Junior Designer / Project Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES: Design: • Provide weekly reports to the Senior Landscape Designer • Conceptual Landscape Design using AutoCAD • Site evaluation, measurements and prepare graphic representations or drawings of proposed plans or designs • Assist Landscape Designers in managing and making sure site plans and site evaluations are implemented correctly and reviewing projects on-site with landscape forepersons • Plant selection and arrangements for design • Assist with preparing presentations for client meetings, preparation of site plans, specifications, or cost estimates for landscape projects • Analyze data on conditions such as site location, drainage, or structure location for or landscaping plans • Assist with the development of marketing materials, proposals, or presentations to generate new work opportunities • Assist with the inspection of landscape work to ensure compliance with specifications, evaluate quality of materials • Project Management: • Review construction documents and specifications, including take-offs to create accurate estimates • Effectively work, communicate and follow-up with landscape architects, designers, and builders to clarify construction drawings • Create construction budgets that detail total costs for approved landscape jobs prior to their commencement • Using historical data, create man hour budgets for approved landscape jobs prior to their commencement • Responsible for maintaining up-to-date set of construction plans for each assigned job and ensuring field project managers have a matching set • Request and review subcontractor and vendor quotes for various work items • Communicate with Purchasing departments on materials costings and create vendor markups from historic data • Work closely and delegate tasks to the Landscape construction office team • Perform site inventories, analyze, and take field measurements as needed • Create Landscape Management Reports and minutes for site meetings • Maintain and record “as-builts” for projects • Verify contract specifications are being met • Manage and drive the punch list process to ensure each assigned job is thoroughly completed to the highest standards • Perform additional responsibilities as needed to support the team and business objectives of the Company(s).