Senior Human Resources Manager

About the role

Bland Landscaping Company is a $120M commercial landscaping, aquatics maintenance, and commercial installation company operating from 18 locations across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. The company has grown quickly through organic growth and acquisition, and its HR function has not kept pace. With its long-tenured HR leader retiring after 26 years, the fundamentals of HR are largely unbuilt. This role leads HR for roughly 1,200 employees, including approximately 300 H-2B visa employees annually, and a workforce that is about 60% Hispanic. It has three direct reports and reports to the VP of Centralized Services. Regular travel to operating locations is part of the role.

Responsibilities

• Build HR policies, the handbook, employee files, onboarding, offboarding, and recordkeeping standards across 18 locations.
• Establish an operating model defining what corporate HR owns and what branch and regional leaders own.
• Assess existing practices, identify risks, and sequence work by business impact.
• Handle complex employee relations matters, investigations, and terminations consistently and with sound judgment.
• Coach field leaders on performance, conduct, attendance, and documentation issues.
• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment law across three states, partnering with counsel on claims and agency inquiries.

Key facts

• Leads HR for roughly 1,200 employees across 18 locations.
• Includes approximately 300 H-2B visa employees annually.
• Has three direct reports and reports to the VP of Centralized Services.
• Regular travel to operating locations.