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We are seeking a licensed Landscape Architect with 6-10 years of related work experience and an academic background in landscape architecture to join our team in Northern California. This opportunity places a high value on collaboration, delivery, and the desire to learn and grow.

Who We Are

We are a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting firm who values diversity and inclusion and celebrate the differences that make each of us unique. Our culture is built on mutual respect, recognizing that our variety of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives leads to better solutions, which fosters our continued success for our employee-owners and clients.

Who You Are

You are a self-directed person who is organized and comfortable leading a number of projects and task deliverables concurrently. You are an articulate, effective team member who has at least 6 years of experience planning and designing habitat restoration, parks, public access, and other types of public infrastructure projects in a professional setting. You use AutoCAD/Civil3D, Adobe Creative Suite and other design software to effectively prepare a range of design products ranging from concept plans to bid-ready construction packages. You are able to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams to integrate data and analyses and plan and design native habitat restoration/enhancement, natural open space, recreation and public access improvements is essential. Specific experience with planning and design of large-scale riparian ecosystems and/or shoreline adaptation to climate change is desirable.

You hold a Bachelor or Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture and are licensed in California.

You are comfortable producing design plans, specifications and cost estimates, and have an interest in and familiarity with native ecosystems and plants, and, are looking for an opportunity to apply, share and expand your knowledge base and skills. You are adept and comfortable contributing to and participating in client meetings and public outreach efforts including presentations to community groups, regulatory agencies and multi-disciplinary team settings.

You are able to work in a hybrid fashion from any of our Bay Area offices: Petaluma, San Francisco, Oakland, or San Jose.

What You Will Do for ESA

As part of the Landscape Architecture Group, you will: make yourself invaluable to multiple multi-disciplinary project teams focused on habitat restoration, sea level rise adaptation planning and recreational/public access projects in urban, suburban, and rural settings. Lead and manage a range of restoration, open space plans, park and trail projects of high complexity and visibility, including designing and detailing master plans; participating in and/or leading client and community engagement meetings; integrating and translating science and field-based analyses; producing construction documents; and providing construction support services. Supervise and coordinate staff assignments and workloads for one or more landscape architects/designers. Review project accounting and prepare invoices.

Support marketing efforts and contribute to the development of scopes, fee estimates, and other narrative components of task orders and proposals. Lead proposals for large, complex projects as a Project Manager. Participate in project presentations and proposal interviews.

Serve as a technical specialist in restoration of California native plant communities, including planting, establishment, monitoring and maintenance methods. Lead grading, layout, irrigation and detailing tasks.

ESA has established multiple pay ranges tailored to the economic factors in the geographies in which ESA staff reside. For this position the range is $89,026 – $133,539 annually based on our anticipated hiring location as noted in the above job details. Actual compensation is determined by a number of factors including but not limited to an individual’s related experience, education, skills, and the city in which the applicant lives.

What’s Special About ESA

Joining ESA means becoming part of a close-knit team of environmental professionals who contribute to outstanding projects, improve environmental stewardship, and advance a more sustainable and resilient future for our communities and wild places.

At ESA, we provide benefits such as medical, dental, and vision insurance (paid at 70% for you AND your family), annual allocations of company shares through our ESOP, a 401(k) plan with company match, and paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays, to name a few.

We also provide specific programs whether you want to further your technical expertise, sharpen your business acumen, or help lead the next generation of employee-owners. We want to support you in reaching your career goals through tuition reimbursement, professional development bonuses, and attendance at conferences.

What’s Special About Our Landscape Architecture Team

Our Landscape Architecture team is growing and works side by side with our multi-disciplinary team of biologists, civil and water resources engineers, and permitting specialists to resolve complex and often conflicting objectives, thoughtfully balancing public access and natural resource protection. Much of our work is often sited in environmentally sensitive settings. As a highly integrated team, we value creative thinking, teamwork, and multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary engagement and integration. You can read about the exciting projects our team has worked on here.

In accordance with ESA’s duty and responsibility to provide and maintain a safe workplace that is free of known hazards and to minimize the exposure to potential hazards, any employee who works from an ESA office or conducts any other in-person ESA work-related activity is required to submit their proof of vaccination status or have received an approved exemption and accommodation.

ESA is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. (EOE M/V/F/D)