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Refined Gardens is an award-winning Landscape Design, Construction and Maintenance firm specializing in custom residential.
We are seeking a qualified Landscape Construction Project Manager to join our team.
General Description:
The Construction Project Management role at Refined Gardens is a mid-to-upper-level management position responsible for overseeing both pre-construction and active Construction Projects. Refined Gardens looks to its Construction Project Managers to bridge the gap between our Designers and our Construction team. Typical duties include: Construction Project scheduling, profit/loss, scheduling, staging, process flows, change orders, meeting with clients and/or sub contractors, closeouts and overall quality assurance of Landscape Construction Projects. Typical projects range from $200,000 to $2,000,000, requiring significant experience and organizational ability.
Responsibilities:
The following represent the primary roles and responsibilities performed by a Project Manager; these include but are not limited to:
• Work with Director of Operations and Construction Supervisors to Manage the overall financial performance of the project.
• Manage interactions with clients and contractors through regular daily communication.
• Take part in the transition of responsibilities from the Design team to the Construction Project Management team.
• Facilitate the commencement of the project, examining opportunities to reduce costs, analyzing job particulars, and optimizing gross margin.
• Manage submittals, RFI’s, project documentation, material requests, schedules, close-out documentation, project archives, as builds, etc.
• Actively seek out and address discrepancies in bids.
• Negotiate subcontractor agreements effectively, ensuring favorable terms from contract initiation through invoicing.
• Collaborate with Purchasing staff to manage material buyouts within or below the budget.
• Proactively sell and handle Change Orders, aligning with client and contract requirements.
• Engage in daily collaboration with Designers, Superintendents, and Office Staff.
• Visit job sites as necessary to oversee projects in a dynamic environment.
• Work closely with Superintendents, participating in walk-throughs with various stakeholders, including Municipalities, HOAs, Homebuilders, Land Developers, General Contractors, and Owners.
• Manage the weekly update of revenue projections with detailed accuracy in conjunction with Superintendents.
• Participate in weekly Construction operations meetings and attend weekly Foreman meetings (if required).
• Assume responsibility for auditing and submitting monthly billings, demonstrating precision in forecasting material, labor, equipment, and subcontractor costs.
Safety:
Follows all safety policies and procedures established by Refined Gardens, OSHA and AZ ROC.
Skillset / abilities:
• Prioritizes clients, both internal and external, with a customer-first mindset.
• Possesses proficient math, communication, and business writing skills.
• Has strong visual knowledge on how design on paper should be built in real life.
• Demonstrates exceptional negotiation abilities.
• Exhibits a comprehensive understanding of job budgets and scheduling.
• Displays robust organizational skills, capable of handling multiple tasks efficiently for projects.
• Familiar with Mac and Office Suite, including Excel, Word, and OST.
• Demonstrates emotional intelligence, fostering collaboration and strong relationships with clients and coworkers.
• Comfortably collaborates with clients and designers.
• Upholds and advocates for Refined Gardens company values.
• Brings real-world, extensive experience in landscape project management.
• Capable of solving problems quickly and thoroughly.
• Spanish proficiency is beneficial but not mandatory.
Education / Experience:
• The preferred candidate possesses a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in horticulture, landscape architecture, construction management, or a related field of study.
• Brings 5+ years of experience actively contributing to contractual, purchasing, staging, and customer relations aspects of large landscape projects.
• Holds expertise in irrigation systems, hardscape, softscape, drainage, and Arizona plant identification.
• Proficient in On Screen take-off, as well as familiar with Excel, Word, PowerPoint/Keynote, and Firefox/Safari search engines.
Standards:
Refined Gardens targeted clientele are among the top 10% income earners. We believe in professionalism with a white glove service. Our expectation is to have precise communication, a proactive and honest approach to problems, setting realistic expectations and thorough follow-through. Within our company, we view ourselves as a family and expect each team member to treat others with respect. We work together as departments and assist each other with help whenever necessary.
Benefits:
• Companypaid health insurance
• Salary based pay with bonus potential on every Construction Project.
• Paid vacation and sick time (4 weeks/year)
• Company matching 401k plan.
• Office food, snacks and drinks.
• Company gas reimbursements.
• State of the art design studio.
• Company team building outings.
• Dental and vision offered.
• Opportunity to grow.
• Monthly trivia and happy hours.
• A stable work environment.
• Office and in-field schedule.
