Landscape Designer/Sales

Lindgren Landscape; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Lindgren Landscape in Fort Collins, CO, is seeking a design and sales professional who will meet with clients to determine goals, develop landscape plans and renderings, present estimates, and support the Production Manager during construction to ensure the design is translated in installs.

You will work with designers, the Operations Manager, and foremen; maintain professionalism, generate sales leads, review invoicing, and help with budgets and job costing.

Qualifications

• BS in Landscape Design or Architecture
• 3 years landscape design experience in a professional firm
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in CAD
• Valid driver’s license

Responsibilities

• Meet with clients to determine project scope
• Create landscape plans, conceptual plans, and renderings for client presentation
• Review and present estimates, budgets, and phasing plans for client
• Work with Production Manager and Project Foreman to schedule and coordinate project construction
• Regularly visit construction sites to ensure client’s vision is implemented
• Create and process change orders
• Assist with construction budgets and job costing
• Always represent the company’s best interest and maintain integrity
• Assist in finding and capturing sales leads
• Communicate with clients, builders, subcontractors, vendors, and co-workers promptly
• Dress, speak, and act as a professional
• Assist in review, presentation, and collection of client invoicing

Skills

CAD

Strong communication

Problem solving

Creativity

Education

BS in Landscape Design or Architecture

Tools

CAD

SketchUp

Job description

This position is a design and sales position and will require extensive interaction with clients. This position will require meeting with prospective clients to determine their goals and objectives, creating landscape plans and presenting estimates, and assist Production Manager during construction phase to ensure clients visions are translated through installation. This position will report directly to Owners and Senior Design Staff and will work regularly with our landscape designers, Operations Manager, Construction Foreman.

Responsibilities

• Meet with clients to determine project scope.
• Create landscape plans, conceptual plans, and renderings for client presentation.
• Review and present estimates, budgets, and phasing plans for client.
• Work with Production Manager and Project Foreman to schedule and coordinate project construction.
• Regularly visit construction sites to ensure client’s vision is implemented.
• Create and process change orders.
• Assist with construction budgets and job costing.
• Always represent the company’s best interest and maintain the highest level of integrity.
• Work on finding and capturing sales leads.
• Assisting other designers with ideas and design concepts.
• Communicate with clients, builders, sub-contractors, vendor, and co-workers promptly and courteously.
• Dress, speak, and act as a professional.
• Assist in the review, presentation, and collection of client invoicing.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in Landscape Design or architecture
• 3 years working as a landscape designer for a professional landscape firm
• Highly Motivated and self-starter.
• Must have good problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Strong communication skills
• Must be well versed in CAD
• Must be highly creative and motivated to produce “one of a kind” designs that are both aesthetically pleasing and functional.
• Must have valid driver’s license.
• Must have character and integrity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Landscape construction experience
• Horticulture background
• Estimating and job costing experience
• Thorough knowledge of landscape materials and processes
• Experience with sprinkler and landscape lighting design
• Experience with Sketchup

About Company

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.