Landscape Manager

WindRiver Lakefront & Golf Community • Lenoir City, TN

17h

About The Position

The Landscape Manager leads landscape operations at WindRiver Lakefront & Golf Community. The role covers common areas, landscape services for residents, and landscape installations for new homes. The manager walks sites, prepares quotes, selects plants suited to each setting, and leads a crew responsible for quality and hospitality standards. This is a landscape and horticulture role; a separate team manages golf course turf.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of landscape installation and maintenance experience, including at least 2 years supervising crews.
• Hands-on experience estimating and bidding landscape projects.
• Strong knowledge of identification, selection, and care of trees, shrubs, perennials, and seasonal color for East Tennessee conditions.
• Working knowledge of irrigation systems, landscape construction, and lawn care.
• Ability to read landscape designs and construction documents.
• Experience with scheduling, budgeting, and project management.
• Tennessee pesticide applicator certification, or willingness to obtain it within 6 months of hire.
• Valid driver's license.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual in English and Spanish.
• OSHA 10 certification.
• Equipment operator certification.
• Degree or certificate in horticulture or landscape design.

Responsibilities

• Estimate and bid resident and builder projects by assessing sites and preparing quotes for materials, labor, and equipment; track actual costs against estimates.
• Specify, install, and maintain trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, and seasonal color suited to East Tennessee conditions; diagnose and treat pest and disease issues.
• Install landscapes for new homes, including sod, planting, irrigation, and hardscape; read landscape plans and coordinate with builders, designers, and homeowners while meeting Design Review Board requirements.
• Maintain parks, trails, entrances, medians, and resident lawns and beds through mowing, irrigation, pruning, mulching, and seasonal changeouts.
• Schedule, train, coach, and review technicians, laborers, and seasonal staff; promote safety and accountability.
• Manage labor, materials, purchasing, and equipment upkeep, including daily inspections and fuel logs for mowers, skid steers, mini excavators, and trucks.
• Follow OSHA, pesticide application, erosion control, and Design Review Board standards.
• Partner with the VP of Operations, New Construction, Member Services, Maintenance, and Marketing.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed