Senior Manager - Landscape

About the role

Botanica, a subsidiary of Red Sea Global, provides sustainable greenery across its destinations, integrating new species with local flora. It is looking for a Senior Manager - Landscape to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of landscape maintenance operations across assigned projects and destinations. The role covers operational planning, manpower and resource optimisation, budget and cost control, landscape quality, plant health, irrigation performance, HSE compliance, client satisfaction and contractor management, while leading Managers and Supervisors to achieve business objectives and service standards.

Key responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and direction for landscape maintenance operations across assigned projects and destinations.
• Develop and implement annual landscape maintenance plans, operational strategies, work programmes and resource requirements.
• Lead and manage Landscape Managers, Supervisors, technical teams and the field workforce, ensuring clear accountability and performance.
• Oversee softscape, horticultural, irrigation, plant health and maintenance activities to maintain quality and presentation standards.
• Manage manpower planning, deployment, productivity and resource utilisation.
• Conduct regular operational and site performance reviews and close out quality observations and corrective actions.
• Oversee irrigation performance, water efficiency, fertilisation, pest and disease control, pruning, planting and seasonal activities.
• Establish and monitor KPIs on quality, productivity, plant health, work completion, manpower use, costs and service performance.
• Manage operational budgets, forecasts, cost control and expenditure.
• Coordinate with Procurement and Finance on purchase requisitions, POs, invoices, materials, equipment, machinery and services.
• Manage contractors, suppliers and service providers against contractual, quality, safety and operational requirements.
• Ensure availability and effective use of plants, materials, fertilisers, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, tools and equipment.
• Coordinate with clients, project teams, Nursery, Irrigation, HSE, Procurement, Finance, Logistics, Facilities and other stakeholders.
• Resolve operational issues, client observations, service deficiencies and complaints, with timely corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensure compliance with HSE, environmental, quality, company policy and approved procedures.
• Mobilise and prepare new landscape maintenance projects, including manpower, equipment, materials, logistics and support.
• Identify improvements in service quality, productivity, sustainability, water efficiency, operational efficiency and cost.
• Review operational reports and dashboards, give management regular updates, risks, recommendations and improvement plans.
• Coach and develop Managers and Supervisors, including performance management, technical guidance and succession planning.
• Review proposals, scopes of work, BOQs and commercial submissions and support procurement and contract negotiations.