Landscape Design & Sales Associate

The Greenery, Inc•Bluffton, SC

2d•$65,000 - $65,000

About The Position

The Landscape Design & Sales Associate is responsible for producing accurate and timely estimates for the installation division of the Company. The primary focus of the Estimator is estimating for landscape contracts and purchasing but the position may require hardscape elements of a project as well. The Estimator also ensures that estimates are produced on schedule to allow for thorough review and approval by the supervisor.

Requirements

Must be able to perform job responsibilities that require physical endurance and the ability to work outdoors in variable weather conditions
Professional and knowledgeable interaction with clients, vendors, and co-workers
Landscape drawing and specification review
Hardscape drawing and specification review
Landscape-related gardening and horticulture skills
2+ years’ experience in landscape estimating, design, sales, or another related field
High school diploma or GED equivalent
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills a must
ability to work outdoors in variable weather conditions
Must be able to lift 50 pounds
Frequently required to drive for short to long distances within assigned territory
Constantly required to talk, hear, see, sit, stand, and walk
Must be able to see at close vision, distant vision, peripherally, have depth perception and can adjust focus
Frequent use of hands to manipulate, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls
Frequently required to reach, bend, twist, stoop, crouch, climb and balance
Occasionally works with mechanical objects and outside in all weather conditions
Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals
Occasionally exposed to loud noise levels

Nice To Haves

Experience designing Irrigation systems is a major plus
College degree in related field is a plus but not required
Credentialed landscape professional is a major plus, but not required

Responsibilities

Sales-focused Landscaping, Hardscaping, Fencing, Decks, Drainage Mitigation, Low Voltage Lighting, Plant Layout and Design, Maintenance Estimating
Maintaining current clients and expanding to new leads
Accurately bid projects, plan projects, execute projects
Create and document a targeted sales plan based on past work and future opportunities
Complete landscape material takeoffs and purchase material needed for jobsites
Produce all estimates accurately and in a timely manner
Provide value-engineering options to reduce costs without sacrificing quality
Stay abreast of new products, product supply, and pricing
Support and participate in the development, implementation, and refinement of department processes and innovations
Project Launch Meetings
Prepare bid information and pertinent project info for awarded bids
Submittals, shop drawings, schedule, purchase orders, and labor budgets
Weekly Meetings with employees, management, sub-contractors
Review ongoing jobs and identify potential problems in real time
Offer up ideas to increase efficiency and profitability
Project Wrap-up Meetings
Review profit analysis
Closeouts and warranties as needed
Create and follow through with Purchase Orders, Job Estimates, Profit Analysis, and Invoices
Organize Electronic and Physical Files
Adhere to Company’s safety policy and ensure that the public and co-workers will be safe while performing job duties
Performs other duties as assigned