Landscape Designer
Are you passionate about the outdoors? Do you want to play an active role in enhancing the ecological value of the world around you?
Are you a sleeves-rolled, results-oriented design professional excited by the challenge of helping to take a company to the next level?
Landscape Designer Job Summary
Sunrise Landscape believes in protecting and enhancing the natural environment for future generations. For more than 40 years, Sunrise Landscape has been serving West Central Florida with a commitment to landscape and service excellence and doing right by its customers. Sunrise is striving to be at the forefront of innovation within the “green” industry, from the integration of new technology to the adoption of sustainable practices.
Sunrise Landscape is growing and is seeking a dynamic, results-driven Landscape Designer to promote the brand by presenting creative design ideas to new and existing customers. Reporting to the General Manager, the Landscape Designer will efficiently create unique designs to suit customer preferences and focus on closing profitable sales opportunities. The ideal candidate will love the outdoors and thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Seamless execution of all aspects of the design project. Efficiently create desirable landscape designs and accurately prepare cost estimates.
- Effectively uncover customer needs and provide compelling solutions. Ensure professional presentation of products and services.
- Sell profitable design/build proposals that meet or exceed sales goals while growing customer base with a focus on relationship building.
- Support existing infrastructure with ad—hoc enhancement and installation designs as needed.
- Communicate effectively and proactively with both internal team members and external contacts. Build and maintain professional relationships with home builders, developers, contractors, and property managers, etc.
- Demonstrate and maintain a high knowledge of landscape features and area plant palette.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Horticulture, Landscape Design, or related field
- GPA of at least 3.0
- Familiarity with AutoCAD, Landscape Pro, Realtime Landscape, Pro Landscape Design or similar
- Strong customer experience and relationship development skills.
- Ability to present an effective design proposal, both verbally and in writing
Key Traits:
- Strong servant-leadership qualities - you are not afraid to jump in and help wherever help is needed with an ample dose of humility (i.e., no task is beneath you).
- Excellent communication skills – ensuring that being proactive is your number one goal.
- The interest in a career and not just a job! You are self-motivated and thrive in a fast-paced environment. You want a professional home where you can grow and expand your skill set while having a real impact on the business.
- An entrepreneurial spirit – you are comfortable in a dynamic work environment and are passionate about problem solving and finding efficiencies.