Landscape Contract Manager

Job Title: Landscape ManagementReporting directly to a Division Director of Facilities Management, responsible for managing solicitations and cooperative contracts for the landscape management of all county properties.Manages all landscape-related contracts, including development, negotiation, renewals, compliance oversight, vendor performance, and budgeting.Coordinates procurement activities, meetings, evaluations, and collaborates with leadership, auditors, and legal/procurement staff.Conducts landscape and irrigation inspections across county properties and coordinates vendor scheduling, site access, applications and services.Oversees irrigation scheduling, repairs, compliance, and recordkeeping.Supports landscape and irrigation design for new facilities, ensuring proper plant selection, system compatibility, and construction monitoring.Oversees tree care programs, pest/disease management, and treatment decisions for county landscapes and facilities.Supervises landscape projects and staff.Manages Courthouse grounds operations.Ensures quality of contractor-delivered services.Assists with annual budgeting, special assignments, and required meetings and trainings.Performs special duties as assigned.Position involves prolonged sitting at a workstation, visual examination of documents, reaching, walking, twisting, bending, standing and occasional lifting/carrying.Requires bending, kneeling, crawling and maneuvering in and around all kinds of equipment.Works in all kinds of indoor and outdoor environments, including inclement weather.Regular travel between work sites as required.Exposure to dust, chemicals, fumes, bacteria, fungus and high noise levels must be expected.Work outside of the normal office hours (Monday-Friday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.) may be required.May be deemed essential personnel in the event of an emergency.Regular attendance is required.Minimum QualificationsA Bachelor's degree in Horticulture, Landscape Management, Forestry, Park & Recreation, Botany, Agronomy or related field and five (5) years of contract development, contract administration, or contract management experience; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.Knowledge of business administration and accounting principles and practices.Required within thirty (30) days of employment:Valid driver's license.Required within one (1) year of employment:Certified Texas Contract Manager (CTCM).Non-commercial pesticide applicator's license.Preferred Qualifications:Certified Texas Contract Developer (CTCD).Texas Irrigators License.ISA certified arborist certification.Working knowledge of plant material, insects, diseases, weed identification and irrigation systems preferred.Employment is contingent on passing any post-offer pre-employment screening as listed below:Criminal background check: Yes.Motor Vehicle Record check: Yes.Drug screening: Yes.Physical exam: No.Psychological exam: No.Additional: N/A.Williamson County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). If you require an accommodation in order to apply for a position, please request assistance from the Human Resources Department.Williamson County is a tobacco free workplace.

The use of tobacco products (e.g., cigarettes, cigars, pipes, snuff, chew, etc.) and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) (e.g., vapor, e-cigarettes, etc.) is prohibited on all Williamson County premises. Employees who violate this policy are subject to appropriate disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.