Project Manager- Commercial Landscape
Company: Monarch Landscaping Company
Location: Milpitas
Posted on: May 8, 2022
Job Description:
Project Manager - Commercial Landscape MaintenanceLocation:
-Milpitas, CANature of Work:Manage client interactions and
expectations surrounding long term planning and high-level
value-added services. - Responsible for client retention, annual
increases, and enhancement penetration. -ESSENTIAL DUTIES
- Serve as point-of-contact for high level site and project
issues to expeditiously and proactively identify, address, and
resolve client needs
- Act as liaison between operations and client, ensuring clarity
in communication and expectations
- Conduct walkthroughs with client and other company
representatives as appropriate
- Evaluate accounts and develop an effective and on-going
landscape asset management plan
- Build a strong knowledge base of each client's business,
organization, and objectives
- Collaborate with Area Managers to maintain a holistic
understanding of 'Invest' and 'Enhance' client sites
- Stay up-to-date on day-to-day site operations and issues to
identify trends in need of comprehensive solutions
- Create, manage, and control scope of work, ensuring projects
are completed on time and within budget
- Manage all project communication between internal and external
clients
- Analyze and understand job cost reports and budget variances
related to contract projects
- Prepare monthly forecast of labor and materials, and accurate
job costing of work orders
- Meet or exceed annual sales goals
- Gather, calculate and compile take off data for use in bid
estimates
- Accurately prepare bids and landscape designs & renderings, by
utilizing field collected data and computer programs, to present to
client
- Visit jobs in progress to relate actual estimate; review
questions or problems that may arise
- Manage billing process, including communicating change orders,
lien releases, progress billing, etc.
- Develop and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with
vendors and subcontractors, insuring accountability and quality for
price
- Ensure safety on every project by enforcing safety training and
meetings, as well as consistently monitor job sites for potential
safety hazards
- Constantly promote and encourage adherence to company policies
and best practices
- Seek opportunities for continuous improvement of project
management, technical and communication skills
- Other duties as assignedQUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE,
SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:Education/Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture or Horticulture,
Construction/Project Management, or related field or equivalent in
years of experience.
- At least 5 years related work experience
- Extensive knowledge of regional plant life
- Minimum 3 years of verifiable field experience with project
estimating or design-build work
- Strong estimation background, with working knowledge of
construction/installation & irrigation
- Familiar with commercial landscape equipment and their
functionsLicense or CertificationAs required by state and federal
lawValid driver license issued by the state where employedPMP
preferredSpecialized Skills
- Strong customer service skills, with internal and external
clients
- Effective oral and written communication
- Advanced knowledge of scheduling, budgeting, document
management, and cost forecasting
- Ability to read and interpret constructions plans/drawings
- Experience working the commercial property managers, vendors,
consultants and architects a plus
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and perform well under
deadlines
- Organizational skills
- Flexibility
- Advanced presentation skills
- Intermediate to advanced understanding of SalesForce, Microsoft
Office Suite, and Project Management Software
- Intermediate to advanced experience using design software,
including Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD, and
ProLandscape
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and
draw valid conclusions
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in written,
oral, diagram and/or schedule format
- Ability to read, write and comprehend English
- Ability to speak effectively before employees and
clientsPhysical RequirementsThe physical demands described here are
representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. -
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
- Constantly required to talk, hear, see, sit, stand and
walk
- Must be able to see at close vision, distant vision, in color,
peripherally, have depth perception and have the ability to adjust
focus
- Frequent use of hands to manipulate, handle or feel objects,
tools or controls
- Frequently required to reach, bend, twist, stoop, crouch, climb
and balance
- Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and
seldom lift and/or move up to 75 poundsWork ConditionsThe work
environment characteristics described here are representative of
those an employee encounters while performing the essential
functions of this job. - Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions of this job.
- Frequently required to use computer-based systems
- Frequently required to work outdoors in all weather
conditions
- Occasionally sits for long periods of time in office
environment
- Occasionally works with mechanical objects and outside in all
weather conditions
- Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic
or caustic chemicals
- Occasionally exposed to loud noise levelsJensen is an On Demand
Daily Pay employer.Jensen is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Jensen
uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly
hired employees. - To learn more about E-Verify, including your
rights and responsibilities, please visit: -
Keywords: Monarch Landscaping Company, Milpitas , Project Manager- Commercial Landscape, Executive , Milpitas, California
Didn't find what you're looking for? Search again!
Loading more jobs...