Landscape Enhancement Designer and Sales Specialist

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Overview:

Lifescape Colorado is adding an experienced Enhancement Designer and Sales Specialist to our growing team! The Enhancement Designer combines creativity and horticulture with the business aspects of sales and estimating by preparing landscape designs, proposals for new and current clients specializing in enhancements or garden updates to the landscape.

Key Responsibilities:

Sales & Client Service:

• Demonstrates the ability to achieve the required annual design/enhancements projects sales goal.
• Works with new and existing clients to develop needed enhancement ideas that will elevate and enrich their current landscape.
• Delivers excellent service to our clients, meeting with clients on: initial consultations, sales presentations of your designs and proposals, through contract closing and project installation.
• Consistently meets goal of turning around proposals within 24-72 hours; based on project scope.
• Provides proactive communication keeping clients updated on project process and timelines.
• Cultivates great client relationships and ensures project meets clients expectations, budget, and assists in collecting payment (AR.)
• Oversees projects with the ability to plan, organize, execute, and track multiple projects at one time
• Update and maintain accurate sales pipeline
• Ask for referrals and reviews

Design:

• Prepare detailed proposals for small projects and designs. Incorporated elements may include but are not limited to: irrigation, planting, low-voltage lighting, demolition, drainage, tree care, and hardscape.
• Designs seasonal color for containers (Spring, Summer, Fall), Holiday greens, Holiday lighting.
• Be knowledgeable and informed of landscape services, best practice landscape installation methods, plant identification and planting design
• Be able to complete accurate estimate takeoffs, create proposals in estimation software
• Create job packs with detailed project information to ensure successful field installation to budgeted hours, materials, and client expectations

Project Installation Oversight:

• Meet Foremen on site on a regular basis to approve layout, plant placement and ensure design intent is being met
• Provide feedback and mentor on proper techniques, problem solving, and ways to be more efficient.
• Ensure client is updated from consultation to project installation and happy at completion
• Source specialty plants or materials when needed

Additional Duties:

• Work with specialty trades or subcontractors as needed; arborist, fencing contractors etc.
• Promote safety
• Assist in business development initiatives or events as needed
• Provide support to the company as needed

Experience:

• Horticultural knowledge, plant identification, landscape best practices (Required)
• Landscape/horticulture degree (Required)
• Valid driver’s license with approval from fleet insurance carrier (Required)
• Proficient in use of technology; design software, Microsoft Office Suite, and company estimation software
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) (A Plus)

The Perks

• 401(k) plan with company match

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• FSA/HSA

• PerkSpot

• Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance

• Paid time Off

• Tuition Reimbursement (after one year of service)

Pay Transparency

Mariani Enterprises LLC is committed to pay transparency and equity among all employees and provides employees with an environment where pay transparency and dialogue on compensation are allowed. Mariani Enterprises LLC complies with Equal Employment Opportunity laws as well as federal, state, and local laws on compensation, pay transparency, and pay equity.

Position Range:

$60,000 - $70,000