About This Role
Designing attractive and functional outdoor environments for residential and select commercial clients is the core of this role. The Landscape Designer translates client goals, site conditions, budget parameters, and construction requirements into cohesive landscape and outdoor-living designs, balancing creativity with practical construction knowledge.
Responsibilities
- Meet with clients and sales representatives to understand project goals, priorities, style preferences, functional needs, and budget expectations
- Conduct site visits, field measurements, site inventories, and photographic documentation
- Evaluate existing grades, drainage, circulation, architecture, views, utilities, vegetation, privacy, access, and surrounding conditions
- Develop concept plans for patios, walkways, walls, steps, plantings, outdoor kitchens, fire features, pool environments, lighting, drainage, lawns, and other outdoor-living improvements
- Prepare design presentations, mood boards, material palettes, planting concepts, and illustrative plans
- Produce scaled site plans, layout plans, planting plans, material plans, and supporting design documents
- Select appropriate plant materials based on site conditions, design intent, maintenance requirements, seasonal interest, and client preferences
- Coordinate hardscape materials, colors, textures, patterns, borders, and architectural details
- Develop multiple design options when appropriate and clearly communicate the tradeoffs between them
- Revise designs based on client feedback, budget information, permitting requirements, and internal review
- Coordinate with estimators to ensure designs are priced accurately and remain aligned with the client’s budget
- Coordinate with project managers and field teams to address construct-ability questions
- Participate in project hand-off and pre-construction meetings
- Conduct periodic site visits during construction to clarify design intent
- Maintain organized project files, design standards, details, plant libraries, and material resources
- Support marketing efforts by helping present completed projects, design concepts, and before-and-after transformations
Requirements
- Degree or certificate in landscape design, landscape architecture, horticulture, environmental design, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- Two or more years of landscape design experience
- Strong design portfolio demonstrating residential landscape, outdoor-living, planting, or hardscape work
- Ability to prepare scaled plans and visually compelling client presentations
- Knowledge of landscape materials, plants, grading, drainage, hardscape construction, and site planning