General Manager for Landscaping Company

We sat down and wrote 5 pages of notes relating to the General Manager that we want to hire for our landscaping division, then winnowed it down to this list.

Job Duties

• Lawn crews
  • Estimate and chase new work
  • Review and renew contracts
  • Order materials and equipment for jobs
  • Schedule work—efficient routes using GPS
  • Job costing, manhours, direct and indirect costs
  • Establish yearly budgets
  • Inspect sites and meet with customers
  • Equipment purchases & maintenance
• Snow crews
  • Set up snow routes: schedule, labor, and equipment to routes
  • General dispatch: weather, crews, drive and inspect lots at night
  • Review and renew contracts
  • Customer relations—The quarterback for all snow-related calls
  • Fuel/salt surcharges
  • Review equipment needs
  • Purchase all ice melt products
  • Track/ job cost work
  • Budgets
• General
  • Licensing & certifications
  • Advertising
  • New business opportunities
    • Tree trimming work
    • Private work
    • Irrigation work

Location: Buffalo-Niagara RegionType: Full Time Job
Job No. 1835-18474Status: Closed
Keyword(s): Service Trades, White Collar, Manager, Operations, Landscaping
Date Printed: Nov 21, 2024