Landscape Design Helper

**Why Join Salisbury Landscaping?**

Are you ready to join a team that values your expertise, respects your time, and offers exceptional perks?

We’re not just filling a role—we’re building something better. As a Landscape Design Helper at Salisbury Landscaping, you’ll have the opportunity to directly contribute to meaningful, high-quality projects while learning and growing alongside one of Edmonton’s most respected landscaping companies. **This is a full-time seasonal role with potential for year-round and growth.**

**Why This Role is Different**

You won’t be boxed into a rigid system. You’ll be on the frontlines of the design-build process—gathering real site data, developing base plans, and supporting a talented team of designers and project leads. Your work matters, and your input will help shape how we deliver premium outdoor spaces from the ground up.
- Detail-Oriented Explorer: You’re comfortable in the field and in front of a computer, measuring, documenting, and drawing site conditions.
- Eager to Learn: You want to grow in your design skills and understand how great landscapes come together.
- Tech-Savvy: Whether it's CAD, SketchUp, or field survey tools, you're keen to work with the tools of the trade.
- Team-Focused: You communicate clearly, support your teammates, and contribute to a culture of pride in craftsmanship.

**What We Offer**
- Established Reputation: Join a company known for award-winning landscapes and a commitment to quality.
- Learning Environment: Build your design career with real projects, mentorship, and advancement opportunities.
- Collaborative Culture: Your ideas will be heard, and your contributions will help shape how we do things.
- Competitive Compensation: We offer a solid compensation and benefits package to support your lifestyle.
- Work That Inspires: Get involved with projects that push the boundaries of what outdoor living can be.

If you’re ready to grow your skills and make a difference on a team that’s raising the bar in landscape design, we’d love to hear from you.

**Job Summary**

The Landscape Design Helper plays a key role in the success of the design team by capturing and preparing accurate site data, supporting base plan development, and assisting with project setup. This role works closely with Designers, Sales, and Estimators to ensure the design process starts with clarity and confidence.

**Duties and Responsibilities**

**Site Documentation & Prep**:

- Attend initial site visits with the design or sales team.
- Take accurate site measurements (manual or digital) and capture detailed site photos.
- Record existing conditions (grades, hardscapes, structures, vegetation, utilities, access points).
- Build out base plans in CAD or other design software from collected data.

**Design Setup**:

- Input site info into design software (AutoCAD, Dynascape, Vectorworks, etc.).
- Prepare digital or hand-drawn base files for design development.
- Translate client wants to base designs
- Source preliminary material options (paving, plant lists, lighting).

**Team Support**:

- Coordinate with sales, estimators, and lead designers to ensure site info is complete.
- Manage photo libraries and material samples.
- Assist with preparing permit or regulatory documentation (if applicable).
- Assist with site visits, measurements, and design preparation
- Perform occasional field layout of designs (plant placement, feature marking).
- Organize and create site files, notes, and client preferences into project folders.
- Other duties as required for the success of the projects

**Qualifications**
- Education in landscape design, architecture, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 1 to 2 years of Residential Landscape Designer
- Proficiency in CAD, SketchUp, or similar landscape design software
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy in measurement and drawing
- Comfortable working outdoors in varying conditions
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Clear communication and the ability to work within a team
- Valid Class 5 Driver’s License with a clean abstract