Sr. Landscape Architect Design Associate

Larson Design Group (LDG) is an award-winning, employee-owned Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting Firm. Guided by our core values, we’re expanding our team, opening new offices, and adding new offerings to provide responsive, innovative solutions to clients nationwide.

Being 100% employee-owned directly impacts our culture: it drives our decision-making, motivates our teams, increases our productivity, improves retention, and contributes to the future success of our company. Our culture is one where we work hard for our clients and for each other – and we have fun collaborating, sharing experience and expertise, and learning along the way. We’re passionate about delivering exceptional quality, elevating client relationships, enriching the careers and lives of our employee owners, and enhancing the communities where we live and serve.

At LDG, we strive to create an organization where people want to work. We offer a flexible work environment, paid training for required licensures, competitive benefits, bonus plans, and a company-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) while supporting your professional and personal growth.

Your Opportunity + Impact

The Sr. Landscape Architect Design Associate will be responsible for the overall development of master planning, programming, and conceptual design documents, and graphics. This position may require domestic and international travel to a variety of locations for hands-on work with clients. Examples of projects that the Landscape Designer will be responsible for are: Landscape Plans, Master Plans, Building and Site Conceptual Designs, and site condition assessments.

Key Responsibilities

• Supports the preparation of proposal and business development efforts
• Manages and researches planning requirements and standards
• Develops CAD drawings and conceptual 3D models to assist with the visualization of master plans
• Develops technical skills and assists the project team with drawings and drafting in the creative design process
• Leads internal and external project review meetings
• Applies a knowledge of urban and transportation planning principles, best practices, and techniques of planning
• Uses knowledge of the general concepts of landscape design including site inventory and analysis, conceptual design, and design development
• Serves as a facilitator during workshops
• Performs a variety of tasks related to the collection, analysis, and interpretation of a variety of quantitative and qualitative data to prepare reports and maps
• Leads field evaluations and assessments
• Assists the project team with the preparation of project documentation during all phases of design, such as project graphics and exhibits, site grading, paving designs, walls, structures, site lighting, planting and irrigation design, as well as layout of land uses for buildings and other facilities.
• Assists in the development of designs through sketches, electronic models, diagrams, and other visual formats
• Supports team leadership roles to aid project execution
• Prepares or reviews written and graphic reports

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in position relevant Engineering field from ABET accredited school, Landscape Architecture, or related field of study.
• Experience: Minimum of 4-6 years’ job-related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with transportation, federal, or master planning projects.
• A strong working knowledge of relevant drafting/rendering software, such as SketchUp, Photoshop, and InDesign. Experience with Rhino and Lumion is preferred.
• Possess proficient sketching abilities resulting in strong conceptual designs.
• A strong working knowledge of AutoCAD and/or AutoCAD Civil 3D is a primary requisite.

EEO Statement

Larson Design Group, Inc. is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization.

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