Are you looking to make a move to the west coast of Florida? Sarasota is the place to be!

Grant's Gardens is searching for an Account Manager who is a passionate landscape professional and enjoys interaction with clients and has a positive attitude. Let us take care of the hassles and unforeseen expenses of running your own business so that you can focus on your passion for the outdoors. Ideal candidates would have strong knowledge of Florida horticulture including plant and turf care. Please list any/all certifications related to the landscape industry. The position is fast-paced, and customer focused with full-time administrative support. Come join our team!

About Grant’s Gardens:

Grant's Gardens is a full service, premier landscaping company in Sarasota, Florida. We were recently awarded Best Landscape Company in Sarasota County by the Sarasota Herald Tribune. We are locally owned and operated and provide a competitive salary and benefits package.

Hustle, integrity, accountability, celebration, initiative, service orientation, communication, quality… these are some of the key ingredients we mix up at Grant’s Gardens on our mission to make designing, crafting, and maintaining beautiful and livable outdoor spaces crazy easy for as many folks as we can reach. In a nutshell, we are an easy button for landscape design, installation, and maintenance.

We leverage ops know-how, technology, and creativity to make the impossibly complex happen every week. We take pride in seamlessly servicing several hundred-yard maintenance customers with a range of services and building new spaces for clients simultaneously with remarkable quality and effectiveness. Efficiency and organizational prowess are critical skills in our bag across all parts of the company as we work to get amazing spaces built and maintained in a scalable, systematic way.

The ideal candidate must have the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Excellent customer service skills
• Experience supervising, training and managing 6 crew leaders and crews
• Must have knowledge of Florida plant material
• Must have knowledge of fertilizers, fungicides, chemicals and all aspects to properly maintain properties
• Must have irrigation experience
• Must have low-voltage lighting experience
• Must have troubleshooting experience
• Must be able to read and interpret detailed landscape plans
• Responsible for measuring properties and preparing proposals
• Supervise landscaping maintenance crews, as well as work performed on properties
• Coordinate from proposal to work order to precise execution of all clients' needs
• Must possess superior Customer Service skills
• Responsible for proactive and continuous/regular client communication

Job Type: Full-time

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• On call

Supplemental pay types:

• Commission pay

Application Question(s):

• How many years of landscaping experience do you have?
• How many people have you supervised at any one time?
• If necessary, what is your timeframe for being able to relocate to the Sarasota area after receiving a job offer?

Ability to Relocate:

• Sarasota, FL: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person