Senior Manager Landscape

About the Role

Red Sea Global is seeking a Senior Manager - Landscape to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for landscape maintenance operations. This full-time role, based in Riyadh, focuses on ensuring high-quality, sustainable, and efficient landscape services across assigned projects and destinations. The Senior Manager will lead teams and manage resources to achieve business objectives and service standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and direction for landscape maintenance operations across designated projects.
• Develop and implement annual landscape maintenance plans, operational strategies, and resource requirements.
• Lead and manage Landscape Managers, Supervisors, technical teams, and field workforce, ensuring clear accountability and performance.
• Oversee all softscape, horticultural, irrigation, plant health, and general landscape maintenance activities to meet quality and presentation standards.
• Manage manpower planning, deployment, productivity, and resource utilization.
• Conduct regular operational and site performance reviews, ensuring timely resolution of quality observations and corrective actions.
• Monitor irrigation performance, water efficiency, fertilization programs, pest and disease control, pruning, planting, and seasonal landscape activities.
• Establish and monitor KPIs related to landscape quality, productivity, plant health, work completion, manpower utilization, and costs.
• Manage operational budgets, forecasts, cost control, and expenditure, ensuring efficient resource utilization.
• Oversee requirements for purchase requisitions, POs, invoices, materials, equipment, and operational services in coordination with Procurement and Finance.
• Manage contractors, suppliers, and service providers to ensure performance meets contractual, quality, safety, and operational requirements.
• Ensure compliance with HSE, environmental, quality, company policies, and approved operational procedures.
• Lead the mobilization and operational readiness of new landscape maintenance projects.
• Identify and implement opportunities for service quality, productivity, sustainability, water efficiency, operational efficiency, and cost optimization.
• Review operational reports and performance dashboards, providing management with updates, risks, recommendations, and improvement plans.
• Develop Managers and Supervisors through coaching, performance management, technical guidance, and succession planning.

Stakeholder Management and Continuous Improvement

This role acts as the senior landscape focal point for internal departments, clients, operators, consultants, contractors, and relevant authorities. The Senior Manager will drive continuous improvement, innovation, and the adoption of best practices, technology, and sustainable landscape solutions.

Work Context

The Senior Manager will collaborate across various departments including Facilities Management, Community Management, Projects, Asset Management, Procurement, Finance, Legal, HSE, HR, IT, and other business functions to ensure integrated delivery of landscape services.

Qualifications and Experience

• 5-10 years of relevant experience in landscape management and operations.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing landscape maintenance teams and projects.
• Strong understanding of operational planning, resource optimization, and budget control.
• Proficiency in landscape quality, plant health, and irrigation performance management.

Application Information

Salary for this position will be disclosed during the recruitment process.