, and creating unmatched growth opportunities for our people. SunGrow provides recurring landscape maintenance services to corporate campuses, universities, office parks, retail centers, light industrial properties, and homeowners associations.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

SunGrow is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our Fort Worth branch as an Account Manager. In this position, you will play a pivotal role in building and maintaining strong relationships with our clients while managing daily service operations. This position requires a combination of team leadership skills and project management expertise.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Client Relationship Management:

• Build and nurture strong client relationships by fostering proactive communication with all stakeholders.
• Deliver excellent customer service by educating clients on horticultural best practices and correcting problems proactively.
• Conduct landscape quality assessments and provide recommendations for property enhancements.
• Assist clients in property improvements plans and annual budgets.

Operations Management:

• Lead a team of 12-25 employees organized into 3-5 landscape maintenance crews.
• Manage daily operations to the highest standards of safety and efficiency.
• Collaborate with the company’s enhancement, irrigation, agronomy, and arbor care divisions to ensure seamless execution of all services provided to the customers in your portfolio.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proven experience or interest in customer account management within commercial landscaping
• Operations management experience within the commercial landscape industry.
• Excellent communication, team leadership, and interpersonal skills.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and project management software.
• Bachelor’s or associate’s degree preferred.
• Conversational Spanish language proficiency a plus.
• Appropriate industry certifications (NALP, irrigators license, applicators license, etc) a plus.