Job Description
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Superintendent to join our team!
Essential Responsibilities
- Supervise and support all internal landscape maintenance crews.
- Develop and manage weekly crew schedules to maximize efficiency while meeting customer expectations.
- Perform daily inspections of maintenance and post-install maintenance work to ensure compliance with company quality standards.
- Conduct quality assurance inspections and provide coaching to field personnel.
- Coordinate project turnover meetings with installation superintendents and transition new projects into the 90-day post-install maintenance program.
- Ensure newly accepted projects receive appropriate scheduling, staffing, and maintenance planning.
- Monitor irrigation performance, plant health, turf conditions, and overall landscape quality of each job we are responsible for.
- Diagnose plant health issues and recommend corrective actions, including fertilizers, soil amendments, and disease treatment.
- Monitor labor productivity, equipment utilization, and material usage.
- Participate in monthly financial reviews, including labor costs, budgets, forecasts, and production performance.
- Ensure OSHA compliance and promote a strong culture of workplace safety.
- Maintain positive relationships with customers, builders, and internal departments.
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of commercial landscape maintenance experience.
- Extensive knowledge of commercial landscape maintenance practices, including:
- Turf maintenance
- Irrigation systems and troubleshooting
- Tree and shrub care
- Seasonal maintenance practices
- Fertilization programs
- Weed and pest management
- Working knowledge of common tree, shrub, and turf diseases, including identifying issues and recommending appropriate treatments or fertilizers.
- Experience supervising multiple maintenance crews while maintaining productivity, safety, and quality standards.
- Proven experience planning and coordinating weekly crew schedules and adjusting schedules as priorities change.
- Ability to perform daily field inspections and identify quality deficiencies, safety concerns, and opportunities for improvement.
- Experience coordinating turnover walks with construction or installation teams to transition projects into post-install maintenance.
- Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Understanding of monthly financial reporting, including labor tracking, budgets, and job cost management.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with customers, field employees, and internal management teams.
- Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and other scheduling or construction management software.
- Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
- OSHA 30 Certification required.
Preferred Qualifications
- ISA Certified Arborist – Preferred not required
- QAL/QAC License or equivalent pesticide certification – Preferred not required
- Irrigation Association Certification or equivalent experience.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred
- Experience working with homebuilders and commercial developers.
- Experience managing post-install maintenance programs.
- Knowledge of Nevada desert landscaping and regional plant material.
- Experience using Aspire or other landscape management software.
Competencies
The ideal candidate should demonstrate:
- Strong leadership and accountability
- Excellent organizational skills
- High attention to detail
- Problem-solving and decision-making abilities
- Financial awareness
- Ability to prioritize competing demands
- Customer-focused mindset
- Team development and coaching skills
- Sense of urgency while maintaining quality
- Commitment to safety.
Perks and Pluses:
- Salary: Starting at $65k
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- 401(k) and Roth IRA
- 9 paid holidays per year
- Paid vacation and paid sick leave
Here at Gothic Landscape, we believe that your success is our success. The only thing missing is YOU. Apply Today!
GOTHIC LANDSCAPE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER!