Estate Grounds Manager

Estate Grounds Manager | Greenwich, CT

A private Greenwich family seeks an experienced, hands-on Estate Grounds Manager to lead the care and presentation of their estate's grounds and exterior amenities.

Reporting to the Director of Residences, you will lead the groundskeeping team, coordinate specialist vendors, and work alongside your crew to keep the property in exceptional condition year-round.

This long-term opportunity suits a detail-oriented professional who takes pride in beautiful grounds, anticipates maintenance needs, and enjoys hands-on work.

Candidates within an easy daily commute of Greenwich are strongly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily grounds inspections, landscape care, team scheduling, and seasonal maintenance plans.
• Maintain lawns, gardens, trees, patios, paths, outbuildings, and outdoor amenities to estate standards.
• Manage irrigation, drainage, lighting, gates, and exterior systems, coordinate repairs and seasonal startup and winterization.
• Oversee vendors, projects, snow removal, and storm readiness; uphold safe working practices and assist hands-on.
• Care for tools, machinery, and utility vehicles; manage budgets, supplies, and maintenance records, with weekly updates to the Director of Residences.

Qualifications

• Successful experience managing estate grounds or a comparable property, with verifiable references.
• Strong horticultural skills and hands-on experience with irrigation, landscape lighting, gates, pumps, and drainage.
• Proven team leadership, vendor coordination, and organizational skills, with a keen eye for detail.
• Sound judgment, discretion, clear communication, and a kind, collaborative approach; seeking a long-term role.

Schedule

• Generally, MondayFriday, 8:00 am 4:00 pm.
• Flexibility for additional evening or weekend hours as requested.

Compensation

• $110,000$140,000 annually, commensurate with experience.
  • Higher compensation considered for exceptional candidates.
• Fully paid healthcare for the employee and dependents, 401(k) with match, life insurance, and paid time off.

Our Story:

Mahler Private Staffing works with America’s leading families to find experienced private domestic staffing professionals for their homes and family offices. We take a personalized approach and work to get to know our candidates as well as we know our clients, so we can make lasting, long-term placements.

Due to the overwhelming number of applicants, we regret that we are unable to provide individual responses. Rest assured that selected candidates will be personally contacted for further consideration. We would like to emphasize that there are no fees associated with the application process for applicants.