Project Manager

The Opportunity

You will own a portfolio of landscape projects from client relationship management through project completion. Prospecting and cultivating relationships with homeowners, architectural firms, builders, and other key revenue-generating partners. Success in this role means delivering exceptional customer service, leading productive crews, managing profitable projects, and identifying opportunities to grow revenue.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage landscape projects from planning through completion.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring strong relationships and high retention.
• Develop project schedules, budgets, proposals, and resource plans.
• Coordinate crews, subcontractors, equipment, and materials.
• Monitor quality, safety, profitability, and client satisfaction.
• Identify and close enhancement and additional service opportunities within existing accounts.
• Collaborate with operations teams to ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, and profitably.
• Support seasonal snow operations and planning.

What Success Looks Like

• Happy clients, quality work, team comradery.
• Projects are completed on time, on budget, and at or above target margins.
• Field teams are organized, productive, and aligned with company standards.
• Revenue grows through enhancements, referrals, and strong client relationships.
• Safety, quality, and accountability remain top priorities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of landscape maintenance, construction, or related industry experience.
• 3+ years of project management, account management, or leadership experience.
• Knowledge of horticulture, irrigation, and landscape construction.
• Strong organizational, communication, and customer service skills.
• Experience creating estimates, proposals, and change orders.
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record.

Preferred

• Experience with LMN, Aspire, Jobber, or similar industry software.
• Snow and ice management experience.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.
• Degree in Horticulture, Landscape Management, Construction Management, Business, or related field.

This role requires a proactive and customer-focused professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is committed to delivering exceptional service.

Compensation

Full-Time, Year-Round

Base salary: compensation commensurate with experience

Benefits:

• Company Vehicle
• Paid Vacation Days
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Additional Life Insurance
• 401k (after 12 months)

Western DuPage Landscaping is an established landscaping company that has been serving the Chicagoland area and the western suburbs since 1976. We pride ourselves on our passionate staff whose focus is on quality. We are seeking candidates who fit our core values and can grow with our team, building on our extensive history of creating landscapes that are built to last.