Outdoor Designer

Outdoor Designer

This role has a minimum base pay from $15.80 per hour with higher starting pay available based on experience.

Your Work Matters

This is your chance to help launch something brand new. Our Outdoor Concept brings everything for outdoor living - pavers, decking, pool tile, outdoor kitchens, lighting, and more - together in one inspiring space. As an Outdoor Designer, you'll design with both creativity and technical know-how, take the lead in growing sales, build relationships with homeowners and pros, and shepherd projects from first idea to final product. You'll sell with expertise, design with purpose, and help define how customers experience the outdoors with Floor & Decor.

Your Day Consists Of

• Driving sales by connecting with homeowners, contractors, and landscapers to uncover outdoor-living needs and project opportunities.
• Leading customer consultations - interpreting site sketches, recommending materials, and creating tailored project solutions.
• Developing design plans through hand sketches or CAD tools including AutoCAD and SketchUp. This includes conceptual layouts, detailed construction documents, and specifications.
• Managing each project from first conversation through order fulfillment, ensuring customers feel confident every step of the way.
• Partnering with store and merchandising teams to bring the Outdoor Concept experience to life through high-impact displays and demo areas.
• Building and maintaining a strong local network of pros, installers, and outdoor specialists to expand your referral pipeline.
• Staying up to date on landscaping trends and everything from slope and drainage to lighting, decking, and pool tile so you can sell with credibility and confidence.
• Applying a designer's eye for aesthetics and layout while balancing technical requirements like measurements, installation needs, and site considerations.
• Sharing insights and customer feedback to help shape how this new concept grows and evolves.
• Other duties as assigned we are big on teamwork and jumping in to support others, in any area of the store, when needed!

Successful Candidates Are or Have

• 35 years of experience in outdoor-living, landscaping, or building-materials sales with a proven record of driving results.
• A degree in hardscape design, landscape design, or a related field is a strong plus.
• Technical proficiency in design software such as AutoCAD, SketchUp, and Adobe Creative Suite, strongly preferred.
• A strong sales instinct - energized by growth, confident in closing, and skilled at building lasting relationships with customers and pros.
• Working knowledge of terrain, slope, drainage, and irrigation; familiarity with decking, outdoor kitchens, and lighting are a strong plus.
• The ability to manage complex projects end-to-end, balancing multiple priorities with precision, communication, and follow-through.
• A self-starter mindset and entrepreneurial drive to help shape, sell, and scale a brand-new concept from the ground up.

You'll Be Supported With

• Quarterly bonus opportunities & career advancement opportunities
• Programs that help you reach your financial goals like 401K with company match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and Referral Bonus Program
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and other Insurance Plans (subject to eligibility criteria)
• Work-life balance, including:
• Retail hours you can actually plan around no late-night closings and closed on major holidays
• Time to recharge with paid vacation, holidays, sick time, and volunteer time off (for eligible associates)

Working Conditions (travel, hours, environment)

• While performing the duties of this job, you will frequently be exposed to a retail warehouse environment and moving vehicles. The noise level in the work environment is typically moderate to noisy.
• Limited travel required including car travel

Physical/Sensory Requirements

Physical Work Ability to exert 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, to lift, carry push, pull, or otherwise move objects. The associate is frequently required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, or crouch. Heavier items require lifting in tandem, and/or using additional resources.

Store Hours

Monday - Friday 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Saturday 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Sunday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Pickup Hours

Monday - Friday 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Saturday 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Sunday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Benefits & Rewards

Bonus opportunities & career advancement opportunities at every level

Programs that help you reach your financial goals: 401k with company match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and Referral Bonus Program

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and other Insurance Plans (subject to eligibility criteria)

Work-life balance, including:

• Paid vacation and sick time for eligible associates
• Paid holidays plus a personal holiday
• Paid Volunteer Time Off that starts on Day 1

Equal Employment Opportunity

Floor & Decor provides equal employment opportunities to all associates and applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other category protected by law.

This policy applies to all areas of employment, including recruitment, testing, screening, hiring, selection for training, upgrading, transfer, demotion, layoff, discipline, termination, compensation, benefits and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment. This policy and the law prohibit employment discrimination against any associate or applicant on the basis of any legally protected status outlined above.