landscape designer
Lawn 'N' Order Custom Landscapes
Winnipeg, MB, CA
$22-$25 an hour (estimated)
Permanent
- Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
- Langue de travail : Anglais
- Heures de travail : 40 to 50 hours per week
- Education :
- Expérience :
Education
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- All weather conditions
Work setting
- Construction company
- Urban area
- Various locations
- Lawn care company
- Landscape contractor
- Residential
- Private company, corporation or industry
Tasks
- Build models
- Manage landscaping projects
- Prepare conceptual designs
- Prepare proposals
- Estimate costs
- Prepare presentation graphics and drawings
- Write specifications
- Survey and assess designated sites
- Prepare contracts and tenders
- Read and interpret blueprints
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and / or gardens
- Assess the health of lawns
- Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
- Plan and co-ordinate the growth and use of plants for landscaping, ornamental uses and other purposes
- Plan and construct landscaped environments which may include trees, shrubberies, lawns, fences, decks, patios and other landscape structures
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Horticulturist Trade Certification
- Landscape Gardener Trade Certification
- Landscape Architecture Technician Certificate
- Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) certification
Computer and technology knowledge
- DynaSCAPE
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- AutoCAD
- MS Access
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Project
- MS Word
- SketchUp
Landscaping experience
- Residential projects
- Commercial and / or industrial construction
- Institutional construction
- Park and recreation sites
- Restoration and preservation projects
- Sports field
Construction specialization
- Fieldstone paths
- Interlocking brick
- Ornamental ponds, fountains and waterfalls
- Retaining walls
- Rock gardens
- Stone garden walls
- Irrigation and drainage
Area of specialization
- Landscape design
- Landscape construction
- Horticultural consulting
- Plant knowledge and identification
Security and safety
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Criminal record check
Transportation / travel information
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Attention to detail
- Manual dexterity
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own tools / equipment
- Safety equipment / gear
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Safety glasses / goggles
- Gloves
- Ear plugs
- Mask
- Safety vest
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Punctuality
Screening questions
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Workplace information
Remote work available
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Bonus
- Mileage paid
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning / training paid by employer
- Team building opportunities
- Variable or compressed work week
13 days ago