Summer Landscaping Internship

Level Green Landscaping; Glen Burnie (MD); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Safety training

Full-time opportunity after completion

Job summary

Level Green Landscaping offers a paid summer internship designed for active college students in horticulture to learn and prosper in the landscape industry. The 10-week program is mentored by industry leaders and includes a structured, rotational experience across all roles within the branch operations team.

It features orientation, cross-training with Branch Manager, Account Manager, and Operations Manager, plus a mentor program and management training.

Qualifications

• Must be a currently active college student attending a university/college in a horticultural field (or an adjacent major)
• Must be available Monday through Friday
• Must be capable of outdoor work
• Must be able to commute to office locations
• Come with ideas that will offer different perspectives to the landscaping industry

Responsibilities

• Engage in the in-depth orientation to determine goals within Level Green Landscaping
• Participate in cross-training and shadowing with Branch Manager, Account Manager, and Operations Manager to identify the best fit
• Benefit from a mentor program with hands-on experience and exposure to the landscape industry
• Receive management training covering leadership, business development, presentation skills, project management, and estimating
• Complete the structured rotational experience across the branch operational team and pursue opportunities for future full-time employment after graduation

Job description

Our paid summer college student internship Program is 10 weeks long and is designed to challenge active college students to learn and prosper in the horticulture field while being mentored by the best of the best in the industry. It's also a structured, rotational experience designed to provide college students an inside look at every role within the branch operational team. We offer a customized program tailored for each intern that will allow your passion to be discovered within the Landscape industry.

• Locations- Branches in Maryland, District of Columbia, and Virginia
• In-depth Orientation - A thorough company orientation, which will assist in determining your goals with our company positions
• Cross-training - Job Shadowing with a Branch Manager, Account Manager, and Operations Manager will help you discover your perfect niche and is a great opportunity to learn skills in the different positions within the company
• Mentor Program - Hands-on experience and exposure to the landscape industry by having one of our managers assigned to you to assist with the learning process, and exposure to the landscape industry
• Management Training - You will gain experience in all aspects of the business, as well as gain technical knowledge, leadership training, business development, presentation skills, project management, account management, branch administration, sales, and estimating

Career Opportunities - After successful completion of your internship, you could become eligible for full-time employment opportunities after graduation.

Level Green Landscaping offers a culture that focuses on the open exchange of ideas, community partnership, commitment to safety, and delivering unrivaled client service while acting as industry leaders in horticultural and environmental services. We are passionate about caring for our clients as we care about each other. Our people thrive in an entrepreneurial, safety-first, and promote-from-within environment, and many of our management and sales staff began as interns who later became full-time employees after completing school.

If you're looking to join a team of talented and motivated go-getters who love what they do and do the right thing, then you may have found your match! With the range of services that we provide, including landscape enhancements, design, and maintenance, the sky's the limit to what we can achieve together.

Requirements

• Must be a currently active college student attending a university/college in a horticultural field (or an adjacent major)
• Must be available Monday through Friday
• Must be capable of outdoor work
• Must be able to commute to office locations
• Come with ideas that will offer different perspectives to the landscaping industry

Benefits

• This internship is a paid opportunity ranging from ($18-$22 per hour)
• This internship will come with safety training
• Full-time job opportunity contingent on successful completion of the program