Install Division Manager

Description

The Install Division Manager is responsible for leading, managing, and growing the Install Division of Sarver Landscape. This position owns all production, revenue, gross profit, job costing, scheduling, team development, quality control, customer communication, and operational performance for the division.

The Install Division Manager reports directly to the President and is accountable for ensuring install work is completed safely, efficiently, profitably, and to Sarver Landscape’s quality standards. This role combines strategic leadership with hands‑on field management and is expected to drive division performance through planning, people leadership, process discipline, and strong financial oversight.

The purpose of the Install Division Manager role is to ensure that all installation projects are produced on time, on budget, safely, and at the quality level expected by Sarver Landscape customers. This position is responsible for converting sold work into profitable production, protecting customer relationships, developing field leaders, and achieving the division’s annual revenue and profit goals.

• Develop and execute an annual Install Division production plan aligned with company goals.
• Own the division’s revenue, production capacity, gross profit, labor efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction results.
• Translate company goals into clear weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual production targets.
• Participate in leadership meetings and report division performance, issues, forecasts, and improvement plans to the President.
• Identify opportunities to improve systems, staffing, pricing feedback, production flow, and overall division profitability.
• Ensure the Install Division operates in alignment with Sarver Landscape’s standards for Character, Quality, Respect, and Safety.

• Oversee all landscape installation production from project handoff through completion.
• Manage project schedules, crew assignments, material coordination, equipment needs, subcontractors, and daily/weekly production priorities.
• Ensure install projects are completed according to approved scopes, plans, budgets, timelines, and customer expectations.
• Review upcoming work and confirm that crews have the labor, materials, equipment, information, and direction needed to execute efficiently.
• Monitor job progress in the field and make adjustments to protect schedule, quality, safety, and profitability.
• Coordinate with sales, design, and administrative teams to ensure a smooth handoff from sale to production.
• Lead or participate in pre‑construction meetings, project kickoff meetings, job walks, and post‑project reviews.
• Ensure change orders are identified, documented, priced, approved, and communicated before extra work is performed.

• Own the Install Division revenue goal and ensure sold work is produced in a timely and profitable manner.
• Monitor job budgets, labor hours, material costs, equipment usage, subcontractor costs, and gross profit performance.
• Review job costing regularly and take corrective action when jobs are trending over budget.
• Identify production issues that negatively impact profitability and implement solutions.
• Provide feedback to sales and estimating on pricing, production assumptions, labor budgets, material needs, and project complexity.
• Work with the President to forecast revenue, backlog, staffing needs, and production capacity.
• Ensure completed work is properly documented and invoiced.
• Support accurate and timely invoicing by confirming project status, completion, change orders, and billable items.

• Lead, manage, and hold accountable Install Division team members.
• Recruit, train, coach, and develop Production Managers, Crew Leaders, and Crew Members.
• Establish clear expectations for safety, quality, productivity, professionalism, and communication.
• Conduct regular meetings with production leaders to review schedules, job performance, staffing, equipment needs, and customer issues.
• Build a strong bench of field leadership by developing Crew Leaders and high‑potential team…