Landscape Sales and Design Associate Share:

Drake's 7 Dees inc
Compensation
Benefits
Employment Type
Portland, OR 97225
$63,000.00 - $73,000.00 Annually + commission
Medical, Dental, Retirement Savings
Full-Time

Description

Landscape Design and Sales Associate. In this role you will take and develop leads into a book of business of your own making. Duties will include salesmanship, design, estimating, project management and contract administration. You will be based at the Scholls Ferry Rd. studio and have the option of working at home keeping in mind the necessity of collaborating and connecting with the team at the office regularly and attending meetings as requested.

Responsibilities

To management

  • Especially unique, creative and functional hardscape and softscape design solutions for the residential client
  • Strong ability and expertise with Vector Works or AutoCAD design software
  • Create attractive presentation drawings using Vector Works or AutoCAD including existing condition plan, demo plan, hardscape plan and planting plan

To peers/subordinates

  • Communicate with estimating using both written and verbally methods to insure efficient and accurate estimating occurs
  • Communicate with the crew foreman both written and verbally to insure clear and precise understanding of the project at hand

To the Client

  • Sell the design proposal and construction to the client
  • Strive to create outdoor spaces where families can connect and encourage relationships to grow stronger
  • Communicate with the client to set them at ease with our company
  • Draw out from the client the needed information to design their personal outside environment
  • Present the design to the client in an understandable and exciting fashion
  • Handle design questions and/or modifications in the field as they arise
  • Once the design is completed and accepted develop a proposal for construction
  • Communicate with the client sub-contractors and construction crew during the construction process concerning design issues and questions
  • Present and sell installation of the final design project to the client

Qualifications

Experience and technical knowledge

  • Five years minimum experience in residential landscape architecture preferably in the design and build environment

  • Strong knowledge of hardscape design and construction
  • Strong knowledge of plant material in the Northwest preferably having experience with a person garden
  • A plantsman by hobby
  • Good depth of experience with Vector Works or AutoCAD. Google sketch or other 3d program a plus

Personality Strengths

  • Leader
  • Team player
  • Desire to serve others
  • Common sense
  • Friendly and enjoys people
  • Capable of public speaking
  • Steady and consistent
  • Goal oriented
  • Creative
  • Doesn't take him or her self to seriously

Corporate Culture

  • Family & team - be humble, hungry, and people smart
  • Serve one another
  • Hard working and driven to succeed - personal & team
  • Desire to make a difference in people's lives
  • Honesty
  • Tell the Truth no matter what the consequences
  • Deal with conflict with the right person at the right time in the right way with right intensions


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