Construction Project Manager

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: 

• Company paid 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.