Sperber Landscape Companies · 1 week ago
San Diego North County Landscape Maintenance Account Manager
Sperber Landscape Companies is looking to expand their team with a Landscape Maintenance Account Manager. This role involves creating and maintaining client relationships, overseeing maintenance operations, and ensuring high-quality service on landscape accounts.
Construction
Responsibilities
Meet face to face with clients at regular intervals; create needed proposals and reports, and attend committee and board meetings on a regular basis
Make horticulturally correct recommendations to clients for improvements to their sites
Conduct job site inspections on a frequent basis, creating punch lists for the crews. Follow up with crew and irrigator to ensure timely completion
Consistently focus on keeping all sites up to the high level of quality required by the company standards
Ensure proper operation, scheduling, and maintenance of all irrigation systems and controllers on landscape maintenance accounts
Direct irrigators in the quarterly inspections of each site, and effectively communicate irrigation issues and suggested solutions and improvements to clients as often as necessary
Schedule and supervise all landscape maintenance work using company software. Ensure work takes place in the field as scheduled and update the work schedule on the computer as needed. The management of all job labor and material costs is the responsibility of the AM, with the goal of achieving the budgeted margin for each account
Serve as an enthusiastic role model of all organizational policies and procedures. Handle any workplace injuries and incidents following proper HR and safety protocols
Qualification
Required
Correct principles, practices, and methods associated with landscape management
Safe work practices involving equipment, chemicals, and PPE
Horticulture and common plant material
Computer and smartphone operation
Math skills particularly as they relate to proper fertilization and area calculations
Build quality relationships with internal and external clients
Organize, schedule, and implement proper job schedules and tasks
Communicate and work effectively with others
Manage time and projects effectively
Be self-motivated and work independently
Communicate effectively in both written and spoken English
Propose and sell property enhancements
Manage labor, material, and other costs within a budget to meet job profitability goals
Frequently stand, walk or crouch on narrow and/or slippery surfaces
Stoop, kneel, bend to pick up or move objects weighing up to 50 pounds
Walk for long distances and on sloped and uneven ground
Make quality decisions with good results and be sought out by others for advice and solutions
Have a focus on customers by listening and acting with their needs in mind in order to gain their trust and respect
Drive for results by exceeding goals, being bottom-line oriented, and encouraging others to perform
Be organized as a means of getting things done while multi-tasking and using resources efficiently and effectively
Present themselves and the company in a professional and ethical manner informal presentations and day-to-day activities
A combination of formal education in Horticulture (or related field) and/or several years of field experience in professional landscape management are required
QAL (or the ability to obtain a QAL) is required
A valid class 'C' California Driver's License and an acceptable driving record are required
Preferred
Bilingual skills in Spanish are beneficial
CLIA, CLT, and other licenses and certificates are beneficial
Benefits
Paid sick leave, holidays, and vacation days
Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options are available
401k plan is available
Company vehicle and shirts provided
Company
Sperber Landscape Companies
Sperber Landscape Companies is a landscape service provider serving customers.