General Manager
Diamond Landscaping
General Manager
Diamond Landscaping
Design, install, and maintain luxury landscapes
The General Manager of Construction & Installation owns end-to-end performance of Arizona Outdoor Design’s installation business in the Cave Creek and proximate market. This leader is accountable for P&L results, estimating accuracy, purchasing discipline, schedule reliability, quality of execution, safety, team performance, and customer satisfaction across all construction and installation projects.
While much of Arizona Outdoor Design’s work is delivered in partnership with designers, architects, and general contractors, success in this role also requires an understanding of, and ability to engage directly with, high-end residential clients when needed, particularly at critical moments that shape trust, confidence, and overall experience.
This is a hands-on General Manager role. You will spend meaningful time in the field and with estimating, purchasing, project management, and operations teams, setting standards, removing friction, and ensuring work is executed to Steve Hanson Landscaping’s uncompromising expectations.
This role is not for someone who wants to manage from a desk.
Own and enforce tight purchasing controls across all installation projects.
Mandate that all materials purchases are initiated through approved Purchase Orders (POs) generated in Aspire prior to procurement.
Ensure Aspire is used as the single system of record for:
Materials requisitions
Purchase orders
Vendor pricing
Job-level material cost tracking
Eliminate off-system purchasing, exceptions, and workarounds that create cost leakage or distort job costing.
Partner with Finance and Operations to use PO and actuals data to improve: Estimating accuracy, Vendor negotiations, and Margin predictability
Hold Project Managers and field leaders accountable for compliance with purchasing and PO policies.
Partner closely with the Aspire implementation team and executive leadership to ensure process-first adoption — optimizing workflows before automating them.
Ensure standardized estimating, purchasing, and construction processes are properly systematized and automated within Aspire.
Drive consistent, disciplined use of Aspire for:
Estimating and proposals
Job setup and budgeting
Purchase orders and materials tracking
Scheduling and resource allocation
Job cost tracking and performance visibility
Champion adoption so Aspire becomes a margin-protecting, decision-driving operating system, not just a reporting tool.
Lead all installation operations: site preparation, hardscape, softscape, irrigation, lighting, specialty features, and finishing.
While deep landscape expertise is not required, demonstrate a genuine interest in learning, understanding, and continuously improving the landscape aspects of landscape construction that define Arizona Outdoor Design’s quality and reputation.
Ensure schedule adherence across concurrent high-end residential projects with demanding stakeholders.
Establish and enforce best-in-class jobsite standards for quality, cleanliness, safety, and professionalism.
Personally intervene on critical projects when needed to protect outcomes, margins, and relationships.
Build, lead, and retain a high-performing team of Estimators, Project Managers, Superintendents, and Field Leaders.
Set clear expectations, provide coaching, and hold leaders accountable to results and compliance.
Develop bench strength and succession capability to support growth.
Create a culture of ownership, craftsmanship, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Spanish language fluency or strong working proficiency highly preferred.
Champion a safety-first culture; not as a slogan, but as a daily operating standard.
Partner with the platform safety team to reduce incidents, near misses, and rework.
Ensure compliance with Arizona labor laws, site requirements, and permitting standards.
Maintain disciplined subcontractor qualification, onboarding, and oversight.
Serve as a senior face of Arizona Outdoor Design with designers, architects, general contractors, and select high-end residential clients.
Step in directly with residential customers when situations require reassurance, clarity, or leadership presence.
Proactively manage expectations, resolve issues, and protect long-term relationships.
Ensure that we are known as the most reliable, professional, and execution-focused partner in the market.
Build an operating environment that favors clarity, consistency, and financial discipline.
Use Aspire data to surface insights, identify improvement opportunities, and drive accountability.
Balance standardization with the customization required for high-end residential work.
Prepare the installation organization to scale as part of a broader platform.
10+ years of progressive leadership experience in high-end residential construction or related installation environments.
Proven experience owning or directly managing P&L responsibility.
Demonstrated success building or fixing estimating, purchasing, and construction processes.
Strong understanding of job costing, materials management, scheduling, labor productivity, and subcontractor oversight.
Experience leading teams through process change and system adoption.
Comfort engaging directly with high-end residential customers when required.
Curiosity and interest in the landscape trade and the craft behind exceptional outdoor environments.
Strong judgment, decisiveness, and comfort operating in fast-moving, high-expectation environments.
Spanish speaking a strong plus.
Experience in a PE-backed or growth-oriented platform is a plus.
Design, install, and maintain luxury landscapes
Diamond Landscaping provides high-end residential landscaping in the Los Angeles area and handles select commercial projects, offering design, precise installation, and long-term maintenance. Its process starts with design, followed by installation and ongoing upkeep, carried out by a hands-on, safety-focused team with horticultural expertise who coordinate with homeowners, general contractors, and designers to ensure quality. The company differentiates itself through a strong focus on culture, quality, and client experience, emphasizing trust-based, long-term relationships and disciplined execution to deliver consistent results across luxury homes and select commercial work. Its goal is to create exceptional outdoor spaces that are built with care and delivered with discipline, while preserving its culture and client experience as it grows.
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