Landscape Designer - Lindgren Landscape

Lindgren Landscape is an award-winning, landscape design/build/maintain company serving Northern Colorado since 1995. Although we are known for creating high-end custom landscapes, we design and install landscapes of all scopes and sizes. Our people are the reason for our success. We are looking for people who are dedicated to the landscape industry and have a passion for quality. See some of our work on our website at www.lindgrenlandscape.com.

What is special about this role? The Designer position is a hands-on, full-time position with day-to-day duties that include all tasks associated with the designing and selling of residential landscape projects. This position will require design skills as well as the strong organization and communication skills. They will work on finding and capturing sales leads. This position will report directly to the Design-Build Sales Manager and will work regularly with our Operations Manager, Project Managers, Construction Foreman, and Sub-Contractors.

Salary: $65k to 150 including commissiondepending on education and experience.

Essential Duties and Major Responsibilities

• Meets with clientsto design projects, sell installation projects maintains collections and client relations.
• Prepares site plans, working drawings, specifications, and cost estimates for landscape construction projects.

• Regularly visit construction sites to ensure client’s vision is implemented. Responsible for all client relations prior, during and after the design build process

• Generating plans in CAD and generating 3D models.
• Create submittals for estimating and production.
• Create and process change orders. Assist with project close-out.
• Create construction details and dimensioning.
• Respond to sales inquiries and requests by phone, electronically or in person.
• Track and analyze sales. Actively pursue new sales opportunities
• Research materials and techniques as required.
• Communicates and collaborateswith clients, builders, sub-contractors, vendors, and co-workers promptly and courteously.
• Assist with other duties as assigned.

Benefits: We offered, paid time off, sick time, health, and a 401(k) plan, weekly pay.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in landscape design or landscape architecture.

Experience

• 2-3 years Sales Experience required
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in residential landscape construction and design required.
• Sketchup: 1 year or other 3D modelling software required.
• AutoCAD: 3 years required
• Experience with sprinkler and landscape lighting design preferred.

Specialized Skills

• Estimating and job costing experience.
• Horticulture background preferred.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with a clean MVR, willing to provide copy of.
• Able and willing to pass a pre-employment drug screening & Background Check.

Hours: Hours vary and are dependent on business needs. Weekends may be needed to satisfy the work load.

Note: You will be required to upload a design portfolio!