Project Manager, Construction Manager​/ Foreman, Client Relationship Management

For decades,
Arizona Outdoor Designs a high-end landscape installation and landscape maintenance company has been a trusted partner to estate residential clients, designers, and general contractors
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creating exceptional outdoor environments through craftsmanship, precision, and reliability. As we continue to grow our business, we have an increased need for Project Management skills to meet the needs of our clients.

Please note: we are not offering relocation, this is an on-site position.

We are currently searching for an on-site
Residential Landscape Construction Project Manager to support our customer-facing operations and ensure that we deliver a distinctive product that meets our customer’s needs in a timely and seamless fashion. This is a relationship-intensive position that serves as a link between our customers, designers, production team and general contractors to ensure that the evolving needs of the project are met in a timely, high-quality manner.

In a nutshell, we need an experienced landscape industry professional with great communication skills to understand what the customer wants, how the project should proceed, can evaluate on site where the project is against the plan and initiate the actions and communications necessary to ensure a totally satisfied customer and a great looking project.

• Project Design Knowledge
• Can lead upfront discussions with clients to frame the opportunity for our designers
• Develop a full understanding of the project design and the customer’s vision for their property
• Develop a clear view of all the overall schedule, key contractors and the critical path to meet the deadline
• Stay current with evolving client vision for their project and the obstacles to achieving that vision

• Establishes a trust-based relationship with the client and the client representatives
• Works effectively with Arizona Outdoor Design’s Production Leadership (superintendent or project foreman) to ensure seamless and timely communication
• Develops strong, bi-lateral relationships with other trades who are critical to a successful project
• Bilingual in English and Spanish recommended

• Proactivity, proactivity, proactivity
• Monitor projects onsite on a daily to weekly basis depending on project size, scope and complexity
• Review project quality to ensure Arizona Outdoor Design work is meeting the specification and make sure changes get made promptly
  
  Observe the status of all key trades and have a full understanding of our interfaces with them
• Tracks project progress and costs, including reviewing receipts
• Ensure proper and timely invoicing
• Ensure collections are made in a timely manner
• Document everything; learn and consistently utilize our soon-to-be integrated construction project management software, Aspire

• Relentless communicator with a passion for keeping all parties fully informed
• Strong client relationships built on a deep understanding of the landscape needs and an ability to connect with them more broadly
• Ensure enough contact with the customer and their representatives to know what they are thinking and how it is changing.
• Prepare, communicate and negotiate change orders, get proper approval, get info shared with production and accounting and ensure that these records are complete and up to date.
• Ensure all relevant production and design personnel are fully up to speed
• Can motivate interested parties to take needed actions with a sense of urgency

• Schedule subcontractors, consultants, and vendors in critical path to ensure timely completion
• Order materials
• Coordinate plant sourcing with client/designer and our internal plant purchaser
• Coordi…