Landscape Internship
About The Position
Focal Pointe's 2027 Summer Landscape Internship offers a unique opportunity to explore various facets of the professional landscape industry. This program is designed for individuals who enjoy working outdoors and are looking to gain hands-on experience in a large-scale commercial landscape company. Interns will rotate through different departments, including horticulture, irrigation, construction, design, client relations, and business operations, working alongside experienced professionals. The internship aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the industry from the ground up, helping interns discover potential career paths. The program is based in the Clayton market, with opportunities to connect with other professionals and interns across the company. Interns will gain practical experience in areas such as estate gardening, commercial landscape maintenance, irrigation technical services, plant health care, landscape construction and installation, account management, and landscape design. The internship concludes with an opportunity to focus on an area aligned with the intern's career interests.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a college degree and have completed approximately 60 credit hours.
- Interest in horticulture, agriculture, landscape architecture, construction, business, or a related field.
- Love working outdoors.
- Curiosity and willingness to ask questions.
- Desire for hands-on experience.
- Enjoy working as part of a team.
- Willingness to learn from people throughout the organization.
- Desire to understand career opportunities within the landscape industry.
- Ability to safely perform physical responsibilities associated with outdoor landscape work, with reasonable accommodations when applicable.
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods, bend, reach, push, pull, and lift and move up to 50 pounds.
Responsibilities
- Rotate through different areas of the business, including horticulture, irrigation, construction, design, client relations, and business operations.
- Work alongside experienced professionals in the landscape industry.
- Gain hands-on experience in various landscape tasks.
- Learn how different areas of the business work together to serve clients.
- Assist with landscape maintenance, gardening, and construction teams.
- Learn about annual and perennial plant care.
- Assist with irrigation installation, troubleshooting, startups, and repairs.
- Learn about Plant Health Care practices and equipment.
- Take site measurements for estimating and bidding.
- Observe the process of landscape designs from concept to installation.
- Shadow Account Managers to learn about client relationship management.
- Work with Operations Managers to understand team, schedule, and project management.
- Learn about the business operations that support a commercial landscape company.
Benefits
- Paid, full-time summer program.
- College internship credit may be available.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
Associate degree
