General Manager-LCI

Landscaping Consultants

4656 Collins Rd. #1 Jacksonville, FL 32244

General Manager - Landscaping

Landscaping Consultants

March 2022

New

Exempt

The General Manager is primarily responsible for the overall success of a geographic region. In support of company works across internal business partners (e.g., Accounting, Facilities, IT, HR, Customer Service) to optimize the effectiveness and execution of the Landscape operation within a geographic region.

• Education: High School or GED required. Two-year college degree or technical school in business or related field preferred.
• Experience: Requires at least five years of landscaping managerial and supervisory experience. Three+ years of managing multiple teams is preferred. Ideally, the incumbent has proven success with overseeing a large operation while driving performance improvement and consistently achieving sales goals.
• Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration: Ability to travel (up to 50% of the time). Valid Driver's License and state auto insurance.

• Work Hours
• Technology
• Advanced ability to lead, build and develop multiple units of responsibility.
• Passion for and understanding of the organization’s mission and, specifically, the commercial grounds maintenance industries.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to read and comprehend.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• A keen understanding and be responsible for workplace safety.
• Advanced ability to handle customer and employee relations.
• Values diversity.
• Proficiency with various reporting processes for personnel and budgets.
• Energy and enthusiasm to help others.
• Strong knowledge of financial management.
• Ability to do basic math calculations using a calculator.
• Ability to regularly lift up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to confidently use Word, Excel and the ADP payroll system.
• Ability to work flexible schedule to include weekends, evenings and holidays if needed.
• Strong leadership skills, including but not limited to:
• Strong Work Ethic – as demonstrated with self-confidence, integrity, thoroughness, and by driving accountability, and maintain composure under pressure.
• Ability to Manage Multiple Priorities – responsibly execute several projects and priorities for various landscape areas. Delegates to others, to meet deadlines and develop others’ skills & abilities.
• Change Management – ability to encourage others to seek opportunities for different and innovative approaches to address problems and issues, copes well with change.
• Decision Making – ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures, with the organization’s best interests in mind.
• Detail Oriented – ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Time Management – ability to meet deadlines and prioritizes appropriately.

• Responsibility for directing the following operational units – irrigation, lawn and maintenance, pest control program, and ground maintenance.
• Ensures store performance meets requirements, sales goals are achieved and after-market goods are appropriately transported and stored.
• Manages the Account Manager to ensure oversight of technicians and jobs are being handled properly.
• Administering various HR processes, policies and requirements such as:
• Hiring, training and developing staff, which may include coaching and taking disciplinary action. Completes the necessary documentation requirements.
• Communicating job expectations; completes planning; monitoring; appraising, and reviewing of job performance.
• Enforcing policies procedures and expectations of Executive Management.
• Achieving operational objectives by completing various reporting and trending activities to: contribute sales information and make recommendations for addressing gaps and advancing revenue, identify strategic action plans that address business growth and community needs, and meet budget requirements.
• Maintaining appropriate ratios of expense and revenue. Generate revenue in accordance with budget, expenses and…