Main Street Nursery is a high-end residential boutique firm, seeking a Landscape Architect. The purpose of this position is is to plan and design land areas for projects. This includes working with clients and our landscaping crews to develop plans to meet client’s needs as well as creating a profit margin for the company. Must be a self-starter, able to sell and promote plans to the Villages and homeowners.

Job Responsibilities:

• Development of landscape design plans and construction documents.

• Confer with clients, architects and landscape crews on overall design.

• Prepare site plans, specifications and cost estimates for land development, coordinating arrangement of existing and proposed land features and structures.

• Inspect landscape work to ensure compliance with specifications, approve quality of materials and work, and advise client and landscape crews.

• Prepare graphic representations of drawings of proposed plans/designs.

• Compile and analyze data on conditions such as location, drainage, and location of structures for environment reports and landscaping plans.

• Collaborate with architects or related professionals in whole building design to maximize the aesthetic features of structures or surrounding land

• Plan budgets

Requirements:

• Knowledge of business management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership, production methods and coordination of people and resources.

• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principals involved in production of technical plans, blueprints, and drawings.

• Knowledge of plants, growing conditions, and plant care.

• Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land and sea, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.

• Knowledge of computer programs relating to landscape design

• Must conduct oneself in a consistently positive, good team player, professional manner of high integrity and honesty

• Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture

Proficiency with AutoCAD, SketchUp, Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Land f/x preferred but not required
Horticultural knowledge of Long Island regional plants is preferred.

• Quality hand graphics is a plus

• Strong oral, written and graphic communication skills

• Excellent time-management and organizational skills and the ability to self-edit work and achieve a high level of accuracy.

• BLA from an accredited Landscape Architecture Program • Complex problem solving

• Multi tasking ability

• Decision making experience

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