Commercial Landscape Construction Project Manager

Austin, TX

Location: Projects in the Central Texas Region and Beyond – Office Location – 14500 Nutty Brown Road, Austin, TX 78737 

 Career Level: Advanced-Level Experience 

 Here’s What to Know About Working Here:  

At Maas Verde, we’re a tight-knit crew who are as passionate about caring for our clients as we are about each other. Founded in 2015, we are a small and growing organization and have worked on large creek restoration projects in addition to state parks, commercial facilities, and residential landscape projects.  

Our mission is to achieve sustainability and build community through landscape design and ecological education. The vision for Maas Verde Landscape Restoration has long been inspired by a spirit of ecological restoration.  

  • Excellent leadership skills – lead to succeed 
  • Focus on learning and staff development 
  • Ability to be a teacher 
  • Ability to inspire top tier performance 
  • Ability to build effective work teams 
  • Self-Starter, take initiative 
  • Excellent organizational and time-management skills 
  • Ability to organize and multi-task activities 
  • Ability to delegate and follow-up 
  • Effective problem-solving skills, ability to handle adversity Service and teamwork oriented 
  • Customer centered and focused 

If you’re looking to join a crew of talented go-getters who tackle our clients’ big-vision projects, you might just have found your match. With our range of services, including landscape design, construction, maintenance and enhancements, there's 

You’ll also have access to benefits such as: 

  • Competitive salary based upon experience
  • Paid time off 
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance 
  • Educational opportunities  

Maas Verde is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to making diversity, equity, and inclusion part of everything we do. We are just as committed to growing and nurturing our natural spaces as our employees and staff and encourage growth opportunities and additional education to help ensure we continue investing in our team and our environment.  

Position summary: 

Project Manager is an advanced-level team member responsible for creating accurate timelines using Monday.com to ensure project completion, efficient management of project operations.  The Commercial Project Manager will work with other team members to ensure tasks are completed within specifications and be responsible for tracking and communicating cross departmentally and to management ensuring that all stakeholders are aware of how the project is progressing from pre-construction and planning to project completion.  Commercial Project Manager is a people manager and will help develop staff whenever possible. 

 

Job Responsibilities :   

  • Fully own project operations for commercial landscape construction projects, always achieving the goal of completing a project on time or early, and on or under budget, as well as communicating necessary change orders to our client, internal management and sales personnel for accurate and timely billing. 
  • Fully own all submittals as required by the general contractor and as necessitated by the project plan. 
  • Fully own project updates, daily activity logs and any other relevant project information via Monday.com project management system. 
  • Track job costing daily via LMN job costing platform while always keeping costs low and spending wisely. 
  • Fully own quality control along with sales estimator, maintaining Maas Verde standards on all projects.  If the Commercial Project Manager doesn’t have the information that they need to maintain quality control, it is their responsibility to go find the information, or if necessary, to ask. 
  • After the Sales team hands off the project to the Operations team, the Commercial PM will fully own project planning. 
  • Fully own communicating all information to project crew utilizing Monday.com project resources as the basis for communication prior to project commencement and throughout the project lifecycle. 
  • Assist in scheduling of projects on LMN calendar. 
  • Be available for job site visits with designer, sales and all relevant stakeholders. 
  • Ensure all necessary materials are available before starting new jobs. 
  • Ensure all equipment and tools are operational and available on-site before starting new jobs, coordinate ahead of time if something needs to be repaired or placed onto the truck prior to leaving for the job site. 
  • Visit current jobs daily. 
  • Visit finished jobs as needed. 
  • Ensure that irrigation or other functional install pieces are set and operational before leaving the job site. 
  • Inspect properties prior to scheduled start date to properly prepare specific action plan for service. Advise if adjustments to the schedule need to be made. 
  • Keep an updated inventory of all materials and equipment. 
  • Interact with the clients of on-going projects.  
  • Coordinate sub-contractors as needed for projects.  
  • Value your own personal and professional development. 
  • Network and promote Maas Verde in the industry. 

Requirements: 

  • Minimum of 5 years working as a project manager in the construction or landscape construction field on commercial job sites overseeing construction or landscape-construction installation crews, including planting, hardscapes and irrigation. 
  • Minimum of 10 years working in landscape, construction, or related industries. 
  • Knowledge in installation of hardscape and landscape projects and related trades. 
  • Associate’s degree or equivalent experience (preferably in construction management) 
  • Experience with Monday.com preferred 
  • Experience with LMN preferred 
  • Ability to use computer programs, handheld devices, and process paperwork. 
  • Ability to read landscape plans, shoot grades, and operate equipment. 
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
  • Bilingual in Spanish a major plus!   
  • Valid driver’s license- clean driving and criminal record insurable on company plan. 

Work Environment:  

Outdoor work environment while performing the duties of this job, the Project Manager is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The Project Manager is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The Project Manager is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.  

 or in the office.  We strive to have our Project Managers on-site but also insist that administrative tasks are prioritized to optimize communication throughout the project. 

Physical Demands:  

N (Not Applicable)- Activity is not applicable to this position  

O (Occasionally)- Position requires this activity up to 33% of the time  

F (Frequently)- Position requires this activity 33%-66% of the time  

C (Constantly)- Position requires this activity 66% of the time 

 

Physical Abilities 

N 

O 

F 

C 

Stand 

 

 

 

X 

Walk 

 

 

 

X 

Sit 

 

X 

 

 

Manually Manipulate 

 

 

 

X 

Grasp 

 

 

 

X 

Reach Outward 

 

 

 

X 

Reach Above Shoulder 

 

 

X 

 

Speak 

 

 

 

X 

Climb 

 

 

X 

 

Crawl 

 

 

X 

 

Squat 

 

 

 

X 

Kneel 

 

 

 

X 

 

Lift/Carry 

N 

O 

F 

C 

Lift/Carry 10 lbs. or less 

 

 

 

X 

Lift/Carry 11-20 lbs. 

 

 

 

X 

Lift/Carry 21-50 lbs. 

 

 

 

X 

Lift/Carry 51-100 lbs. 

 

 

 

X 

Lift/Carry over 100 lbs. 

 

X 

 

 

 

Push/Pull 

N 

O 

F 

C 

Push/Pull 10 lbs. or less 

 

 

 

X 

Push/Pull 11-20 lbs. 

 

 

 

X 

Push/Pull 21-50 lbs. 

 

 

 

X 

Push/Pull 51-100 lbs. 

 

 

 

X 

Push/Pull over 100 lbs. 

 

X 

 

 

 

JOB CODE: 1000006