Job Description
Role: Onsite Landscape and Grounds Director
Location: McKinney, TX
Community: Stonebridge Ranch Community Association
Pay Range: $75,000 to $85,000 salary (based on education and experience)
Job Type: Full Time
Company Summary
RealManage Elevated Onsite is a division of RealManage, a company that specializes in the management of community associations with onsite staff. Our mission is to provide the best possible lifestyle HOA management services to our partner communities by encompassing the Best People, Best Technology, and Best Service reputation of RealManage and its CiraConnect division. The RealManage Elevated Onsite professional staff has decades of experience managing age-restricted communities, luxury high-rise condominiums, co-ops, urban mixed-use, and large-scale single-family developments with complex amenities. Our focus is on customer service and lifestyle for the residents and the boards we serve- ensuring that the community receives the finest management in the industry.
RealManage Elevated Onsite is a values-based company with the following values as our guiding principles:
- Integrity: we always do the right thing.
- Respect: for our customers, employees and company; mutual respect is the cornerstone for every RealManage relationship.
- Selflessness: more than teamwork; we are part of something special and much larger than any of us.
- Personal Relationships: we are a professional services company; people do business with people they like.
- Always Improving: never satisfied, always learning, and always growing; one is either getting worse or getting better...never staying the same. At RealManage, we are always getting better.
Join RealManage Elevated Onsite fast-growing team where energy, teamwork, innovation, and contribution are highly valued.
Each branch proudly serves a diverse mix of single-family, townhome, and condominium communities. These community associations are of all sizes, from small communities to large, master-planned communities.
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Community Summary
Stonebridge Ranch Community Association, one of the premier master-planned communities in North Texas, is seeking a Director of Landscape & Grounds to lead landscape and irrigation operations across one of the largest master-planned communities in North Texas, encompassing approximately 500 acres of maintained common areas and serving 9,465 homes.
Role Summary
This position is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day landscape and grounds operations of the Association through proactive vendor management, field inspections, operational coordination, and financial oversight. The Director will work closely with contractors, leadership, staff, homeowners, and consultants to ensure high community standards, operational accountability, and consistent service delivery throughout the community.
The ideal candidate is a strong operational leader who can effectively manage contractors, drive accountability, communicate professionally, and collaborate across departments while aligning with the overall operational direction established by the General Manager
Role Structure
- Landscape maintenance, irrigation operations, and routine field execution are primarily contractor-performed services
- This role is responsible for operational oversight, quality control, vendor accountability, budgeting, planning, and strategic coordination
- Success in this role requires the ability to lead through systems, communication, organization, and accountability
Role Expectations
- Requires active field engagement and routine community inspections
- Requires strong operational judgment, professionalism, and accountability
- This is not a primarily office-based role
- Candidates must be comfortable managing large-scale operations, contractors, budgets, and leadership communication
- Requires strong collaboration and alignment with the General Manager and leadership team
Responsibilities
Landscape Operations & Community Standards
- Conduct routine field inspections throughout the community and common areas
- Ensure landscape vendors maintain consistent quality and presentation standards
- Identify operational deficiencies proactively and drive corrective action
- Maintain strong operational awareness and visible field presence throughout the community
- Support overall enhancement of community aesthetics and maintenance standards
Vendor Management & Contract Oversight
- Oversee landscape, irrigation, tree care, and related service contractors
- Enforce contract scope, service expectations, timelines, and performance standards
- Conduct vendor meetings, inspections, and performance evaluations
- Hold vendors accountable through structured follow-up and documentation
- Coordinate bid processes, contract renewals, and vendor recommendations
- Ensure contractor reporting, inspections, and documentation requirements are met
- Ensure vendors operate within contractual scope and service expectations while minimizing operational dependency on internal staff for contractor-performed functions
Irrigation & Water Management
- Oversee irrigation performance, contractor execution, and infrastructure planning
- Monitor water usage trends and support conservation initiatives
- Review irrigation reporting, audits, repair recommendations, and system performance
- Coordinate operational priorities related to irrigation systems and water management
- Assist with long-term planning related to irrigation infrastructure and efficiency
Financial & Operational Oversight
- Manage department budgets related to landscape and irrigation operations
- Interpret financial reports and monitor operational spending trends
- Support forecasting, contract planning, and capital improvement coordination
- Align operational decisions with budget objectives and long-term planning
- Support reserve planning efforts, infrastructure coordination, and capital improvement initiatives as needed
Team Leadership & Cross-Department Coordination
- Supervise assigned administrative support staff and internal workflows
- Coordinate effectively with maintenance, compliance, communications, lifestyle, and other departments
- Maintain accountability, organization, and follow-through across operational priorities
- Support leadership initiatives and evolving operational needs
- Ensure operational alignment with the General Manager and leadership team
Reporting, Communication & Board Support
- Prepare operational, irrigation, and financial reports for leadership review
- Utilize Excel and related systems for tracking and performance management
- Prepare presentations and updates for Board and committee meetings
- Communicate clearly, professionally, and confidently in both written and verbal formats
- Maintain organized documentation and operational reporting standards
Disclaimer
This description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties. Responsibilities may evolve based on Board direction and community needs. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals to perform the essential functions of this position.
- 3+ years of experience in landscape operations, grounds management, property operations, or related field
- Proven experience overseeing contractors and service-based operations
- Strong organizational and operational leadership skills
- Experience managing budgets and interpreting financial reports
- Working knowledge of irrigation systems and water management practices
- Supervisory and team coordination experience
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally and partner with leadership
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in HOA, master-planned community, municipal, or property management environments
- Experience coordinating large-scale vendor operations
- Familiarity with sustainability and water conservation practices
Physical Requirements
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods throughout the workday.
- Ability to climb stairs, ladders, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, or reach frequently.
- Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull objects up to 50 pounds regularly and occasionally heavier with assistance.
- Manual dexterity to operate tools, equipment, and machinery safely.
- Visual acuity to inspect equipment, read gauges, and perform detailed tasks.
- Hearing ability to detect alarms, equipment sounds, and verbal instructions in noisy environments.
- Ability to work in varying environmental conditions (heat, cold, dust, noise, outdoors).
- Ability to wear and use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Ability to work varying schedules, including evenings, weekends, on-call, and overtime as required.
Pay and Benefits
$75,000 to $85,000 yearly, depending on education and experience.
Benefits Include
- Medical Insurance - The company will pay the premium for the Employee Only Tier on the HSA plan
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life and Disability Insurance
- HSA (Required High-Deductible Medical Plan to be eligible)
- FSA account for health-related expenses
- FSA account for dependent care expenses
- Education Reimbursement for industry-related classes
- 401 (k) match after 1 year
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 9 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays
EEO & Values Statement
RealManage is a values‑based, equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.