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Tropical Gardens Landscape

Start Your Green Industry Career with the Premier Landscapers in Sarasota

What Makes Tropical Gardens?

Family-oriented. That’s the culture we’ve strived to build at Tropical Gardens, where work is worth more than a paycheck and all our staff are made to feel like one of the family. 

We provide careers our employees can take charge of. With clear and specific career paths, our staff can grow with us. Many of our employees have been with us for years, and we always look to hire from within.

At Tropical Gardens Landscape, you won’t just work, but create. We’re plant nerds and love sharing the outdoor experience with our Sarasota clients. We think you’ll love it, too.

 

Why Choose Tropical Gardens?

We offer competitive wages and great benefits, including:

  • Health Insurance
  • Paid Holiday & Vacation Days
  • Paid Lunch & Travel Time
  • Semi-Monthly Employee Barbecues
  • Competitive Bonus Structures
  • Crisp Uniforms & Clean Trucks
  • …and more!

As Sarasota grows, we’re growing with it. In addition to great wages and benefits, you’ll have the chance to grow with us as we connect with Sarasota homeowners and help them bring their outdoor spaces to life.

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Landscape Account Executive

Pay

$22-$28 / hour

Requirements

  • Minimum 3 years of Account Management, Sales, Customer Service.
  • Experience in the landscaping industry.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and & computer skills are required.
  • Clean FL Drivers License.

Duties

  • Serve as the main point of contact for your clients, meeting with them proactively and regularly.
  • Hire, train and develop maintenance crews to work efficiently and safely. Manage your team, schedule crews, calculate and track hours and keep to your budget.
  • Design and propose enhancements to existing landscapes.
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Social Media Manager

Pay

$18-$22 / hour

Requirements

  • Previous Social Media Experience
  • Excellent copywriting skills
  • Ability to deliver creative content (text, image and video)

Duties

  • Generate, edit, publish and share engaging content daily.
  • Create high quality photographs and videos as needed.
  • Help define and manage the strategy and execution of brand media and paid social campaigns across Facebook/Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, etc.
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Landscape Designer / Registered Landscape Architect

Pay

$27-$32 / hour

Requirements

  • AutoCAD, Dynascape and/or Land FX: 2 years
  • landscape architectural design: 2 years 
  • Registered Landscape Architect (RLA) in Florida (Highly Preferred)

Duties

  • Meet with prospective clients to understand their needs and provide value added solutions.
  • Preparation of conceptual design through construction, using a wide range of design tools from hand sketching to digital modeling.
  • Preparation of landscape and hardscape conceptual/construction plans for high-end residential and vacation homes.
  • Create proposals and follow through in the sales process.
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Office Assistant / Receptionist

Pay

$16-$18 / hour

Requirements

  • Bilingual (English / Spanish).
  • Excellent phone communication skills.
  • Excellent organizational / time management skills.
  • Analytical abilities and aptitude in problem-solving

Duties

  • Responsible for answering phones, taking messages and information, and managing emails.
  • Create and update records ensuring accuracy and validity of information (vendors & clients).
  • Scheduling, Invoicing, Onboarding Clients/ Employees.
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Landscape Construction Foreman

Pay

$24-$28 / hour

Requirements

  • Clean FL Drivers License.
  • Bilingual (English / Spanish) with excellent communication skills.
  • Thorough knowledge of plant materials and installation practices.
  • Highly capable of reading construction documents and landscape plans.
  • Experienced with high-volume project turnaround.

Duties

  • Read construction and landscape plans and be able to layout entire project
  • Ability to schedule installation crews
  • Ensure that all construction services are provided according to contract specifications & drawings, are within budget and are on schedule.
  • Manage labor force & subcontractors to ensure labor budgets are in line.
  • Represent the company and employees, cultivate relationships with owners, clients, architects, general contractors, and subcontractors.
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Fertilization Technician

Pay

$17-$22 / hour

Requirements

  • Valid – Clean Florida Driver’s License.
  • Independent with a strong desire to provide exceptional service to our clients.
  • Tolerant to outside work in extreme weather, including heat and humidity, and ability to perform physical tasks safely including heavy lifting.

Duties

  • Manage daily service routes.
  • Identify / diagnose residential turf and landscape concerns, recommending or treating as necessary.
  • Apply liquid or granular fertilizer, herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides to turf and shrubs utilizing appropriate equipment including push spreaders, hydro-spreaders, hand spreaders, backpack sprayers, and tank sprayers.
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Maintenance Technician

Pay

$16-19 / hour

Requirements

  • Tolerant to outside work in extreme weather, including heat and humidity, and ability to perform physical tasks safely including heavy lifting.
  • Must have reliable transportation.

Duties

  • Mowing, trimming, edging, pruning, hedging, blowing leaves and debris using different pieces of landscape equipment.
  • Keep trucks and equipment clean and in working order.
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Landscape Construction Technician

Pay

$17-$22 / hour

Requirements

  • Tolerant to outside work in extreme weather, including heat and humidity, and ability to perform physical tasks safely including heavy lifting.
  • Must have reliable transportation

Duties

  • Planting trees, shrubs, and flowerbeds
  • Laying sod
  • Installing pavers, stone walls, and hardscape projects
  • Installing mulch
  • Digging trenches and holes
  • Preparing soil areas for plantings
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Irrigation Technician

Pay

$20-$30 / hour

Requirements

  • Tolerant to outside work in extreme weather, including heat and humidity, and ability to perform physical tasks safely including heavy lifting.
  • Minimum 3 years of prior experience with the installation, inspection, and repair of irrigation systems
  • Valid driver's license required.
  • Proficient with conventional and two-wire systems

Duties

  • Maintain, test and repair irrigation systems
  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and test irrigation systems.
  • Operate timers, clocks, and controls for sprinklers.
  • Replace or repair irrigation valves.
  • Install or repair irrigation lines.
  • Conduct and record detailed inspections of irrigation systems.
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Business Development / Sales

Pay

Base + commission

Requirements

  • 3+ years of Sales experience
  • Experience in the Landscape or related industry 
  • Professional communication, appearance, and interpersonal skills for developing and sustaining client relationships.
  • Ability to learn Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software.
  • Valid driver’s license required.

Duties

  • Proactively seek new business opportunities in the market, Identifying, creating, and maintaining trusted partnerships with key decision-makers.
  • Supports business strategy and marketing to make the company a magnet for new commercial customers
  • Prepares annuals sales goals and sets success measures along the way
  • Sets goals for daily, weekly, and monthly touchpoints for commercial prospects
  • Attends networking events and other associations
  • Provide updates during weekly Sales meetings