Job Purpose
Accountable for successfully executing landscape construction projects, meeting established quality standards, timelines, and budgetary constraints. They play a pivotal role in driving operational excellence, fostering a safety culture, and ensuring compliance with industry regulations. Additionally, the Operations Director contributes to the development and implementation of strategic initiatives, ultimately supporting the overall success and growth of the organization.
Key Responsibilities
Roles, Responsibilities, Duties:
- Overseeing the planning, execution, and completion of construction or landscape projects
- Collaborating with project managers and teams to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget
- Implementing and enforcing safety protocols and quality standards
- Monitoring project budgets and financial performance
- Building and maintaining relationships with clients, subcontractors, suppliers, and regulatory authorities
- Ensuring effective communication between all project stakeholders
- Identifying and mitigating potential risks in project execution
- Developing and implementing strategies to address unforeseen challenges
- Ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations
- Staying informed about industry trends, standards, and regulatory changes
- Leading and motivating a multidisciplinary team
- Providing mentorship, training, and professional development opportunities for staff
- The overall success and timely completion of construction or landscape projects
- Meeting or exceeding client expectations and satisfaction
- The overall performance, growth, and development of the operations team
- Creating a positive and collaborative work culture
- This role requires a dynamic leader with a strong combination of technical knowledge, management skills, and a commitment to delivering high-quality projects within established timelines and budgets
In addition to all job-specific responsibilities, all employees are required to adhere to all health, safety and environmental (HSE) policies, procedures, practices, and relevant legal and statutory health, safety and environmental requirements and obligations. All employees are personally responsible for familiarizing themselves with these policies, procedures, practices, updates, etc. The client’s HSE department regularly updates existing and introduces new policies, procedures, and practices, and each employee is personally responsible for ensuring they stay updated and compliant with all such updates and new additions.
Information Security responsibilities:
- Comply with Information Security Policies
- Be aware of and fulfil their information security responsibilities
- Ensure whoever handles sensitive company information has taken the Security Awareness Training
- Know how to report a security incident (to IT ServiceDesk or InfoSec)
- Do not disable his/her OS firewall and/or Antivirus
- Restrict use to authorized purposes, protect access accounts, privileges and associated passwords
- Accept accountability of his/her user accounts, and maintain confidentiality
Requirements
- Education & Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Construction Management, Landscape Architecture, or a related field
- Industry Experience (No. of years): Proven experience in a leadership role within the construction or landscape industry, with a minimum of 8-10 years of relevant experience
- Competencies and Skills: Excellent project management and organizational skills
*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.