Want to help grow Ann Arbor's best residential Landscape, Horticultural Maintenance and Tree Care team? Are you Creative but also technically oriented and organized? We have a super creative design team that needs your organizational abilities AND creative flair! Lotus Gardenscapes is looking for creative and driven individuals like yourself to join our award-winning landscape design, tree care and construction hub. We specialize in unique and interesting outdoor spaces with a focus on custom landscape design and installation, horticultural maintenance and high quality, technical tree care. We offer a dynamic environment with room to grow and expand your skills and position within the company. Lotus is an Employee Owned company - so come and ... work for yourself! Lotus Gardenscapes is committed to being a great place to work - we offer:

• Higher than average wages
• Awesome team & job bonus programs
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Company healthcare plan
• Employee retirement benefits
• Continued training & opportunities for professional certification
• Paid staff development & retreat days
• Fun and fast paced working environment

DESIGN SUPPORT

We are looking to expand our sales and design team with an experienced design support. This person will support the sales and design team with estimates and take-offs, updating and producing design documents and providing design support assistance as needed (such as submitting permits, producing job planning documents and updating the customer and project management systems.) The successful candidate will bring our unique blend of creativity and expertise to the role and a demonstrated expertise in the field. Must have the following experience, knowledge or skills:

• Minimum 1-3 years experience in supporting a creative team with design documentation and estimate documents - building trades experience a plus (could be construction, landscape, other building related trade companies).
• Ability to work in a design program (Vectorworks experience a plus) as well as google suite and our customer and project management programs (Aspire and Smartsheets a plus).
• Able to deliver high quality products under tight timelines and to self-manage multiple tasks for multiple designers.
• Excellent internal customer service and communications skills with ability to build trust and teamwork.
• Background check, clean driving record and drug-testing required.

Benefits:

Dental insurance Employee stock ownership plan Health insurance Health savings account Paid time off Professional development assistance Application Question(s): Tell us about your experience supporting a designer or project team. What types of tasks were you responsible for, and how did you help keep projects organized and moving forward? Tell us about your design experience. Please briefly describe your education, professional experience, internships, or other hands-on experience related to landscape design, architecture, horticulture, or a similar field. What design software are you comfortable using? Please list the programs you have experience with and your level of proficiency (beginner, intermediate, or advanced).

Work Location:

In person