Landscape Designer at Element Outdoor Living

Element Outdoor Living is a dynamic, growth-focused, and progressive landscape design, installation and maintenance company, located by the coast in beautiful Wilmington, North Carolina. We offer a fun, collaborative team environment with a strong commitment to our core values: Quality, Unique, Action, Leadership, Integrity, Teamwork, You! We believe Wilmington is a great place to live and work, and we welcome non-local applicants who are interested in relocating to Wilmington.

We have an exciting opportunity for a career & growth-minded Landscape Designer to join our team. We offer an opportunity to bring your creativity to life with our high-end residential clients. You will be responsible for collaborating with our sales team to provide our clients with unique design ideas. Our ideal Landscape Designer is positive, proactive, and professional. They are creative and inspired with a passion for creating beautiful, unique landscapes! We offer a base salary range of $70,000 to $75,000 based on experience and a benefits package including health, dental, vision, 401k, and 3 weeks of paid time off. If you share our passion for creating amazing outdoor living spaces for our clients, this may be the perfect opportunity for you!

Requirements for our Landscape Designer:

• 5+ years of experience in residential landscape design or architecture
• Excellent plant, irrigation, grading, and drainage knowledge for landscaping plans
• Excellent pool, hardscape, outdoor kitchen, fire and water features, and carpentry knowledge for construction plans
• Creative critical thinking and analysis
• Ability to use CAD and 3D design software
• Experience with or ability to quickly learn Aspire software for estimating
• Portfolio of past landscaping projects

Responsibilities for our Landscape Designer:

• Developing design approaches that meet the client’s desires within the site’s potential
• Creating sophisticated landscaping plans with computer-aided design (CAD) programs
• Analyzing complex environmental reports and using the knowledge gained in designs/plans
• Providing recommendations on conservation and sustainability issues