Job Description
Company: Commercial Landscape Maintenance Company
Location: Tampa/Sarasota, FL
Recruiter: Represented by Bloom Talent Solutions
Search: Confidential Replacement
Position Overview
Bloom Talent Solutions is seeking a hands-on and leadership-driven Irrigation Manager to rebuild, structure, and lead the irrigation division across the Tampa/Sarasota market. This is a high-impact role responsible for bringing organization, accountability, and technical excellence to a currently underperforming department.
The organization is experiencing customer loss due to inconsistent irrigation service, lack of oversight, and the absence of a formal irrigation program. The ideal candidate is a capable leader and strong technician who can assess the current environment quickly, implement structure, and build a scalable, high-performing irrigation operation.
Key Responsibilities
Program Leadership & Rebuild
- Build a full irrigation program from the ground up—systems, processes, standards, and workflows.
- Create SOPs for wet checks, scheduling, diagnostics, communication, and invoicing.
- Develop performance KPIs for the irrigation team, including turnaround time and service quality.
- Implement systems for routing, inventory management, reporting, and dispatch rhythms.
- Align irrigation operations with broader branch and maintenance goals.
People Leadership
- Directly manage a team of 5 irrigation technicians and eliminate self-dispatching.
- Lead morning dispatch, daily check-ins, ride-alongs, coaching, and performance management.
- Build a culture of urgency, professionalism, and consistent execution.
Technical Oversight
- Diagnose and troubleshoot irrigation systems, including traditional and two-wire systems.
- Ensure high-quality repairs, retrofits, clock adjustments, and audits.
- Oversee wet checks and enforce accountability to increase completion rates.
- Collaborate with the enhancement division, supporting irrigation-related project work.
- Improve reliability across CDD and HOA portfolios.
Operational Excellence
- Improve operational discipline—current state shows only 12 wet checks completed in a month.
- Implement visibility into hours, job tracking, revenue, and technician performance.
- Support ERP and operational system transitions (Aspire or similar platforms).
- Create a structured workflow to stabilize customer satisfaction and retention.
Ideal Candidate Profile
Must-Have Qualifications
- Proven irrigation experience (service, diagnostics, troubleshooting).
- Leadership experience managing irrigation technicians or field teams.
- Ability to build structure, process, and accountability from scratch.
- Hands-on approach with strong communication and follow-through.
- Ability to lead dispatch daily and maintain operational discipline.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience servicing Florida CDD and HOA accounts.
- Background with large operators such as BrightView, Mainscape, Juniper, Sperber, or similar.
- Understanding of irrigation financials, productivity, and reporting (or willingness to learn).
Compensation & Benefits
Base Salary: $85,000–$100,000 (depending on experience and technical depth)
Vehicle: Company truck or vehicle allowance
Benefits: Full benefits package available through employer
How to Apply
Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit their resume to tito@getbloomtalent.com with “Irrigation Manager – Tampa/Sarasota” in the subject line.
Job Tags
Full time, Day shift,