About DCPS
DCPS is a rapidly growing provider of commercial property services to 1,000+ clients across Colorado. During the past 10 years, we’ve grown from 10 employees to over 500 and offer tremendous long-term career advancement opportunities for our employees. We’ve been named a “Best Place to Work” in the State of Colorado and in addition to long-term job security, we offer competitive pay, bonuses, and benefits across all of our divisions.
Our landscaping division is a cross functional team with a certified horticulturists, arborists, and irrigation specialists working to ensure high-quality services to our clients. DCPS is undergoing significant growth and is hiring talent to grow along with us.
Job Description
A Operations Manager in Landscape Enhancement with DCPS will orchestrate landscape installations/enhancements at DCPS properties through efficient management of all resources: employees, materials, and equipment. The Project Manager will assist DCPS management in maintaining safety, professionalism, and accountability for all work enacted at the shop or on-site.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Ensure DCPS policies and procedures for maintenance of vehicles and equipment
- Ensure all work performed is consistent with DCPS safety policies and procedures
- Manage enhancement installments to include scheduling, ordering materials, adhering to labor and material budgets, smooth and efficient operations, and quality control
- Bidding and estimating for renovations and new construction projects
- Oversee all aspects of crew management to include preparation and execution of daily tasks, safe and efficient performance, training, enforcement of quality standards, and promoting a team working environment
- Verification of payroll hours with proper allocation of hours to specific jobs
- Responsible credit card use with receipt tracking and proper allocating of expenses to particular jobs
- Resource and price shopping vendors for specific landscaping needs
- Labor and materials tracking and reporting for projects
- Regular communication with Landscape Division General Manager and providing project updates and change orders as needed
- Regular contact with clients for project status and updates up to and including final walkthroughs
- Monitoring completed projects as necessary throughout the season
- Off-season snow responsibilities
- Other duties and tasks as assigned by management
- Daily
- Dispatch
- Check Aspire hours report for yesterday’s hours.
- Dispatch
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- Make sure guys are clocking into the correct jobs.
- Try to discuss any problems with crews before they leave dispatch.
- Have everyone clock in at the same time
- Make sure all guys have the PPE they need.
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- Safety glasses, Vests, Trimmer chaps, Gloves
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- Make sure crews have all the equipment they need to finish work.
- Give your punch list to crews for the day.
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- Check crews’ jobs the day before they’re scheduled to be there. Keep it simple, Only give them things for the day.
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- Make sure crews are doing a daily walk around check on truck and trailer, and a weekly oil check.
- Ensure everyone is dispatching in a timely manner.
- Check emails and handle any admin items.
- Update account manager on operations so they can communicate to customers.
- Once done, get out of the office and into the field
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Qualifications
- 5 years minimum of landscape construction and project management experience
- 30 OHSA certification
- Competent in all aspects of landscape construction, including planting, hardscapes, irrigation, rocking, demolition, etc
- Proficient in heavy equipment use and safety operating procedures.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Attention to detail.
- Proficient in reading and implementing blueprints.
- Excellent communication skills in communicating with management, employees, and clients.
- Ability to participate in fieldwork as necessary.
- Proficiency in plant identification for plant materials growing in the Colorado climate.
- Ability to lead others with respect and open communication.
- Driver’s license and clean driving record
- Ability to multi-task and work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to communicate in Spanish (preferred).
Job Responsibilities
- Ensure DCPS policies and procedures for maintenance of vehicles and equipment are followed.
- Ensure all work performed is consistent with DCPS safety policies and procedures.
- Manage crews to include scheduling, ordering materials, adhering to labor and material budgets, smooth and efficient operations, and quality control.
- Oversee all aspects of crew management to include preparation and execution of daily tasks, safe and efficient performance, training, enforcement of quality standards, and promoting a team working environment
- Verification of payroll hours with proper allocation of hours to specific jobs
- Responsible credit card uses with receipt tracking and proper allocating of expenses to particular jobs
- Resource and price shopping vendors for specific landscaping needs
- Labor and materials tracking and reporting for projects.
- Regular communication with Landscape Account Managers and providing project updates and change orders as needed.
- Regular contact with clients for project status and updates up to and including final walkthroughs
- Monitoring completed projects as necessary throughout the season
- Off-season snow responsibilities
- Other duties and tasks as assigned by management
Work Location: In Person
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
