Junior Landscape Designer / Project Manager

Job Title: Assistant Landscape Designer/Project Manager

Summary:

This role will primarily support the design and project management team for the Landscape Construction department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Design:

• Provide weekly reports to the Senior Landscape Designer


• Conceptual Landscape Design using AutoCAD


• Site evaluation, measurements and prepare graphic representations or drawings of proposed plans or designs.


• Assist Landscape Designers in managing and making sure site plans and site evaluations are implemented correctly and reviewing projects on-site with landscape forepersons.


• Plant selection and arrangements for design


• Assist with preparing presentations for client meetings, preparation of site plans, specifications, or cost estimates for landscape projects


• Analyze data on conditions such as site location, drainage, or structure location for or landscaping plans.


• Assist with the development of marketing materials, proposals, or presentation to generate new work opportunities


• Assist with the inspection of landscape work to ensure compliance with specifications, evaluate quality of materials

Project Management:

• Review construction documents and specifications, including take-offs to create accurate estimates.


• Effectively work, communicate and follow-up with landscape architects, designers, and builders to clarify construction drawings.


• Create construction budgets that detail total costs for approved landscape jobs prior to their commencement.


• Using historical data, create man hour budgets for approved landscape jobs prior to their commencement.


• Responsible for maintaining up-to-date set of construction plans for each assigned job and ensuring field project manager has a matching set.


• Request and review subcontractor and vendor quotes for various work items.


• Communicate with Purchasing departments on materials costings and create vendor markups from historic data.


• Work closely and delegate tasks to the Landscape construction office team.


• Perform site inventories, analyses, and take field measurements as needed.


• Create Landscape Management Reports and minutes for site meetings.


• Maintain and record "as-builts" for projects.


• Verify contract specifications are being met.


• Manage and drive the punch list process to ensure each assigned job is thoroughly completed to the highest standards.

Qualifications:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.


• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.


• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite as well as design programs such as AutoCAD


• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail


• Ability to work independently.