Description
Do you have a passion for arboriculture and the ability to connect with clients to understand their complete landscape needs?
Join the RYAN team as a Consulting Sales Arborist and play a pivotal role in meeting with homeowners to discuss and understand the care and maintenance of their trees and to help them achieve the beautiful and healthy outdoor spaces they desire.
RYAN Lawn & Tree is a leading employee-owned company renowned for our commitment to integrity, expertise, and creating exceptional residential landscapes across the Midwest. We offer a comprehensive suite of services, including expert tree care, vibrant turf solutions, proactive pest control, specialized plant health care, efficient irrigation systems, and stunning landscape design and installation. Our team of certified arborists, plant health specialists, turf route managers and landscape professionals are dedicated to delivering the highest quality service and fostering long-term client relationships.
As a Consulting Sales Arborist at RYAN, you will be the trusted advisor to our clients, responsible for consulting with clients on their tree care needs and identifying solutions using your knowledge of arboriculture.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Meeting with clients in person and via phone/email to assess their needs and to provide expert advice and solutions to solve their problems.
- Writing up detailed proposals for tree pruning and removal services.
- Managing your sales pipeline through follow-ups and seeking referrals.
- Accurately estimating man hours required to complete projects to ensure hourly production rates are met.
- Verifying site conditions throughout the project and document critical site details as well as any required specialized equipment.
- Identifying latent needs on the property, to include plant health issues, identifying pest concerns, evaluating turf conditions, and identifying potential landscape enhancements.
- Staying current with industry best practice in arboriculture.
- Supporting a culture of safety within the pruning department.
- Representing RYAN at local events and community activities to promote our full range of services.
Requirements
- ISA Certified Arborist or the ability to obtain within 6 months of employment.
- Minimum of 1-3 years in a client-facing role within the green industry. Experience in high-end residential services is highly valued.
- Knowledge of tree work production rates or experiences as a production climber a plus.
- Specific expertise in arboriculture. A strong foundational understanding of plant health principles, common landscape pests and diseases, basic turf care concepts, and landscaping fundamentals is a plus. ISA certification or a degree in a related field (arboriculture, horticulture, forestry, landscape design, etc.) is beneficial.
- Proven ability to understand client needs, effectively present solutions encompassing multiple service lines, and close projects while meeting or exceeding targets. Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and negotiation skills are essential.
- A genuine passion for helping clients achieve healthy, beautiful, and functional outdoor environments and a dedication to delivering exceptional service across all their needs.
- The ability to work effectively with diverse production teams and internal departments to ensure cohesive and successful project outcomes.
- Comfortable using CRM software (Salesforce preferred) and Google Suite.
- Active involvement in local professional or community groups is a plus.
We hire great people for our employee-owned company. You will become a partner in the highest quality lawn and tree company in the Midwest. Why work at RYAN? In addition to being a non-smoking & EEOC company with advancement opportunities, other great benefits include:
- We offer a full-time, year-round career opportunity with a competitive salary beginning at $60,000 annually, depending on experience. In addition to base pay, our performance based commission structure rewards results driven individuals. Top performing sales professionals can earn $90,000 or more annually with bonuses and commissions.
- This role is ideal for motivated individuals looking to grow their income while building a long-term career.
- Excellent benefits package
- Health Insurance
- 401k w/ company match
- Dental/Vision and more
- 100% Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
- Flexible work schedule
- 11 Paid Holidays
- 17 Days Paid Time Off
