Landscape Architect

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Winters Nursery & Landscaping

Landscape Architect

Sycamore, IL

**Company Overview**

Our family-owned full-service commercial landscape company began

servicing the needs of residential and commercial developers in 1978.

Today, we are one of the largest full-service landscape construction

companies in the Chicagoland area making the visions of developers,

general contractors, engineers and architects a reality. Relationships

forged more than 35 years ago are still the cornerstones of our business

today.

We are a fully unionized company with over 150 employees with which we

staff 30 fully equipped construction and maintenance crews. Our

350-acre production nursery, sod farm, and office is centrally located

in Sycamore, Illinois allowing us to efficiently service all of our

projects throughout the Chicagoland area. In conjunction with our own

expertise, we consult with the leading specialists and experts within

our industry to provide a comprehensive solution for our customers; no

project is beyond our scope of work. Our crews consist of experienced

tradesmen specializing in every aspect of landscape, maintenance, and

design. The underlying principle of our customer commitment is evident

through excellent communication, attention to detail, and striving to

exceed expectations.

**Overview**

Analyze landscape architecture drawings and construction feasibility

studies.

**Responsibilities**

• Analyze landscape architecture drawings and construction feasibility
  
  

studies.

• Prepare structure/project specifications using applicable technical
  
  

and mathematical skills.

• Evaluate/apply/use building and estimating techniques and software
  
  

to prepare drawings.

• Meet with clients to gather project/plan information for landscaping
  
  

structures and projects.

• Evaluate/apply/use building and estimating techniques and software
  
  

to prepare landscape architecture drawings.

• Review project bid documents and assist with preparation of
  
  

proposals creating project budget and timelines.

• Evaluate/apply/use building and estimating techniques and software
  
  

to prepare irrigation system designs.

• Evaluate/apply/use building and drawing techniques and software to
  
  

prepare irrigation design models 2D, 3D and 4D to integrate into a

BIM platform for analyze and prevent issues on the projects.

• Analyze/evaluate retaining wall structural and civil dwg drawings
  
  

for estimating materials and budget for proposals.

• Travel to worksites to evaluate installation in accordance to
  
  

landscape, irrigation and retaining wall designs.

**Qualifications**

Must have a bachelors degree in Architecture, Landscape Architect, or

the equivalent and 2 years of experience with Landscape construction and

design, and using Autodesk Software, including AutoCAD, Revit and

Navisworks software for 2D, 3D, and 4D model design and analysis. Must

have a valid U.S. drivers license, an Irrigation Design Certificate, and

a Foremanship & Crew Leader Workshop Class Certificate. Must visit

unanticipated worksites within the Chicagoland area, including Wisconsin

and Indiana, on average 5 days per month.

Salary starts at \$45,531/yr. Benefits include medical, dental, and life

insurance, PTO, retirement plan, and disability.

Those interested in this position, send CV to

sonja.herington@winterslandscape.com.