Horticulture Internship

Work With The Best

We are building the premier outdoor living company in the country by creating a “family of family companies” across the nation. Now you can build your landscaping career with the best, working in one of our many company locations nationwide. Learn from the top experts in the field and work on some of the country’s largest and most complex landscape projects. Take advantage of opportunities to share and exchange best practices across our network. The opportunities are endless.

Southview Design’s Internship Program was started with a purpose of giving students in the Landscape and Horticulture Industry the opportunity to experience the green industry firsthand; to build a working knowledge of landscape design-build-maintenance and a sense of the overall operation of a successful landscape company.

Our unique internship consists of an 8-week (60 day) training schedule in which the intern transitions into various positions throughout a successful landscape business. The internship is paid starting between $20-21/hour. The typical work schedule is Monday through Friday, however there may be some Saturday and or after hours needed. The total work week will total up to 40 hours/week unless production or projects require overtime work.

Southview Design Is Dedicated To Making Sure The Internship Is Successful For Each Of Its Interns. To Ensure The Intern Receives The Best Experience Possible Southview Will

• Provide a mentor
• Provide necessary feedback and evaluations of performance
• Provide a safe and secure environment within which to work
• Supply cap, shirts, and pants as a uniform is required when in the field working
  
  

The program will cover a variety of activities in the field and office and provide engagement with different Southview staff. Interns will rotate through various departments on a bi-weekly basis, the schedule of rotation will vary greatly based on production and availability of staff members. The training activities are listed below.

• Work with Design Build landscape crews on project installations.
• Work with Irrigation on installations and service calls
• Work with Maintenance crews on weekly maintenance service jobs
• Work with Enhancement Crews on enhancement project installations
• Shadow Landscape Care Representative
• Shadow Design Associates on measures and design software
• Shadow Designers and/or Architects
• Shadow Business Activities (Accounting, Marketing, Photography, etc.)
• Intern choice – at the end of the internship you can decide what area you’d like to return back to for the last week of your internship.
  
  

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Mariani Enterprises, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment with regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status or unfavorable discharge from military service or any other characteristic protected by law.