Hermes Landscaping is a nationally recognized, award-winning, progressive company that has served the Kansas City metro for over 60 years. We operate across commercial construction, landscape maintenance, snow & ice management, and residential design-build. What we need now is a Vice President of Landscape Maintenance ready to lead and grow both our commercial landscape maintenance and snow & ice management operations.
The Role
This is a high-impact leadership position responsible for building a profitable, operationally best of class, maintenance and snow operation. You will work directly with the CEO and executive leadership team to strengthen operations, develop people, improve systems, grow accounts, and drive profitability across two critical profit centers.
What you’ll be doing:
Commercial Landscape Maintenance & Snow Operations
- Lead all landscape maintenance and snow & ice management operations across the Kansas City metro
- Oversee managers, crews, dispatch, subcontractors, and field operations
- Own planning, execution, storm response, service quality, and operational performance
- Build systems and operational structure to support future growth
Financial & Operational Performance
- Manage budgets, forecasting, job costing, profitability, and operational visibility
- Improve efficiency across labor, equipment, materials, routing, scheduling, and communication
- Drive accountability and performance through better systems and processes
Team Leadership & Development
- Lead, mentor, and develop managers, field leaders, dispatch, and crews
- Recruit, coach, and retain top operational talent
- Build a culture of accountability, urgency, communication, and operational excellence
Customer Experience & Growth
- Support account growth, retention, estimating, bidding, and client satisfaction
- Build strong relationships with commercial customers and key stakeholders
- Help position Hermes as a premier landscape and snow partner in the market
Who we’re looking for:
This role is best suited for someone who knows how to run a landscape maintenance high-performing operation and is ready for greater ownership, influence, and impact.
You might be:
- A Branch Manager or Area Manager at a larger landscape company looking for more autonomy
- A high-performing operations leader ready to take ownership of a major division
- A Snow Operations Manager ready to lead at a higher level
- Someone who values working with nature and making the world more beautiful
Experience
- 10–15+ years in commercial landscape maintenance, snow operations, or related industries
- Experience managing large commercial maintenance properties, crews, subcontractors, and operational logistics
- Strong background in operations, leadership, budgeting, routing, and profitability
- Experience leading snow & ice management operations preferred
- Proven success developing teams, improving systems, and growing operations
Requirements
- Strong operational, financial, and organizational leadership skills
- Calm and decisive in high-pressure situations and storm events
- Systems thinker who improves process, communication, and execution
- Strong communication and relationship-building abilities
- Comfortable working directly with ownership and executive leadership
- Ability to execute and “get things done”
What you’re walking into:
A 60-year-old family business that doesn’t act like one that’s slowing down. A leadership team that tells you the truth, a crew that has each other’s backs, and a culture built on five things that actually mean something here:
Communication. Relationships. Excellence. Execution. Developing People.
These five things drive every decision we make. From how we treat our clients to how we invest in our team. Click the link below to see who we are and what we’re really about:
https://youtu.be/6YCmYjzbDsQ?si=ChykbX-Scfy2dOsR
What we offer:
- Competitive salary
- Hermes Profit Sharing Program - When the company wins, you win.
- NonQualified Deferred Compensation Plan
- Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Generous paid vacation + paid holidays
- Company vehicle
- Discounted landscaping services. Your own outdoor space will never look better.
Hermes Landscaping is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
