Senior Manager Landscape

About Red Sea Global and Botanica

Red Sea Global is seeking a Senior Manager - Landscape to join Botanica, its subsidiary specializing in sustainable greenery. Botanica focuses on integrating new species with local flora across Red Sea Global’s destinations, operating over 1 million square meters with a planet-first approach to sustainability. Since 2020, Botanica has cultivated over 5 million plants, with a goal of 30 million by 2030, contributing to the natural landscapes of The Red Sea and Amaala. The team is committed to ecological harmony and pioneering new global benchmarks in sustainable development.

Role Overview

The Senior Manager - Landscape will provide leadership and direction for landscape maintenance operations across assigned projects and destinations. This full-time role involves collaboration with various internal departments, including Facilities Management, Community Management, Projects, Asset Management, Procurement, Finance, Legal, HSE, HR, and IT, to ensure integrated delivery of landscape services.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and direction for landscape maintenance operations.
• Develop and implement annual landscape maintenance plans, operational strategies, work programs, and resource requirements.
• Lead and manage Landscape Managers, Supervisors, technical teams, and field workforce.
• Oversee softscape, horticultural, irrigation, plant health, and landscape maintenance activities to ensure quality and presentation standards.
• Manage manpower planning, deployment, productivity, and resource utilization.
• Conduct regular operational and site performance reviews and ensure timely closure of quality observations and corrective actions.
• Oversee 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, costs, and service performance.
• Manage operational budgets, forecasts, cost control, and expenditure.
• Oversee requirements related to purchase requisitions, POs, invoices, materials, equipment, machinery, and operational services.
• Manage contractors, suppliers, and service providers to meet contractual, quality, safety, and operational requirements.
• Ensure availability and effective utilization of plants, landscape materials, fertilizers, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, tools, and equipment.
• Maintain strong coordination with clients, project teams, Nursery, Irrigation, HSE, Procurement, Finance, Logistics, Facilities, and other stakeholders.
• Lead the resolution of operational issues, client observations, service deficiencies, and complaints.
• Ensure full 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 to improve service quality, productivity, sustainability, water efficiency, operational efficiency, and cost optimization.
• Review operational reports and performance dashboards and provide management with regular updates, risks, recommendations, and improvement plans.
• Develop Managers and Supervisors through coaching, performance management, technical guidance, and succession planning.
• Ensure landscape maintenance operations consistently meet business objectives, client expectations, contractual requirements, and service standards.
• Review proposals, scopes of work, BOQs, and commercial submissions, and support procurement and contract negotiations.
• Monitor expenditure, identify cost optimization opportunities, and ensure efficient resource utilization.
• Act as the senior landscape focal point for internal departments, clients, operators, consultants, contractors, and relevant authorities.
• Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and adoption of best practices, technology, and sustainable landscape solutions.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in landscape management.

Application Process

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply for this full-time position. Salary details will be discussed during the interview process.