Landscape Designer at Express Employment Professionals

Job Title: Landscape design and estimator

Location: Arnold Mo

Salary: 50-60k

Leading landscaping company dedicated to creating stunning outdoor spaces that inspire and transform. We are seeking a dynamic and creative Landscaping Designer/Estimator to join our team. As the primary point of contact with clients, you will play a crucial role in shaping our projects and ensuring customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities/Activities:

1. Performs all aspects of bidding process, including: measuring properties for field estimates, reviewing invitations to bid, pre-site inspections, drawing plans for client review
2. Submit accurate Company bids/drawing in a timely and effective manner. Meet deadlines of requesting party
3. Meet or exceed established sales goals, if assigned
4. Maintain accurate records and meet the budgeted estimating man-hours required to generate an estimate on all assigned jobs. Communicate within departments as appropriate
5. Frequent customer contact to discuss project and make changes/corrections as needed
6. Pre-Installation/Service: review contracts, write up new job information, draw plans for landscaping and hardscape projects, coordinate utility locates, obtain and determine placement of plant material on job site, write subcontracts and change orders, secure performance and payment bonds when necessary
7. Communicate to appropriate parties any problem areas and work to find immediate resolution.
8. Post Installation: arrange inspections, submit warranty reports, coordinate efforts to obtain landscape management and/or seasonal agreements with customer, perform landscape walk-throughs, and perform periodic visual inspections of property to ensure appropriate customer maintenance occurs
9. Represent Company at various events, organizations and associations for the purpose of building relationships that lead to new business. Act in capacity of Company representative and develop community ties to enhance public image and brand of the Company. Maintain positive relationship with other companies in the industry and related industries
10. Other duties as assigned

Key Performance:

1. Estimating accuracy on contract and change orders, accurate and precise drawings
2. Timeliness and accuracy of estimates on contracts, change orders and design drawing
3. Accuracy and completeness of sales, customer, prospect database information

Success Behaviors

1. Self-starter and self-discipline
2. Ability to focus
3. Understanding and working knowledge of contractual legal language
4. Keen eye for detail requirements of estimating, design and preparing proper bid
5. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
6. Excellent organizational and time management skills
7. Command of the technical requirements to maintain database information
8. Effective problem-solving skills, ability to handle adversity
9. Perform and demand excellent quality in work
10. Service and teamwork oriented
11. Customer centered and focused
12. Technically competent and skilled

Extraordinary Work Conditions:

1. Must maintain regular and reliable attendance at a level acceptable to the company, including the ability to work overtime, evenings or weekends as necessary
2. Outdoor work required at job sites in all types of weather conditions as requested
3. Position requires extended work hours and flexibility in scheduling; including evening or weekend hours as needed

Equipment/Machinery Used:

1. Computers, computerized estimating program and computerized drawing/design program
2. Multi-line telephone system
3. All office equipment, copy machine, fax machine etc.

Requirements:

High School Education

Minimum Associate Degree in Landscape Design

Preferably Auto-Cad Experience


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