Design Associate
Design Associate
2022-08-15
Job Location:
15440 East Fremont Drive
Centennial, Colorado 80112
Employment Type: Full Time
The Opportunity
We are looking for an individual that has the enthusiasm, drive and ambition to assist one of our Senior Landscape Designers in the design, presentation and sale of landscape designs. This is a great opportunity for someone that is organized with great communication skills. The ideal candidate would be capable of doing base maps, measuring properties and taking direction in order to assist with the design process, someone that enjoys working outdoors and indoors and be able to adapt to the on going changes within landscape design.
This is an hourly position with full benefits:
This is an hourly position with full benefits:
- Two (2) weeks paid vacation accrued, after five (5) years increases to three (3) weeks
- Forty-eight (48) paid sick time
- 50% paid health, dental, vision and life insurance
- Executive Bonus Retirement Plan - company matches up to $150 per month
- Seven (7) paid Holiday's per year
- Company Cell Phone
- Use of company vehicle during work hours
Responsibilities
Design / Business Development:
• Assist Landscape Designers in any part of design/build process.
• Conducts site analysis, take pictures and prepare base maps.
• Meet with Designer clients; design landscape plans & render.
• Do quantity take-offs and prepare estimates. Make revisions as necessary.
• Assist with Change Order preparation.
• Assist with professional correspondence with clients, vendors and subcontractors.
• Prepare 3D plans for presentations when needed. Make revisions as necessary.
• Create presentation boards with the Designers.
• Assist in sales support development.
• Build relationships to promote sales for company.
Project Management:
• Assist landscape designers with projects to ensure client satisfaction and project.
Training & Education:
• Assist Production Team with training classes and programs.
• Develop graphic techniques through hand and computer techniques.
Warranty Work:
• Respond to client concerns regarding plant or product failure.
• Coordinate replacement with Project Manager and Foremen.
• Assist Landscape Designers in any part of design/build process.
• Conducts site analysis, take pictures and prepare base maps.
• Meet with Designer clients; design landscape plans & render.
• Do quantity take-offs and prepare estimates. Make revisions as necessary.
• Assist with Change Order preparation.
• Assist with professional correspondence with clients, vendors and subcontractors.
• Prepare 3D plans for presentations when needed. Make revisions as necessary.
• Create presentation boards with the Designers.
• Assist in sales support development.
• Build relationships to promote sales for company.
Project Management:
• Assist landscape designers with projects to ensure client satisfaction and project.
Training & Education:
• Assist Production Team with training classes and programs.
• Develop graphic techniques through hand and computer techniques.
Warranty Work:
• Respond to client concerns regarding plant or product failure.
• Coordinate replacement with Project Manager and Foremen.
Qualifications
Educational and Experience Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture or Landscape Design.
• Must have valid driver license and clean MVR.
Specialized Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: This position requires a broad range of skills and responsibilities which include:
• Creative design aesthetic.
• Comfortable with selling landscape designs/concepts.
• AutoCAD, Sketch-up, Rhino and DynaSCAPE knowledge a plus.
• Understanding of construction process and best practices.
• Graphic design, layout, creativity, flexibility, attention to detail, deadline-oriented skills.
• Client management.
• Project construction supervision.
• Knowledge of Colorado plant material, and annuals (preferred).
• Hand rendering and hand drawing.
• Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture or Landscape Design.
• Must have valid driver license and clean MVR.
Specialized Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: This position requires a broad range of skills and responsibilities which include:
• Creative design aesthetic.
• Comfortable with selling landscape designs/concepts.
• AutoCAD, Sketch-up, Rhino and DynaSCAPE knowledge a plus.
• Understanding of construction process and best practices.
• Graphic design, layout, creativity, flexibility, attention to detail, deadline-oriented skills.
• Client management.
• Project construction supervision.
• Knowledge of Colorado plant material, and annuals (preferred).
• Hand rendering and hand drawing.
Physical Requirements
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Competencies:
• Must possess excellent people skills and demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to accept constructive criticism and handle rejection.
• Develop and maintain open, two-way communication with all team members.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrates a high level of initiative to improve efficiencies.
• Builds a strong sense of teamwork with co-workers.
• Displays a positive attitude and is courteous to others.
• Professional appearance and presentation.
• Assists in promoting the company to the public in a positive manner.
• Takes pride in the work performed.
• Accepts the initiative to take on additional work, if necessary.
• Listens well and follows directions provided.
• Shows integrity and consistency in all aspects of performing the job.
• Attends and actively participates all necessary meetings.
• Follows “6 Ways to Measure the Success of Any Project” by Ilya Pozin.
• Understand the estimate and philosophy behind Vander Kooi.
• Must possess excellent people skills and demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to accept constructive criticism and handle rejection.
• Develop and maintain open, two-way communication with all team members.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrates a high level of initiative to improve efficiencies.
• Builds a strong sense of teamwork with co-workers.
• Displays a positive attitude and is courteous to others.
• Professional appearance and presentation.
• Assists in promoting the company to the public in a positive manner.
• Takes pride in the work performed.
• Accepts the initiative to take on additional work, if necessary.
• Listens well and follows directions provided.
• Shows integrity and consistency in all aspects of performing the job.
• Attends and actively participates all necessary meetings.
• Follows “6 Ways to Measure the Success of Any Project” by Ilya Pozin.
• Understand the estimate and philosophy behind Vander Kooi.