Job Description

Job Title

College Internship

Location

Landscape Center - Olive Branch, MS 38654 US (Primary)

Career Level

Entry Level

Category

Administrative / Clerical

Salary Grade

Employee Type

Internship

Job Description

Position Summary

As a Landscape Intern, you will have the opportunity to supplement your education with real-world experience in commercial landscaping. Through hands-on, rotational training, you will work closely with a variety of managers in areas including sales, design and estimating, plant procurement, construction and installation, irrigation installation and service, maintenance, and account management.

This is a 7- to 12-week program that will help you gain the necessary skills and knowledge to pursue a successful career in the landscape industry.

Responsibilities

Week 1: Commercial Maintenance

1. Shadow Field Operations Managers
2. Schedule crews
3. Operate lawn equipment
4. Perform plant grooming
5. Identify and pull weeds

Week 2: Commercial Construction/Installation

1. Plant trees and shrubs
2. Grade and prepare beds and sod areas
3. Lay sod
4. Install pavers
5. Dig and install irrigation

Week 3: Account Management

1. Proactively manage properties by inspecting and locating problems before the customer brings them to our attention
2. Maintain job costs per guidelines
3. Prepare and present proposals
4. Review contract renewal processes and presentations
5. Seek opportunities for enhancements that are consistent with customers' preferences and promote revenue growth

Week 4: Maintenance and Construction Sales

1. Develop new contract client sales
2. Develop strategies that lead to sales within the territory
3. Maintain records within MHA's Customer Relationship Management (CRM) of all sales leads and/or customer accounts
4. Document activities for establishing and maintaining lines of communication while managing relationships with new, existing, and potential Commercial Maintenance and/or Construction clients

Week 5: Landscape Design/Estimating

1. Shadow VP of Construction Sales
2. Prepare estimates
3. Assist in design of projects
4. Present designs to clients

Week 6: Irrigation Services

1. Perform irrigation service work, including service checks, startups, winterizations, and repairs
2. Analyze and diagnose irrigation system problems
3. Troubleshoot
4. Learn water requirements for different turf and ornamental species

Week 7: Plant Procurement

1. Horticultural care of materials and grounds
2. Negotiate plant prices
3. Locate, order, and receive plants and trees
4. Perform job costing for inventory and warranty

Weeks 8-12: Intern's Choice

1. Maintenance and Construction Sales
2. Account Management
3. Plant Procurement
4. Landscape Design/Estimating
5. Commercial Maintenance
6. Commercial Construction/Installation
7. Irrigation Services

Hiring Manager

Crum, Deanna (Talent Acquisition Manager - Admin)

Job Requirements

Minimum Education or Training Requirements

Landscape Interns must be currently enrolled in a college or university majoring in Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, Landscape Contracting, Landscape Design, Landscape Management, Plant Science, or other related fields.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit, bend and squat; kneel; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear.
2. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will regularly be required to walk significant distances on uneven ground and to work outside in all weather conditions.
3. Employee may occasionally be required to climb a ladder or other structure, reach above his/her head, and lift or push up to 50 pounds.
4. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
5. The employee must have the ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds both in-person and by phone or conferencing platform.
6. The employee must have the ability to communicate information and ideas so that others will understand, often to multiple people at a time.
7. The stress level is moderate.
8. The noise level in the work environment is moderate.

Job Tags

Contract work, Internship,

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