General Manager

Unique Landscaping Design•Colleyville, TX

24d•Onsite

About The Position

The General Manager will be responsible for directing landscape foremen and crews, ensuring operational work standards are met, and fostering a fun, supportive work environment. This role involves managing employee relations, developing departmental budgets, coordinating purchases, and overseeing the implementation of new administrative systems. The General Manager will also be involved in creating training programs, collaborating on special projects, and ensuring work schedules align with priorities, crew availability, and weather conditions. A key aspect of the role is monitoring residential estates to ensure instructions and design plans are followed, deadlines are met, and schedules are maintained, while also executing operating procedures for adequate performance and personnel safety. Collaboration with other departments such as Design, Administration, and Production is essential. The position requires inspecting completed work for conformance to specifications and standards, and training/coaching laborers on landscape techniques and consistent practices. Additionally, the General Manager will manage landscape equipment service, repair, and inventory, including scheduling truck and trailer maintenance.

Requirements

10+ years of landscape design, construction & maintenance experience with a minimum of 5 years managing landscape teams.
Expert level knowledge of best practices regarding landscape irrigation, hardscape construction, and residential landscape maintenance.
Ability to work outdoors and lift objects weighing up to 80 pounds
Valid Texas Driver’s License
Pass a drug test
Pass a criminal background check
Provide 2 forms of ID

Nice To Haves

Sound judgment and creative problem-solving skills.
Attention to detail, high energy and mentoring skills.
Excellent time management skills.
Associates or bachelor’s degree in horticulture.
Ability to identify local Texas plant material – native & adaptive.
Knowledge or interest in horticulture and all related practices.

Responsibilities

Direct Landscape Foremen and crews on executing operational work standards.
Gain and share knowledge of Horticulture and all related practices.
Explain policies, procedures, laws and standards to new and existing employees as needed.
Work with HR personnel to manage employee relations issues.
Learn and understand procedures and employee handbook and use them to create goals that improve department workflow.
Complete relevant employee reviews and confer with HR for filing.
Identify and communicate needed assignment changes to improve personnel performance and track improvement.
Assist in the implementation of new administrative systems and assist in developing departmental budgets.
Coordinate purchase of supplies, equipment and forms with owner’s approval.
Promote Unique Landscaping’s culture of a fun, supportive work environment.
Assist with the creation of training and development programs for field and office staff.
Collaborate with employees as necessary on special projects.
Confer with Production to create work schedules depending on work priorities, crew and equipment availability and weather conditions.
Monitor multiple residential estates to ensure that instructions and design plans are followed, deadlines are met, and schedules are maintained.
Execute operating procedures and work standards that will ensure adequate performance and personnel safety.
Confer with the Design Supervisor, Administrative Manager, and Production Supervisor to coordinate work activities with those other departments.
Inspect completed work to ensure conformance to specifications, standards, and contract requirements.
Train and coach both skilled and unskilled laborers regarding consistent landscape techniques.
Provide workers with assistance in performing duties as necessary to meet deadlines.
Landscape equipment service, repair and inventory.
Schedule and follow-up on truck & trailer maintenance, equipment services, repairs, and inventory.