Job description

Landscape Designer

Detailed Landscape is seeking an experienced landscape designer for residential as well as commercial projects. This position will require a creative design aesthetic as well as a willingness to work with a team. The candidate should be reliable and demonstrate dependability, have a professional demeanor and communicate effectively with clients and project team members. This position requires a great attention to detail, thorough knowledge of specifications, production rates, pricing, and bidding process. The candidate should promote good vendor relationships, have sales experience, design program knowledge, confidence, and superb written and oral communication skills.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in landscape design or landscape architecture.
• Proficient in Computer Automated Drafting.
• Thorough knowledge of Colorado plant identification, specification, and growth habits.
• Valid driver’s license and a clean driving history due to use of a company vehicle.
• Ability to take initiative; self-motivation, ability to take direction, positive attitude, sense of accountability.
• Communicate with Project Manager as well as clients as to project status, change orders, budgetary concerns, and any other project-related issues.
• Build relationships and promote sales for the company.
• Have an understanding of the construction process and best practices.

Responsibilities:

• Site Analysis: Create accurate base plans that include property/ lot line information, location of above and underground utilities, vegetation, site features, and architecture.
• Designer may be required to collect existing topographic information.
• Pre-Design: Interaction with Building and Planning, city inspector/zoning/code/permits: Researching core requirements.
• Conceptual Plan: Develop plans that reflect Detailed Landscape’s high level of design abilities. Create legible plans that can be interpreted and implemented by both the Project Manager and the client.
• Construction Plans: Coordinate with design subcontractors as needed. Develop accurate designs that are feasible and adequately provide the builders and estimators with the information required to construct the design.
• Construction Details: Designs shall convey all of the information needed for the builder regarding the materials and it source, dimensions, intent, and relationship to other design elements and the existing conditions of the site.
• Planting Plans: Plans shall meet the aesthetic and functional needs of the project. Plans shall reflect adequate research of a planting material's availability and the optimal growing conditions for which they thrive.
• Grading & Drainage Plans: Plans shall provide adequate information to resolve a design's vertical and horizontal integration with the existing topography. Heights of walls, and pitches of pavements will be particularly important in order to create plans that are viable from a builder's perspective.
• Storm drainage and design shall be considered and accounted for in all construction plans. Design and detailing of storm drainage invert locations and elevations, pipe sizes and pitches, runoff treatment, and correct material selection will be key to ensuring a design's constructability.
• Permitting Process: Assist the clients with permits and make sure designs are submitted in a timely manner that does not affect the construction phase.

Experience:

• Proficient use of computer automated drafting programs.
• Design process and graphics familiarity.
• Exceptional presentation skills.
• Interest in landscape systems such as 3D, technical systems including constructability, grading, sections, etc.
• Project estimation experience.
• It would be helpful to have experience with sprinkler and landscape design.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas in such a manner that clients feel their landscape design needs/wants are being met.

About Us:

In1999 in Fort Collins, Colorado, Clint Lucas started Detailed Landscape; just him and a truck, a used trailer and a couple of lawnmowers given to him by his dad. It was a lawn mowing service at first – or at least it felt that way.

But lawn care customers started asking for Clint’s help with small projects, like installing rock and mulch, building flower beds and retaining walls, planting trees and shrubs and other modifications to their landscaping. Those small projects got bigger and bigger, and word of mouth recommendations pushed Clint and Detailed Landscape to evolve.

After the first year, Clint brought on a couple employees to help; the next year and the next he hired a couple more. As business continued to grow, Clint made the deliberate decision to enter the residential market. He chose this path because, quite simply, he likes people. Clint has organized his business so he can continue to work in the field with his team and work closely with his clients to create their perfect space.

At its heart, Detailed Landscape is a family business. Clint’s dad, who’s been working in the landscaping industry since 1972, works with him now and has been key detailed Landscape’s success. Clint’s wife, Stacey, runs the office. Many staff members have been on the team for 14+ years, and Detailed Landscape’s first hire is still here, 20 years later.

Detailed Landscape offers a full range of residential landscape design, installation and maintenance services, including winter snow removal services. We firmly believe our employees are the reason for our success!

***Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply to this post or apply through our website at Detailedlandscape.com***'

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $37,220.00 - $86,027.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Fort Collins, CO 80524: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

• Sketchup: 1 year (Preferred)
• AutoCAD: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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