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California Smartscape
Senior Pool & Landscape DesignerDesign Extraordinary Outdoor Living Spaces. Build a Career You’ll Be Proud Of.
California SmartscapePoway, California Commission-Based Luxury Residential Design-Buildwww.calsmartscape.com
Join One of San Diego’s Premier Design-Build Companies
At California Smartscape, we don’t simply build pools—we create exceptional outdoor living environments where families gather, memories are made, and homeowners experience the joy of transforming their backyard into something truly extraordinary.
We’re looking for an experienced Senior Pool & Landscape Designer who combines creativity, technical expertise, and outstanding people skills. If you’re passionate about luxury residential design, enjoy working directly with homeowners, and take pride in seeing your vision become reality, we’d love to meet you.
About California Smartscape
California Smartscape is one of Southern California’s premier design-build firms specializing in custom pools, landscapes, outdoor living spaces, and ADUs.
Based in Poway, we’ve earned our reputation through exceptional design, quality craftsmanship, outstanding communication, and an unwavering commitment to doing the right thing.
Our business continues to grow because homeowners trust us, recommend us to their friends and neighbors, and appreciate the five-star experience we provide from the initial consultation through project completion.
Why Designers Love Working Here
✔ One of San Diego’s highest-rated design-build contractors
✔ Award-winning custom outdoor living designs
✔ Hundreds of happy homeowners and outstanding online reviews
✔ Referral-driven business with a consistent pipeline of qualified leads
✔ Beautiful Design Center and offices in Poway
✔ Collaborative, positive team culture
✔ High-end residential projects you’ll be proud to add to your portfolio
Unlike many commission-based positions, we provide qualified leads generated through referrals, digital marketing, and our outstanding reputation—allowing our designers to spend their time designing, building relationships, and creating exceptional customer experiences instead of cold prospecting.
What Success Looks Like
The ideal candidate is a creative, client-focused professional who enjoys helping homeowners bring their dream backyards to life.
You love meeting people, listening to their ideas, presenting creative solutions, and guiding clients confidently through the design and construction process. You collaborate well with project managers, engineers, and architects, and you’re energized by seeing your designs become beautiful finished projects.
A Typical Week
Projects typically range from $75,000 to over $750,000 and include luxury pools, spas, outdoor kitchens, patios, shade structures, fire features, lighting, landscaping, water features, and accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
Who Thrives Here
Our Core Values
Compensation & BenefitsCommission-Based with Uncapped Earnings
Top-performing designers have the opportunity to earn $100,000–$300,000+ annually through our uncapped commission structure.
Ready to Design Something Extraordinary?
Every backyard tells a story.
At California Smartscape, you’ll help homeowners create places where families celebrate birthdays, children learn to swim, friends gather, and lifelong memories are made.
If you’re passionate about luxury outdoor design, committed to exceptional customer service, and ready to build a rewarding career with one of San Diego’s leading design-build firms, we’d love to hear from you.
Please submit your resume, portfolio, and examples of your previous design work.
We look forward to seeing what you’ve created—and what we’ll build together.
Pay: $70,000.00 - $300,000.00 per year
Work Location: Hybrid remote in San Diego, CA 92130
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