Manager Landscape Maintenance

About Red Sea Global and Botanica

Red Sea Global is seeking a Manager, Landscape Maintenance to join Botanica, a subsidiary dedicated to providing sustainable greenery across Red Sea Global's destinations. Botanica focuses on integrating new species with local flora and aims to cultivate 30 million plants by 2030, shaping the natural landscapes of The Red Sea & Amaala. This full-time role is based in Tabuk, specifically covering sites in Umluj and Tabuk.

Role Purpose

The Manager, Landscape Maintenance will oversee landscape maintenance operations across assigned sites. This involves ensuring high-quality landscape presentation, optimal plant health, efficient irrigation performance, operational efficiency, and compliance with HSE standards. The role also includes leading Supervisors and field teams, managing resources, monitoring performance, and coordinating with internal stakeholders and clients to ensure effective service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage daily landscape maintenance operations across assigned sites.
• Develop weekly and monthly maintenance plans and ensure activities are completed according to schedules.
• Lead and supervise Landscape Maintenance Supervisors, technical teams, and field workforce.
• Oversee all softscape and horticultural activities, including pruning, mowing, planting, fertilization, weeding, mulching, and plant replacement.
• Monitor plant health and landscape quality, implementing corrective actions for pests, diseases, and other horticultural issues.
• Oversee irrigation performance and coordinate with irrigation teams to maintain schedules and improve water-use efficiency.
• Conduct regular site inspections to ensure areas meet quality and service standards.
• Manage manpower planning, workforce deployment, productivity, and utilization.
• Monitor landscape maintenance KPIs, work orders, service requests, and corrective actions.
• Manage requirements for plants, fertilizers, chemicals, tools, machinery, and other landscape materials.
• Coordinate purchase requisitions and material requirements with Procurement and support functions.
• Review and validate operational invoices and documentation related to landscape maintenance services.
• Monitor contractor and service-provider performance, ensuring compliance with scope, quality, and safety.
• Ensure effective utilization and maintenance of landscape machinery, tools, and equipment.
• Ensure full compliance with HSE requirements, environmental standards, and safe working practices.
• Coordinate with Nursery, Irrigation, HSE, Procurement, Finance, Logistics, Facilities, HR, and other operational teams.
• Maintain communication with clients and stakeholders, addressing operational concerns and service issues.
• Prepare and review daily, weekly, and monthly operational reports.
• Monitor operational costs and identify opportunities for cost optimization and productivity improvement.
• Support mobilization and operational readiness for new landscape maintenance areas.
• Identify operational risks, manpower gaps, and quality concerns, escalating critical matters to the Senior Manager.
• Coach and develop Supervisors and field teams to strengthen technical capability and team performance.
• Drive continuous improvement in landscape quality, sustainability, water efficiency, and service delivery.

Qualifications and Experience

• 5-10 years of experience in landscape maintenance management.
• Demonstrated ability to manage day-to-day landscape operations and lead field teams.
• Experience with softscape and horticultural activities, plant health, and irrigation systems.
• Knowledge of HSE requirements and environmental standards.

Interactions and Work Environment

This role involves extensive coordination with various internal departments, including Admin, Legal, Finance, Projects, Procurement, Compensation, IT, Marketing, Audit, and HR. The position requires working in a dynamic environment focused on sustainable development within Red Sea Global's destinations in Umluj and Tabuk.