Landscape Production & Design Expert

Scalesource•Springdale, AR

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Grey Barn is seeking a hands-on Landscape Production & Design Expert with deep landscaping knowledge to help build a best-in-class commercial landscaping operation in Northwest Arkansas. This role requires someone who can evaluate properties, design practical landscape solutions, estimate and sell projects, and train crews on best practices. You will work closely with operations, sales, and field teams to improve design, sales, installation, and maintenance processes. This is a leadership position focused on field execution and knowledge transfer.

Requirements

5+ years of professional landscaping experience
Strong hands-on knowledge of landscape maintenance
Experience with landscape installation
Experience designing or laying out landscape projects
Experience estimating landscaping work
Experience leading or training landscaping employees
Strong understanding of plants, turf, beds and landscape materials
Ability to identify common landscape problems and recommend solutions
Ability to communicate professionally with commercial customers
Comfort selling recommended work
Ability to manage several projects or properties at the same time
Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record
Ability to work outdoors and physically participate in landscaping work when necessary

Nice To Haves

Commercial landscaping experience
Irrigation systems experience
Irrigation troubleshooting and repairs experience
Fertilization experience
Weed control experience
Herbicide and pesticide applications experience
Plant health experience
Drainage experience
Hardscape installation experience
Landscape lighting experience
Estimating software experience
Job costing experience
Managing multiple crews experience
Creating SOPs or training programs experience
Licenses or certifications related to landscaping, irrigation, horticulture or chemical applications

Responsibilities

Evaluate properties and create practical landscape solutions including renovations, plant and bed design, tree and shrub selection, turf and grass management, mulch and rock installations, drainage improvements, seasonal color, bed cleanup and restoration, property enhancement projects, and landscape installation and replacement projects.
Meet with customers, identify enhancement opportunities, develop scopes of work, estimate labor, materials, and equipment, present recommendations, help close projects, and ensure sold work can be produced profitably.
Train employees on landscaping best practices, create repeatable installation and maintenance processes, demonstrate proper techniques, help crews diagnose landscaping problems, inspect completed work, correct quality issues, develop SOPs and training materials, improve productivity and job costing, and help develop crew leaders.
Take years of landscaping knowledge and teach it to other people in a simple, repeatable way.
Improve the quality of landscaping work.
Develop better field processes.
Train stronger crews and crew leaders.
Reduce callbacks and rework.
Improve estimating accuracy.
Increase profitable enhancement sales.
Build repeatable standards for landscape maintenance and installation.
Make the field team more knowledgeable and independent.
Deliver landscapes customers are excited about.