farm manager jobs in Kelowna, BC

Company Overview

Arcadia Tree & Lawn Care is the preferred provider of tree spraying, lawn care, and pest control services in the Okanagan area. We are dedicated to maintaining healthy and beautiful properties for our clients through expert care and sustainable practices.
Location: Lake Country (Okanagan Valley)

Type: Full-time, year-round, salaried (hourly negotiable)

Start date: February 1, 2027

Reports to: Operations Manager / Head of Horticulture

Compensation: $70,000–$80,000/year, depending on experience, plus a division manager vehicle and group health benefits

About the role

Our lawn care division has outgrown shared management, and we're hiring a Turf Manager to take full ownership of it. This isn't a crew-lead role with a fancy title — you'll run the division end to end, almost like operating your own small company under our roof: the agronomy, the people, the routes, the products, the client relationships, and the growth.

We're an established, growing green-industry company serving residential and commercial clients across the Okanagan. The lawn care side has grown to the point where it needs a dedicated leader who knows turf cold and can build it into something even better.

If you've spent your career making grass thrive — on a golf course, a sod farm, or high-end residential properties — and you're ready to run the whole show, this is built for you.

What you'll own

• Run the division. Day-to-day operations, scheduling, budgeting input, quality standards, and overall performance of the lawn care business.
• Sales and consultations. Meet with prospective and existing clients, assess properties, build programs, and close work. You're the face of the division.
• Agronomy and product decisions. Choose the fertility, weed control, and amendment products we use; build seasonal application programs; diagnose turf problems and prescribe the fix.
• Advise clients. Be the trusted expert clients call when something's wrong with their lawn — and the reason they renew every year.
• Build and train the team. Hire, onboard, and train field staff to your standards. Develop the next generation of turf techs.
• Dispatch and routing. Plan efficient daily routes that maximize crew productivity and minimize windshield time.
• Run equipment when needed. You're hands-on when the job calls for it — comfortable operating and troubleshooting the gear your crews use.
• Keep us compliant. Ensure applications, record-keeping, and safety practices meet BC regulatory and WorkSafeBC requirements.

What we're looking for

• Deep, real turf expertise — golf course turf management, sod production, or professional residential/commercial lawn care. You understand soil, fertility, irrigation, pest and weed control, and seasonal agronomy in our climate.
• A leader. You've managed people and operations, or you're clearly ready to. You can set standards, train, and hold a team accountable while keeping morale high.
• A closer and a communicator. You're comfortable in front of clients — diagnosing, recommending, quoting, and building long-term relationships.
• Operationally sharp. You think about routes, margins, and productivity, not just the agronomy.
• Hands-on and willing. No task is beneath you in a pinch; you'll jump on equipment or onto a property when the day demands it.
• BC Pesticide Applicator Certificate (Landscape category) — required, or the ability to obtain it shortly after hire.
• Valid BC driver's license (Class 5) with a clean abstract.

Assets (nice to have)

• Formal training in turf management, agronomy, horticulture, or a related field.
• Experience with route/dispatch software and digital job management tools.
• Irrigation knowledge and basic equipment maintenance skills.
• A track record of growing a book of business or a division.

Why work with us

• Real ownership. You'll run a division as your own, with the autonomy to shape how it operates and grows.
• A company that's growing. We're expanding, and this role sits at the center of that growth — with room to grow with it.
• A team that takes the work seriously. Good people, good equipment, and standards we're proud of.
• Competitive package. $70,000–$80,000 salary depending on experience, a division manager vehicle, and group health benefits.

Pay: From $60,000.00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Kelowna, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Lawn Care: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person