Summary:

The Landscape Manager will perform high-level management, coordination, and oversight of the companies’ landscaping and irrigation operation. Directing personnel and resources towards providing quality, cost-effective landscaping, and irrigation services. Responsible for scheduling and training/developing landscape laborers and irrigation technicians.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Manager the landscape maintenance, irrigation, landscape construction, and pest control employees.
• Prepare and conducts training for new hires and current staff including training on equipment and safety and quality standards.
• Ensures all staff are compliant with certifications/licenses.

Duties / Responsibilities:

• Manage lawn maintenance, irrigation, pesticide, and landscape construction/pressure washing services. Including the coordination of all materials, people, and equipment required to produce quality work.

• Oversees the daily workflow, schedule, and assignments.

• Inspect property and schedule service to properly prepare specific action plan for service.
• Monitor all aspects of the irrigation system and identify any problems.
• Perform hands-on work with crew to meet work and scheduling demands.
• Hands-on training and support of crew members, including proper operation of equipment, installation techniques, safety, and quality standards.
• Focus on safety and monitor safety records.
• Maintain and manage all required administrative systems, including but not limited to time sheets, job databases, and service schedules.
• Order materials as needed and monitor costs and deliveries.
• Review plans and job cost estimating.
• Design build of new construction.
• Request purchase orders and use in accordance with company guidelines.

• In conjunction with company management develop and manage department P & L budget.
• Ensures all reports are complete and correct within the established time frame.

• This position is considered Team A: Essential Personnel and must report for duty in the event of a disaster.

Other related duties as required. The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time.

Required Skills / Abilities:

• Excellent leadership skills including critical thinking and ability to solve complex problems, conflict resolution, and decision-making, diplomatic, respectable, team-oriented, and motivator.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present information clearly and professionally to varying levels of individuals and situations.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and follow-up in a timely manner.
• Must be able to operate small machines and equipment, such as zero-turn lawnmowers, trimmers, backpack blowers, walk-behind trenchers, and mini excavators, and willing to be a working foreman.
• Must be able to read blueprints/plan sheets and specifications.
• Willingness to learn and continuously improve.
• Ability to work with confidential and classified information.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state, and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations, and standards.

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 5 years related landscaping and irrigation management required.
• 3 years management/supervisory experience.

• Irrigation contractor’s license with knowledge in irrigation design and functionality.
• Knowledge of installation, programming, and troubleshooting systems such as Baseline, Hunter ACC2, and 2-wire.
• Landscape Design Certification is required.

• Florida Pest Control Certification is required.
• Valid driver’s license with Class D. Clean DMVR and current auto insurance coverage.
• Must pass a background check and drug test.

Physical Demands / Working Conditions

• Prolonged periods standing, walking, stretching, bending, climbing ladders, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and pulling.
• Frequently required to lift or move 50-100 pounds with assistance.
• Constantly working outdoors – must be able to work in various types of weather conditions and exposure to the elements (extreme heat, cold, preparing for severe weather, etc.).
• Heavy to moderate noise, extreme proximity to moving equipment or machinery, proximity to electrical energy.
• Must be physically able to operate power equipment.

This company participates in E-Verify.

Viking Companies and its subsidiary companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.It is the policy of Viking Companies, LLC and its subsidiary companies that we will recruit, hire, transfer, train, compensate, layoff, terminate, and promote persons in all job titles, and ensure that all other personnel actions are administered, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or other legally protected status, and we will ensure that all employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements.