Now Hiring: Grounds Keeping Senior Manager

Oakridge Landscape Contractors is seeking an experienced Grounds Keeping Senior Manager to oversee our janitorial, lawn maintenance, and snow divisions. We take pride in delivering premium services to our clients, and this role ensures smooth operations across all contracts.

• Location: 340 Regional Road 20, Hannon, ON, L0R1P0.
• Salary: $100,000 - $120,000.
• Company Vehicle, Phone, RRSP, Benefits.

YOUR TEAM:

• Your team is typically made of estimator(s), project coordinator(s), superintendents and various field staff.
• Be familiar with job descriptions of positions supervised.
• Site aesthetics and safety are critical aspects of this position. Maintain clear communication with your superintendents to ensure regular visits and site inspections are completed to ensure they meet and exceed client expectations. Conduct spot checks as needed.
• Attend and participate in daily and weekly scheduling meetings.
• Make recommendations on raises, promotions, and dismissal of related staff.
• Always work to create a positive and respectful workplace.
• Ensure that your superintendents are on call seven days per week, 24 hours per day for emergency calls.

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:

• Five years or more experience as a maintenance manager with experience in lawn maintenance, janitorial services, and snow and ice management.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Competence with office management software.
• Valid driver’s license with a good driver’s abstract.
• Solid understanding of project costs.
• Recognize and follow occupational hazards and standard safety precautions.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Ability to negotiate with clients, sub-trades, engineers, architects, inspectors and suppliers.
• Skills required to develop lasting relationships with clients and be able to develop new business through both new and existing clients.
• Strong multitasking skills to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Effective time management to prioritize and meet deadlines across tasks.
• Ability to establish and maintain strong working relationships with fellow coworkers and can inspire other employees to meet goals and work as a strong team.
• Proven dedication and motivation.
• Ability to make quick, smart decisions.
• Working knowledge of MS Office.
  Oakridge Group is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all interested parties. If you are a person with a disability and have a question or require assistance with the application process, please contact us via email.
  About Oakridge Landscape Contractors:
  Oakridge Landscape Contractors has specialized in landscape applications for industrial, commercial, institutional, parks, heritage sites, and highway road infrastructure restoration for more than 30 years.Our extensive landscape construction knowledge and installation abilities combined with our team, sub-trade relationships, and central location allow our company to complete both large and small scale successfully. We won 9 Landscape Ontario awards in 2021 for our residential and commercial projects

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• You will be responsible to manage all 3 sectors of this division: snow and ice management, grounds keeping (lawn maintenance) and janitorial.
• Visit sites regularly.
• Ensure that all job binders and folders are updated and current through support staff.
• Keep the project list and target list current.
• Maintain and understand all contractual agreements.
• Ensure that contracts are reviewed and are properly sent through internal tracking system.
• Review and manage all extra projects related to this job function.
• Keep materials available to your team at all times (ex: garbage bags, cold patch, salt and sand).
• Negotiate and purchase materials and sub trades as required.
• When using sub trades always get 2-3 estimates.
• Always ensure that all of your invoicing, monthly, t and m, lump sum, extras, etc are invoiced.
• Participate in all insurance claims pertaining to this department.
• Estimate all new and renewal janitorial, grounds keeping and snow and ice contracts.
• Estimate and manage all extra work as requested by the property owner.
• Fully understand the obligations of each site (contract) as the requirements might change from one location to another.
• Ensure that all monthly contract work and any extra work is invoiced.
• Ensure that properties are clean and safe at all times.
• Ensure properties meet both OLC and our clients’ standards with regard to the appearance of planter beds, trees and turf areas, etc.
• Responsible for hiring of staff, including the recruiting process and assembling crews.
• Report any site issues to the owners immediately via phone and email. All emails are to be filed in the project binder.
• Fully understand the obligations of each site (contract) as the requirements might change from one location to another.
• Ensure that all monthly contract work and any extra work are invoiced.
• Ensure that properties are safe at all times.

Oakridge Landscape Contractors is seeking an experienced Grounds Keeping Senior Manager to oversee our janitorial, lawn maintenance, and snow divisions. We take pride in delivering premium services to our clients, and this role ensures smooth operations across all contracts.

• Location: 340 Regional Road 20, Hannon, ON, L0R1P0.
• Salary: $100,000 - $120,000.
• Company Vehicle, Phone, RRSP, Benefits