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Landscape Design Associate Southview Design - 4.3 Saint Paul, MN Job Details 6 hours ago Benefits Health insurance Retirement plan Qualifications Customer service Spreadsheets Driver's License Math Vectorworks Productivity software Full Job Description section#block_c48f016a0060c879b1af69447a3bfd94 img.imt-section__background-image{object-position: center;}
A Culture of Safety and Excellence
At Southview Design, you join a team that values integrity, craftsmanship, and collaboration. Contribute to award-winning outdoor environments across the Twin Cities area while learning from skilled designers and project managers. Your passion for quality and respect for others make every project stronger.
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Our Values:
Leading By Example Since 1978
We are an industry-leading team driven by our core values:
The core values driving every project are:
Professionalism:
We set the standard for excellence in our industry.
Respect:
We treat each other, our customers, and our trade partners with respect and appreciation.
Adaptability:
We are flexible in our roles in an ever-changing environment.
Winning Together:
We strive for excellence with a collaborative, team-oriented approach.
Wants to be
Great:
We are passionate about our work as individuals. As an organization, we seek to be a market leader in the segments we serve.
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What Southview Design Looks For
You enjoy working outdoors, solving challenges with creativity, and caring about long-term results. You treat others with respect, stay eager to learn, and take pride in doing things right. You bring steady focus and a willingness to grow alongside experienced professionals.
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Benefits That Support You
At Southview Design, your growth and well-being come first. You gain steady hours, competitive pay, health and retirement plans, training opportunities, and advancement paths. Your commitment is recognized through a strong team culture that values safety, skill, and balance.
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Landscape Design Associate Job Description:
The Landscape Design Associate assists designers with crucial tasks such as site measuring, base mapping, creating and assisting with design revisions and creating estimates utilizing design and operating software programs.
Responsibilities:
Typical job responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Gather Certificate of Surveys from local city offices Work as a team to perform site visits, measure property, take photos, record elevations, and site constraints of scheduled construction client's property. Generate initial base map drawing and ideas using computer-aided design (CAD) software based on client requirements and site analysis. Create detailed drawings including plant layouts, hardscape elements, grading plans, and elevations using CAD software. Collaborate with designers to revise landscape and irrigation plans for clients to address concerns throughout the design process. Ability to perform take-offs for estimates, including counting, calculating areas, and entering data into the operational software program. Produce detailed construction drawings and specifications for construction team. Assist the construction production team with the coordination of permits as needed for landscape installation projects as needed. Perform additional duties as assigned, with responsibilities and tasks subject to change as needed.
Education:
Four-year College or University program degree or certificate preferred, or four (or more) years related experience and/or training.
Experience:
Minimum Qualifications:
Proficiency in written and oral communication. Proficiency in reading, creating, and understanding scaled plans. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Excel. Skills required include mathematics, organization, customer service, and creative problem solving. Must understand or be capable and willing to learn the CAD based software, specifically Vectorworks & AutoCAD. Driver's License required.
Other:
Physical Demands:
Exposed to exterior elements (i.e. pollen, chemicals, cold and heat etc.). Requires periods of activity including walking, standing, kneeling, bending and lifting, up to 50% of a workday. Time in the field will vary depending on measures scheduled, which may equal up to or more than 50% of time, but could be less than 30% of the time.
Work Environment:
Primarily inside a temperature-controlled office building. Occasional exposure to exterior elements (i.e., pollen, chemicals, cold and heat etc.). May require travel between offices within the Twin Cities Metro Area but will primarily report to Mendota Heights office. External environment with all weather and terrain exposure. Exposed to equipment that may cause cuts and significant bodily injury.
Schedule:
LANDSCAPE SEASON
(March - December) Workload may be heavy, during landscape season, you will work between 45-50 hours/week.
SNOW SEASON
(January-March) During snow season, you will work a minimum of 32 hours/week.
