Landscape Designer

Reports To: Sales Manager

Job Summary: Design Residential Outdoor Spaces

GoldGlo Landscapes, a State and National Award winning firm serving Central PA are looking to add a Landscape Designer to our firm. We are a family business specializing in residential design, build and maintenance. Our mission statement: To create and maintain distinctive outdoor spaces where family and friends relax with nature, build relationships and create memories.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design residential landscape projects
• On-site meetings with clients and bring a collaborative vision to their home.
• Conduct site inspections to determine slope, drainage, exposure and existing structures, features, roads, and utilities that will affect the project.
• Create accurate designs including proper grading plans, layout, material choices, construction methods, ect.
• Construction estimating and contract creation
• Preparation of complete sets of construction documents
• Producing project specific construction details
• Knowledge of state and local permitting requirements and ability to create permitting documents to obtain permits
• Site visits during construction
• Represent the company at networking and public relations functions

Required Skills/Qualifications:

• This position requires a degree in Landscape Design, Horticulture or Architecture
• Basic understanding of computer software programs including AutoCAD, Photoshop, Sketch up, and or hand drawing, Word, Excel and Outlook.
• 1+ years of residential design experience
• Excellent design and presentation skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent customer relations skills
• Thorough knowledge of hardscaping materials and construction techniques for interlocking pavers, block walls, dry laid natural stone and low voltage lighting.
• Thorough knowledge of plant materials and horticultural practices
• Strong work ethic
• Professional appearance and manner
• Attention to detail, critical thinking and problem solving abilities
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, time sensitive environment
• Creative but efficient
• Loves to take on challenges
• Able to communicate effectively and respectfully with all types of people

Legal Disclaimer:

No information contained herein should be considered as legal counsel or advice, nor should it be considered a substitute for such advice. This document has not been subjected to legal review, and may contain language or omissions which are critical elements in some jurisdictions. Additionally, because of the constantly changing state of the law, we are not able to give you a guarantee that the information contained is up to date. We suggest you contact legal counsel before using any information contained herein.

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Maintenance Account Manager/Sales Consultant

Reports To: Sales Manager

Job Summary: Sales of landscape maintenance, enhancements and design build projects

GoldGlo Landscapes, a State and National Award winning firm serving Central PA are looking to add a Maintenance Account Manager/Sales Consultant to our firm. We are a family business specializing in residential design, build and maintenance. Our mission statement: To create and maintain distinctive outdoor spaces where family and friends relax with nature, build relationships and create memories.

Key Responsibilities:

• Generates new business and provides support to repeat clients with a focus on high end residential clients
• Meets with clients to determine their needs and establish their budgets.
• Work with the landscape designer to create designs.
• Estimates accurate costs for the seasonal and annual property maintenance and enhancement contracts.
• Develop client proposals and supporting data and obtain proper signatures.
• Create accurate work orders.
• Hand off the work order to production and/or the crew leader.
• Takes proactive measures to ensure job stays on schedule and completes within budget meeting GoldGlo profitability standards.
• Meets with clients regularly and generates any necessary change orders. Communicate changes to production manager and office in a timely fashion.
• Conducts final job inspection (walk thru) with the foreman first, then with the client.
• Submits accurate, completed, final job paperwork to office upon completion.
• Takes responsibility for collecting payments from clients, both at job initiation and at job completion.
• Provides a weekly sales activity report and communicates all positive and negative feedback at the weekly sales meeting.
• Visits client’s properties to inspect for potential needs, problems and enhancement opportunities.
• Works closely with subcontractors and vendors to provide services that GoldGlo does not perform in house.
• Demonstrates commitment to professionalism, integrity, and sound judgment in business transactions.
• Delivers excellent consistent customer service and continually exhibits strong interpersonal, organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to independently manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast- paced environment.
• Improves knowledge, education and industry awareness.
• Trains team members on horticultural best practices.
• Represent the company at networking and public relations events.

Required Skills/Qualifications:

• Previous labor, nursery or landscaping experience required
• Previous experience managing landscaping jobs and crews preferred
• Knowledge in all phases of landscaping projects
• Strong strategic and problem–solving skills and ability to interface with all types of mechanical and construction contractors
• Excellent design and presentation skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent customer relations skills
• Thorough knowledge of landscaping materials and construction techniques for interlocking pavers, block walls, dry laid natural stone and low voltage lighting.
• Thorough knowledge of plant material and horticultural best practices.
• Strong work ethic.
• Professional appearance and manner
• Attention to detail, critical thinking and problem solving abilities
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, time sensitive environment
• Creative but efficient
• Loves to take on challenges
• Able to communicate effectively and respectfully with all types of people

Legal Disclaimer:

No information contained herein should be considered as legal counsel or advice, nor should it be considered a substitute for such advice. This document has not been subjected to legal review, and may contain language or omissions which are critical elements in some jurisdictions. Additionally, because of the constantly changing state of the law, we are not able to give you a guarantee that the information contained is up to date. We suggest you contact legal counsel before using any information contained herein.

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