Design Assistant - Landscape Design (Employee-Owned)

Lotus Gardenscapes; Dexter (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Higher wages

Team bonus program

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Company healthcare plan

Retirement benefits

Professional certification training

Staff development & retreat days

Fast-paced work environment

Job summary

Lotus Gardenscapes is seeking a Design Assistant to support our sales and design team. This role involves producing estimates, creating and updating design documents, and assisting with permits and project planning within our PM systems.

The ideal candidate will have 1–3 years of experience supporting a creative team, familiarity with Vectorworks, Google Workspace, LMN, and Smartsheets, and a proven ability to manage multiple tasks while delivering quality work.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1-3 years experience in supporting a creative team with design documentation and estimate documents - building trades experience a plus (Construction, landscape, or other building related trade companies)
• Ability to work in a design program (Vectorworks experience a plus) as well as google suite and our customer and project management programs (LMN and Smartsheets a plus)
• Able to deliver high quality products under tight timelines and to self-manage multiple tasks for multiple designers
• Excellent internal customer service and communications skills with ability to build trust and teamwork
• Background check, clean driving record and drug-testing require

Responsibilities

• Support sales and design team with estimates and take-offs
• Update and produce design documents
• Provide design support assistance as needed (submitting permits, producing job planning documents and updating the customer and project management systems)
• Update customer and project management systems

Skills

Design documentation

Estimating documents

Time management

Communication skills

Teamwork

Tools

Vectorworks

LMN

Smartsheets

Google Workspace

Job description

Lotus Gardenscapes is seeking a Design Assistant to support our sales and design team. This role involves producing estimates, creating and updating design documents, and assisting with permits and project planning within our PM systems.

The ideal candidate will have 1–3 years of experience supporting a creative team, familiarity with Vectorworks, Google Workspace, LMN, and Smartsheets, and a proven ability to manage multiple tasks while delivering quality work.