Outdoor Living Landscape Designer

Hinkle Outdoor Living•Greenwood, MO

About The Position

Hinkle Outdoor Living creates personalized outdoor living spaces engineered for entertaining, including pools, patios, outdoor kitchens, structures, hardscaping, landscape plantings, lighting, drainage, and complete outdoor-living environments. The Outdoor Living Landscape Designer turns client goals and site information into compelling, buildable designs. The role works closely with the Outdoor Living Guide, design team, and Operations team from the initial site visit through design review, detailed design, permitting, engineering, and construction handoff. It combines creativity with technical accuracy and an understanding of buildability and profitability.

Requirements

Experience in outdoor living design, landscape design, hardscape, poolscape, residential construction, or a related field.
Strong understanding of layout, grading, elevations, drainage, materials, planting design, and constructability.
Ability to create clear 2D plans and 3D designs.
Strong attention to detail and field-measurement skills.
Knowledge of landscape plant material and planting design.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to project sites.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Structure Studios or comparable design software.

Responsibilities

Complete detailed site measurements using Leica DISTO X6 tools.
Use Emlid Reach 2 RTK property data provided by the Outdoor Living Guide.
Create 2D plans, concepts, and full-scale 3D designs.
Design pools, patios, decks, outdoor kitchens, structures, walls, lighting, drainage, water features, and related improvements.
Develop landscape planting concepts, including trees, shrubs, grasses, perennials, annuals, screening, mulch, rock, soil preparation, and edging.
Prepare budgetary quantities, assumptions, allowances, and design information.
Support client design-review meetings.
Complete accurate and timely revisions.
Create Operations-ready plan packages with dimensions, materials, quantities, technical details, access notes, and site constraints.
Participate in the design-to-Operations handoff.
Support permitting, engineering, material selections, and final contract preparation.
Communicate design risks, missing information, and scope changes early.

Benefits

Health and dental insurance, with Hinkle Outdoor Living paying half of the employee premium.
Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
Paid time off that increases with tenure.
Six paid holidays.
Four additional paid days during the final week of the year when the company shuts down.
Mileage reimbursement for approved business travel.
Phone reimbursement.
Meaningful project ownership across three connected service lines.
A team that values craftsmanship, clear communication, and buildable design.
Established design and handoff standards.
Collaboration with the Guide, Operations, vendors, and technical partners.