Job Description

Job Description

Piala's Nursery & Garden Shop, Inc. is currently looking for a Landscape Designer or Landscape Architect to work with our design, sales, and construction team. This position works directly with clients, design build staff, and subcontractors to provide comprehensive landscape design, consultation and installation services. Responsibilities include conducting site measurements & base map preparation, design & plan preparation, client presentations, sales & sales support, material selections, and construction observation and supervision.

 

Our ideal candidate enjoys developing creative and high-quality design solutions to suit each client’s wishes. Attention to detail and excellent communication skills are of great importance. This individual must be able to handle multiple concurrent deadlines. A degree in Landscape Architecture or equivalent is strongly preferred. Our ideal candidate is highly organized, self-motivated, passionate about design, has a minimum of 5 years experience in the design or design/build industry and is proficient in the following:

• Site measuring, inventory and analysis
• Conceptual landscape design
• Grading and drainage design
• Landscape construction techniques
• Knowledge of common Wisconsin landscape plants
• Building and maintaining long term client relationships
• Working with build management and teams to address issues, maintain communication and ensure the “vision” is executed in a high quality, accurate and timely manner

 

We offer a competitive compensation package including a substantial base salary with potential for performance-based bonuses, uncapped commission earning potential, retirement plan, paid time-off and holidays, health insurance and ongoing opportunities for professional growth. Salary is commensurate upon experience. This position also provides an aspiring Landscape Architect the opportunity to work directly with multiple licensed LA’s, in preparation for seeking Wisconsin licensure.

BENEFITS

• Flexible schedule
• Simple-IRA
• Direct Deposit
• Uncapped commission earning potential
• Health Insurance
• Paid Holidays
• PTO
• Employee discount on all hardgoods, greengoods, labor and landscape projects
• Continuing education opportunities
• Licensure fee reimbursements

Requirements

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• Minimum of 5 years experience in the design or design/build industry
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• Knowledge of common Wisconsin landscape plants
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• Experience with Vector based design program (AutoCAD, Dynascape, or similar)
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• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
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• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite
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• Google SketchUp is a plus but not required
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• Ability to close sales (Prior sales experience is a plus but not required)

Job Tags

Holiday work, Full time, Part time, For subcontractor, Flexible hours,

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