Irrigation Manager

Job Summary

The Irrigation Manager will schedule, direct personnel, and resources towards providing quality, cost-effective irrigation services to clients. Irrigation Managers also support the Account Manager(s) in estimating, design and client meetings as needed. Irrigation Managers will also sell irrigation services to clients, with or without base maintenance contracts, on their own. The Irrigation Manager will oversee a commercial landscape portfolio and multiple service teams. The Irrigation Manager will be responsible for training and developing these individuals and providing day-to-day operational scheduling and guidance.

Core Values

• Culture of Safety Safety is always job #1

• A Growing Tradition Plants, Personally, Financially and Professionally

• Employee Owned Personal Pride in Success with an Owners Mentality

• Exceptional Customer Experience Delighting our Clients with our Products and Services

• Good Neighbors Community Pride Sharing our Success

• Respectability Treating Others as we want to be treated

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None

Duties/Responsibilities

• Managing all irrigation services, including the coordination of all materials, people, equipment, and subcontractors required to produce quality work

• Knowledge of the watering needs of the different landscapes and municipal requirements while proactively managing irrigation controller programing throughout the year

• As necessary, performing hands-on work with crews to meet work and scheduling demand

• Working with Operations to identify staffing needs, hire new crew, and prepare daily/weekly crew schedules

• Hands-on training and support of crew members, including proper operation of equipment, safety, and quality standards. Develop irrigation staff to be knowledgeable of product line, customer needs and achieving the departments sales goals

• Maintaining and managing all required administrative systems, including but not limited to time sheets, job databases, and service schedules

• Ordering Irrigation related materials, monitor costs and maintain inventory

• Maintain job and division performance goals set by leadership

• Incorporates safe work practices in job performance

• Regular and reliable attendance

• Performs other duties as required

Required Skills/Abilities

• Must be able to perform job responsibilities that require physical endurance

• Must have experience with two wire and common wire systems

• Must be able to install and program irrigation clocks/controllers

• Minimum 1-year experience with irrigation or 2 or more years experience in the green industry

• Strong attention to detail

• Valid drivers license

• Adhere to Companys safety policy and ensure that the public and co-workers will be safe while performing job duties

• Must have the ability to read blueprints

• Excellent organizational skills

• Computer skills to include, outlook, word, and excel

• Bilingual, English & Spanish preferred

• Irrigation certification (preferred)

• Qualified candidates must be able to perform job responsibilities that require physical endurance and the ability to work outdoors in variable weather conditions

Education and Experience

• 2- or 4-year college degree preferred or equivalent irrigation experience

• Must have minimum of 5-10 years of green industry experience (required)

• Effective oral and written communication skills

• Proficient in diagnosing, repairing, and installing two-wire and multi-strand systems

• Effective communication and time management skills

Physical Requirements

• The 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

• Have full range of mobility in upper and lower body

• Be able to reach overhead

• Be able to work in various positions, including, but not limited to, stooping, standing, bending over, sitting, kneeling, and squatting for extended periods of time

• Be able to lift, pull and push materials and equipment to complete assigned job tasks

• Be able to lift 50 pounds of weight frequently throughout assigned workday