Landscape Designer/Architect

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 Compensation: $90,000 - $110,000 per year

General Description: The Landscape Architect/Designer’s purpose is to plan and design land areas for projects. Work includes working with clients and the landscaping crews to develop plans to meet client’s needs as well as creating a profit margin for the company.

Responsibilities/Duties

  • Development of landscape design plans and construction documents
  • Confer with clients, architects and landscape crews on overall design
  • Prepare site plans, specifications and cost estimates for all land development, coordinating arrangement of existing and proposed land features and structures
  • Inspect landscape work to ensure compliance with specifications, approve quality of materials and work, and advise client and landscape crews
  • Prepare graphic representations of drawing & proposed plans/designs
  • Compile and analyze data on conditions such as location, drainage, and location of structures for environment reports and landscaping plans
  • Collaborate with architects or related professionals in whole building design to maximize the aesthetic features of structures or surrounding land
  • Plan budgets

Qualifications/Requirements

  • Knowledge of business management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership, production methods and coordination of people and resources
  • Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction
  • Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of technical plans, blueprints, and drawings
  • Knowledge of plants, growing conditions, and plant care
  • Knowledge of computer programs related to landscape design
  • Must conduct oneself in a consistently positive manner, be a good team player, and display the highest degree of integrity & honesty
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture
  • Proficiency with AutoCAD, SketchUp, Microsoft office, Photoshop, Land f/x preferred but not required
  • Horticultural knowledge of Long Island regional plants is preferred.
  • Quality hand graphics is a plus
  • Strong oral, written and graphic communication skills
  • Excellent time-management and organizational skills and the ability to self-edit work and achieve a high level of accuracy
  • BLA from an accredited Landscape Architecture Program
  • Complex problem solving
  • Multi tasking ability
  • Decision making experience

Additional Information

Visit our website at MainStreetNursery.com

Contact Information

Main Street Nursery & Landscaping
Contact Name: Jackie Lomtevas
Email: jackiel@mainstreetnursery.com
Phone: (631)351-0184