Creative Landscape Designer & Project Lead

Urban Ag; Lawrenceville (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Simple IRA match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Urban Ag in Lawrenceville, GA seeks a landscape designer with 3+ years of experience to meet with residential clients, design plans, estimate costs, and help close sales. You will oversee projects from concept to installation, coordinating materials, subcontractors, and crews in the Atlanta market.

The role requires strong plant knowledge, AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite skills, and excellent customer service. A bachelor's degree is preferred and a willingness to learn.

Qualifications

• Experience in landscape design, landscape sales, estimating, and project management.
• Strong knowledge of plants and landscape materials appropriate for the Atlanta market.
• Understanding of landscape installation practices, including grading, drainage, sod, planting, hardscapes, retaining walls, and irrigation.
• Ability to accurately estimate labor and materials.
• Strong sales and customer service skills.
• Ability to manage several projects at the same time.
• Organized, dependable, conscientious and able to work both independently and with a team.
• Comfortable working both in the field and in an office environment.

Responsibilities

• Meet with residential customers to discuss landscape needs, ideas, and budgets.
• Develop creative, practical, and low-maintenance landscape designs.
• Prepare estimates and professional proposals for landscape installation projects.
• Present design and proposals to customers and close sales.
• Recommend appropriate plants, hardscapes, drainage solutions, sod, irrigation, and other landscape improvements.
• Perform accurate material takeoffs and develop project budgets.
• Coordinate materials, subcontractors, equipment, and installation crews.
• Communicate project expectations and details clearly to field crews.
• Manage projects from the initial customer meeting through installation and final walkthrough.
• Monitor labor, materials, and job costs to maintain project profitability.

Skills

Landscape design

Sales experience

Project management

Plant knowledge

Customer relations

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Word

Excel

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Urban Ag in Lawrenceville, GA seeks a landscape designer with 3+ years of experience to meet with residential clients, design plans, estimate costs, and help close sales. You will oversee projects from concept to installation, coordinating materials, subcontractors, and crews in the Atlanta market.

The role requires strong plant knowledge, AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite skills, and excellent customer service. A bachelor's degree is preferred and a willingness to learn.