Urban Landscape Designer & Project Lead in Oakland

Farmscape, LLC; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with employer matching

FSA & Dependent Care plan

Audiobook reimbursement

Paid vacation

Job summary

Farmscape is seeking a skilled Landscape Designer/Project Manager to join our Oakland team. You will conduct site visits, prepare CAD designs, develop schematic packages for residential and commercial projects, and present proposals to clients.

You will own budgets and schedules for installations, lead weekly on-site meetings, coordinate with foremen, and manage change orders while maintaining strong client communication and documentation.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant field experience Landscape Design and/or Architecture.
• Landscape Design Degree is a plus.
• Proficient in AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch-up, Google / MS Office Suite programs.
• Strong verbal and graphic communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct site visits to create design proposals and packages.
• Create schematic designs using CAD and Adobe Suite for residential and commercial projects.
• Follow Farmscape best practices regarding selection and siting of food crops.
• Create hydrozone plans and irrigation schedules using the Farmscape methodology.
• Initiate estimating process by creating estimate documents and providing materials takeoffs.
• Present designs and estimates to clients, working through comments to close sales.
• Continue suggesting upsells throughout the installation process to increase project revenue.
• Act as Project Manager for assigned work, owning the budget, schedule and scope.
• Set and run a weekly onsite project management meeting for each installation project.
• Communicate effectively with the client at a regular cadence during the project.
• Collaborate with install foreman to receive change order requests and translate to approve change order bids in a timely manner.
• Assist with sourcing to match approved design.
• Work with maintenance team to transfer completed installation to their team.
• Keep records of client/garden information.
• Attend staff, service and training meetings as required.
• Drive between project sites and supply vendors (valid driver’s license required).

Skills

Landscape design

Verbal communication

Graphic communication

Education

Landscape Design Degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Adobe Creative Suite

SketchUp

Google/MS Office

Job description

Farmscape is seeking a skilled Landscape Designer/Project Manager to join our Oakland team. You will conduct site visits, prepare CAD designs, develop schematic packages for residential and commercial projects, and present proposals to clients.

You will own budgets and schedules for installations, lead weekly on-site meetings, coordinate with foremen, and manage change orders while maintaining strong client communication and documentation.