Landscape Designer

Lindgren Landscape; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Sick time

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Weekly pay

Job summary

Lindgren Landscape designs and sells residential landscape projects from Fort Collins, CO. This hands-on Designer role combines design work with sales, CAD/3D modeling, and project coordination, reporting to the Design-Build Sales Manager.

The position emphasizes client relations, site visits, and generating cost estimates while coordinating with operations and subcontractors. Bachelor's in landscape design/architecture is required; CAD/3D skills strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in landscape design or landscape architecture.
• Experience in residential landscape construction and design.
• SketchUp and AutoCAD proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Meet with clients to design and sell landscape installation projects.
• Prepare site plans, drawings, specifications, and cost estimates.
• Visit sites to ensure design is implemented and manage client relations.
• Generate CAD plans and 3D models.
• Create submittals for estimating and production.
• Process change orders and assist with project close-out.
• Develop construction details and dimensioning.
• Respond to sales inquiries and pursue new opportunities.
• Research materials and techniques; communicate with stakeholders.

Skills

Sales experience

Client relations

Communication

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in landscape design or landscape architecture

Tools

AutoCAD

SketchUp

3D modelling software

Job description

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 commission depending on education and experience.

Essential Duties and Major Responsibilities

• Meets with clients to design projects, sell installation projects maintains collections and client relations.
• Prepares site plans, working drawings, specifications, and cost estimates for land scape 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 collaborates with 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: 1year or other 3D modelling software required.
• AutoCAD: 3years 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.