Landscape Designer (2+ Years Experience) - TOPIARIUS

Who We Are:

Topiarius is a landscape design, build, and maintenance company. Since 2003, our mission has been to design, create, and maintain luxurious outdoor sanctuaries because we believe that people deserve to live beautifully outdoors. You can learn more about Topiarius at www.topiarius.com.

The Role:

We are looking for a Landscape Designer with 2+ years of professional work experience and has begun to develop their own design aesthetic. This person is competent using AutoCAD and SketchUp, and has experience in estimating and construction. This position is for someone who wants to be challenged by the complexity, sophistication, and elaborateness of Topiarius’ designs. This person knows how to design with plants, hardscape, and carpentry details for estimates, renderings, and style guides. We are looking for a landscape designer who cares about site measurements and understands that a measurement mistake has consequences for the whole team and profitability. They also know how to work within timelines and produce exceptional work for a superior client experience.

This position’s success will be measured by:

·         Meeting productivity timelines.

·         Productivity that corresponds to the sales team’s sales goals.

·         Consistently demonstrating attention to detail and clear graphic communication.

What You Will Do:

Support the sales staff.

·         Create work orders, estimates for enhancements/small jobs, and participate in contract renewals to calculate the cost of materials, labor, and equipment usage.

Support the design staff.

·         Take site measurements and site photos, and create base maps.

·         With guidance, create presentations.

·         Help keep sample library current and organized.

·         With direction from Senior Landscape Designer, support design work.

·         Generate design and construction drawings using AutoCAD software.

·         Create project packet drawing sets for each sold contract that includes field verifications, field drawings and construction drawings, materials list and cut lists.

·         Contribute to generating innovative ideas that are built.

Help the overall team achieve their sales and profit goals.

·         Collaborate with staff during the design process to offer creative problem-solving solutions.

·         Confidently suggest any resources and sub-contractors that can/could be used/should be utilized in project designs based on product availability.

Who You Are:

·         You identify with our culture. Topiarius employees are expected to perform with honesty, integrity, and optimism. We enjoy our work and find it very satisfying and have a strong work ethic. We enjoy each other’s company and choose to work as a team and not a lone wolf. We take the details seriously; they are what allows us to stand apart from our competition. And follow through is in the fabric of all we do.

·         You aim for operational excellence. You are someone that doesn’t just show up to “phone” in the day. You are mature and professionally dressed ready to sell to clients that expect you to exude confidence, knowledge, and style. You arrive with a smile.

·         You are curious and problem solve. We are a growing company and how a process worked last year may not be the same this year so figuring out how to optimize the change is exciting and invigorating to you. Yet, at the same time the routine and repetitive nature of creating estimates and construction drawings does not bore you; it is why you like this position.

·         You enjoy working with a team. While you have many skills, you understand that others do as well, and you can only benefit from learning from them when necessary.

Required Background:

·         2+ years of professional work experience in landscape design.

·         Experience in construction and estimating.

·         Proficient in Adobe programs, estimating software, AutoCAD, Sketchup, and Microsoft programs.

·         Higher education degree or equivalent.

·         Solid communication, verbally and written.

·         Knowledge in residential design and construction.

·         Demonstrates exceptional judgment, decision-making, and prioritization skills. 

·         Experience with generating, reading, and implementing architectural drawings and design/build construction sets.

·         Personal vehicle with insurance or willingness to utilize public transportation for client site visits.

·         Able to work well in an open office setting.

Desirable Background:

·         Experience with Aspire.

Expected Activity and Movement:

·         Regularly sit at desk and work with computer.

·         May lift, carry, or otherwise move and position objects weighing up to fifty pounds using appropriate tools.

·         Bends, stoops, and crouches on an occasional basis.

·         Intermittently moves about to work.

·         Occasionally work in locations of height (i.e., roof decks, balconies).

·         Regularly drive personal vehicle (or utilize public transportation) throughout Chicagoland and Southwest Michigan.

What We Provide:

Hours and Compensation:

Mon-Fri 8:30 am – 5 pm. Minimum 40 hours per week with flexibility for site visits.

$60,000 - $70,000 base salary.

Benefits:

Paid Holidays. Paid Time Off (up to 10 days in first year) and Paid Sick time (up to 40 hours each year). Medical and dental insurance plans (PPO/HSA and HMO options). Dental Insurance. Retirement plan available after 1 year of employment & minimum 1000 hours of worked. Complimentary Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability plans. Relocation not included.

Other Details:

Topiarius is a non-union shop. Our final candidates may be required to undergo a background check. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, or other status protected by applicable law. And nothing in this job description restricts the supervisor’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

To Apply:

First, we highly suggest you visit Topiarius’ website (www.topiarius.com) to become familiar with our company.

Secondly, if you are interested, please apply. We will contact you if we are interested. Please refrain from phone calls.