Landscape Designer (Sag Harbor, NY)

Join a creative and dynamic team shaping extraordinary outdoor spaces in the Hamptons. As a Landscape Designer, you’ll bring ideas to life—from concept to completion—through inspired design, hands-on collaboration, and attention to detail. You’ll work with talented designers and builders to craft beautiful, functional landscapes that reflect Summerhill’s commitment to excellence and innovation.

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 presentation 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 manager has 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, analyses, 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

Qualifications:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

Basic understanding of clerical and payroll procedures and systems such as recordkeeping and filing

Ability to work independently

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