Landscape Designer

About This Role

This role involves hands-on participation in shaping a wide range of projects, from subdivisions and multifamily communities to commercial and public works developments, supporting them from early concept through construction. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to create improvement plans, produce compelling site renderings, and perform meaningful technical analysis that directly influences real-world outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your design and technical skills while seeing your work come to life in built projects.

Responsibilities

• Apply landscape architectural principles, codes, and standards that support a team in aspects of general site design, planning, layout, and detailing for entitlement and construction document approvals
• Assist in the preparation of improvement plans, specifications, supporting documents, and entitlement applications for subdivisions, commercial developments, multifamily developments, and public works projects
• Perform supportive site analysis, material and code research, plan preparation, cost estimates, and provide other supporting documentation for public and private projects
• Responsible for site renderings/illustrations
• Assist with CAD drawings for schematic design through construction documentation
• Increase responsibility for project coordination and management while actively supporting the Design Lead

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Landscape Architecture from a 4-year, board-approved curriculum, or 6 years of combined board-approved landscape architecture curriculum and/or landscape architecture work experience
• Typically, 3-5 years of site planning and landscape design experience
• Strong knowledge of the approval and entitlement process for landscape architectural projects
• Utilize landscape architectural principles, codes, and standards in landscape architectural design, including site planning, site layout and detailing, hardscape, grading, erosion control, planting design, and irrigation design
• Strong experience in commonly used programs and procedures (e.g., AutoCAD, LandFX, Microsoft Office Suite, SketchUp, and Photoshop) used in designing site and landscape plans, landscape architectural construction documentation and report preparation
• Ability to prepare visually appealing and creative color rendered presentation drawings electronically using AutoCAD, SketchUp, and Photoshop
• Comprehension of client goals, project schedules, and budgets; able to work efficiently within project guidelines and internal teams
• All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• Pre-employment and ongoing drug screening is required

Nice to have:

• Experience in Irrigation design