McFarlin Stanford · 22 hours ago
Landscape Project Manager
McFarlin Stanford is seeking a Landscape Project Manager who will manage high-end residential landscape construction projects. The role involves planning, budgeting, scheduling, and ensuring quality control while leading crews and maintaining client communication.
Responsibilities
Review contracts, scope, estimates, and site conditions
Develop project schedules, execution plans, and sequencing
Lead project kickoffs and manage projects through completion
Own project financial performance and margin
Track job costs, forecasts, and change orders
Identify and correct margin or budget risks early
Manage crews, subcontractors, and vendors
Maintain project schedules and two-week look-aheads
Develop recovery plans when schedule risks arise
Lead and support foremen and crews
Ensure work meets plans, specifications, and company standards
Prevent rework through inspections and punch list management
Serve as primary client contact post-sale
Provide regular project updates and manage expectations
Resolve issues and protect contractual boundaries
Enforce safety standards and stop-work authority
Address hazards immediately and document incidents
Manage RFIs and change orders
Ensure proper billing, closeout, and warranty coordination
Approve purchase orders up to $5,000
Commit subcontractor work within approved scope and budget
Adjust schedules, crew assignments, and sequencing
Escalate scope, budget, safety, or client issues as required
Qualification
Required
End-to-end management of high-end residential landscape construction and enhancement projects
Planning, budgeting, scheduling, execution, subcontractor coordination, client communication, quality control, safety, change management, and project closeout
Ability to deliver projects on time, on budget, and to company quality standards
Ownership and accountability for assigned projects
Review contracts, scope, estimates, and site conditions
Develop project schedules, execution plans, and sequencing
Lead project kickoffs and manage projects through completion
Own project financial performance and margin
Track job costs, forecasts, and change orders
Identify and correct margin or budget risks early
Manage crews, subcontractors, and vendors
Maintain project schedules and two-week look-aheads
Develop recovery plans when schedule risks arise
Lead and support foremen and crews
Ensure work meets plans, specifications, and company standards
Prevent rework through inspections and punch list management
Serve as primary client contact post-sale
Provide regular project updates and manage expectations
Resolve issues and protect contractual boundaries
Enforce safety standards and stop-work authority
Address hazards immediately and document incidents
Manage RFIs and change orders
Ensure proper billing, closeout, and warranty coordination
Approve purchase orders up to $5,000
Commit subcontractor work within approved scope and budget
Adjust schedules, crew assignments, and sequencing
Escalate scope, budget, safety, or client issues as required
Proficiency in LMN (job costing, budgets, margin tracking)
Proficiency in Asana (task and project coordination)
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (documentation and reporting)
Projects completed on time and within budget (±5%)
Margin variance within targets
High-quality workmanship with minimal rework
Clear communication, strong documentation, and safe job sites
Company
McFarlin Stanford
McFarlin Stanford is a dynamic team of business executive recruiters with international & domestic experience in C-Level Management.