Irrigation Manager

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Irrigation Manager to lead the irrigation process from estimate through handoff to maintenance. The role involves leading crews, ensuring installations meet company standards, training crew leaders, and coordinating with other departments.

Responsibilities

• Review potential jobs in estimating with estimator

• Determine job specific requirements and client needs for the irrigation system and send out for design

• Finalize design by making site specific and client adjustments

• Provide adequate analysis of run times, gallons used per day/week/month, season etc.

• Provide the estimating department with accurate bid information, materials, hours etc.

• Review design and estimate with project manager before work begins on project

• Order materials 1-2 weeks ahead

• Schedule crews a minimum of 2 weeks out

• Communicate changes/delays/concerns to schedule to production manager no later than 1pm daily

• Visit jobsites prior to crew arrival

• Review schedule and job sequencing with Lighting Manager

• Pull pipes, mark sleeves, run wires as needed

• Allocate time appropriately to fulfill all responsibilities

• Install proper irrigation design, make “in-field” adjustments as necessary

• Coordinate with project plumber for proper backflow connection

• Ensure all materials and equipment are procured and delivered to site prior to starting job

• Ensure crew and all crew members are productive and hours are within budget and captured in Aspire

• Report projected hours (over/under) to PM and Production Manager during construction

• Accurate as-builts and zone charts are required to be submitted to PM and Maintenance Team no later than 1 week of completion

• Ensure proper system walkthrough and delivery to maintenance team upon conversion to Account Manager

• Periodically check systems, communicate with Account Managers, Project Managers, Production Managers to ensure the clock is programmed as needed for a successful landscape

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of relevant design, installation and repair of complex irrigations systems

• Working knowledge of industry best practices, system design and calculations

• Demonstrated experience managing and building crews to install complex systems

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Must be able to use company software, Aspire, Smartsheet and Hydrawise

• Proficiency with all MS Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook and Project)

• Ability to break down landscape construction operations into a logical sequence of activities

• Ability to professionally communicate the basis for individual work product within a highly stressed environment

• Willingness to abide by policies daily

• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills mandatory

• High attention to detail with the ability to recognize discrepancies

Physical Requirements

• Strength, stamina and mobility to perform heavy physical work in all weather conditions

• Physical agility required to access all areas of properties and construction sites

• Assist in manual labor and lift and/or move objects weighing up to 50 pounds

• Lift and place materials weighing up to pounds many times per day

Pay

The position range is $95,000 - $105,000.