Manager of Landscaping and Exterior Services
- Location
- Atlantic Beach, FL, United States
- Req#
- 8a7887a8a0abfc8001a0eef3f0904c69
- Category
- Maintenance/Facilities
- Updated at
- 2026-11-11 05:00:04
Make Fleet Landing the next chapter in your story.
Filled with great stories and storytellers, Fleet Landing can change the story of your life. Find a career here, and you can add depth and meaning to your story beyond what you can imagine.
Your Opportunity
We are seeking a Landscaping Manager for our landscaping and exterior services department whose primary responsibility is providing leadership and operational oversight for the exterior services department. This position directs landscaping, groundskeeping, irrigation, arbor care, exterior facilities, waste management, storm preparation, contractor services, and campus beautification programs to maintain a safe, attractive, functional, and welcoming environment for Residents, staff, and visitors.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plans, organizes, implements, and evaluates the Exterior Maintenance Department and establishes departmental priorities, service standards, and performance expectations.
- Directs and coordinates maintenance of lawns, gardens, trees, shrubs, annuals, native plantings, and other landscape elements throughout the 125-acre campus.
- Develops and manages seasonal landscape installation, mulching, turf management, fertilization, integrated pest management, and campus beautification programs.
- Develops and manages the annual operating and capital budgets for Exterior Services; monitors expenditures, forecasts needs, and implements cost-effective practices.
- Leads, trains, coaches, schedules, and evaluates Exterior Services staff while maintaining a positive, accountable, and service-oriented work environment.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum Education Required:
Bachelor's degree in landscape management, horticulture, facilities management, construction management, business administration, or a related field preferred. A high school diploma or equivalent with a combination of relevant education, certifications, and progressively responsible experience may be considered. Bilingual proficiency is preferred but not required.
Experience:
Minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in grounds management, commercial landscaping, exterior facilities, or a related field, including at least three years in a supervisory or management role. Experience managing a large campus, senior living community, healthcare campus, resort, municipality, or similar complex environment is preferred. Demonstrated experience with budgets, contractors, capital planning, irrigation systems, arbor care, and emergency response is required.
Our Story
Integrity and passion drive us to be extraordinary. Since our beginnings in 1990, our dynamic and purpose-driven community has become a place where excellence abounds. No one offers a senior living community quite like Fleet Landing. From pristine campus to luxury healthcare environments, to extraordinary dining experiences, our commitment to excellence in hospitality is found in every detail. There’s nothing we won’t do to support the successful aging of those who live here.
WELLInspired™ - Benefits
Our residents deserve the best, and so do you. We offer generous benefits in addition to meaningful work, enriching community and a competitive salary. Full-time benefits include a generous 401k match, 90% of medical premium costs employer paid, uncapped PTO accrual from day 1, and extraordinary scholarship and continuing education opportunities.
We invite you to make Fleet Landing the next chapter in your story — and give your life new meaning. Tell us why Fleet Landing is where you want to write the next chapter in your life!
Fleet Landing is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace