Job Opportunities at Southview Design

Now Hiring

Are you looking for a place to use and develop your skills in the landscaping industry? Do you care about doing things right and treating others with respect? We’re looking for qualified, hard-working, reliable people to join our team.

"Everyone is willing to go above and beyond, that makes coming to work that much better."

– Sam Baker, Irrigation Technician

Join Our Team of Landscaping Pros

Our mission is to build and maintain relationships and outdoor spaces with integrity and creativity. We’re known for the excellence of our people and our commitment to doing things right.

Our professional team includes landscape architects and designers, landscape care specialists, seasoned project managers, and the most diligent construction and maintenance crews in the industry. Founded in 1978, we’ve garnered awards from NALP (National Association of Landscape Professionals), the Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association, and the Minnesota Chapter of NARI (National Association of the Remodeling Industry).

Horticulture Technician

The Horticulture Technician implements proper horticulture landscape maintenance activities on the job site while managing job sites for quality and efficiency.

Irrigation Business Manager

The Irrigation Manager is responsible for overall management and oversight of each irrigation crew, including quality control, scheduling, training and hiring.

Southview Design At Work

Careers in Landscaping Design, Construction, and Maintenance

snow removal crew member with snow plow

#Snowfighters

Our snow team works tirelessly in the dark of winter clearing snow and ice. They love the challenge of fighting sub-zero temperatures, ice storms, and blizzards. Their mission: keep residential and commercial properties safe for all! We are currently hiring snow shovelers, salt truck operators, and snow removal equipment operators. Wages begin at $34 per hour.

commercial landscape maintenance

Landscape Maintenance

The Landscape Care Division provides a range of services – from fine garden design to turf care. A variety of positions are available for individuals with different levels of experience and expertise.

Landscape Care teams design, install and maintain gardens and plant materials. Turf crews provide turf care, cleanup, irrigation and general yard maintenance.

landscape construction crew

Construction & Project Management

Starting as a crew member, you’ll develop skills and expertise you need to manage and/or sell complex landscape construction projects. Responsibilities and compensation increase over time.

Our hard-working crews take extreme pride in their work, and are a critical part of our success. The Crew Foreman and Project Manager are responsible for the day-to-day performance of the team.

Project Managers are accountable for the safety and well-being of our crews. They handle all aspects of construction: estimating, scheduling, planning, staging, equipment, construction, and quality control. Some project managers will also design and/or sell projects.

landscape designer and project manager smiling

Landscape Design & Sales

Landscape designers start as design assistants. Responsibilities typically include site measuring, base mapping, helping lead designers create and revise plans, and estimating. As you take on more responsibility, compensation increases.

Lead designers meet with clients and are responsible for designing and selling the project. They work closely with project managers to estimate, plan and build the landscapes to the highest standards.

Our Core Values

Professionalism

We set the standard for excellence in our industry.

Respect

We treat each other, our customers, and our trade partners with respect and appreciation.

Adaptability

We are flexible in our roles in an ever-changing environment.

Winning Together

We strive for excellence with a collaborative, team-oriented approach.

Wants to be Great

We are passionate about our work as individuals. As an organization, we seek to be a market leader in the segments we serve.

Improving Life Outdoors

Core Values

Building on our tradition of excellence, we strive to be the most respected landscape firm in the Upper Midwest.

A Culture of Safety

At Southview Design, we work hard to keep our people safe.

Education

Education about hidden hazards and strategies for preventing injury and illness is ongoing, not one-and-done. Through a series of monthly meetings, workers have opportunities to learn key safety concepts and interact with leadership to address their safety concerns.

These meetings give workers a voice in their safety and an opportunity to contribute to the development of safety procedures and practices, so they are “street ready” for implementation.

Safety Audits

We continuously audit safety policies and processes in the field. These audits help us maintain the highest standards of safety and walk our talk.

24/7/365

Safety "off the clock" matters. In 2023, the company has trained 20 workers on CPR/First Aid/AED with the goal of training every front-line field supervisor by the end of 2024. We have invested in emergency roadside kits for personal vehicles, home first aid kits, and CO detectors for workers to take home.

Continuous Communication

Digital processes streamline communication and support ongoing safety awareness and a world-class safety culture. From the front line to the leadership team, everyone has easy access to information and can provide feedback to affect change.

Crews stretch at morning rollout to prevent injuries

Monthly Safety meetings keep everyone in the loop. With donuts.

An 8-year Southview veteran, Jacob Hong was interviewed for the September 2023 issue of "The Edge," an NALP publication.

“Southview is an amazing place to work with amazing team members,” Hong says. “I could go on and on about the people, but one item that stands out to me and is a very important part of Southview that may not be talked about as much as it should be is one of our Three Uniques: ‘We do what we say we do.’ That gives me a lot of freedom to do what is best for my team and for our clients. The ability to be honest and do what is best for the parties involved makes it possible to be my best self.”

Jacob Hong, Director of Client Care

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Southview Design is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit, qualifications, and abilities.

Southview Design shall recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job titles, including interns, apprentices, and volunteers, without regard to race, color, creed, sex (including pregnancy), religion (including religious dress or religious grooming), age, marital status, familial status, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, membership, or activity in a local human rights commission, or status with regard to public assistance, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws (“protected characteristics”).