Part-time landscape architect

Small Practice; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 41,000 - 62,000; Part time

Job summary

Small Practice in Naarm (Brunswick) seeks a part-time landscape architect with 3+ years of experience to join our small team. The role offers flexible hours, working in the Brunswick office or from home, about 24 hours per week, with opportunities to contribute across all design stages.

Responsibilities include project management with director support, client liaison, 3D modelling, rendering, InDesign reports, and mentoring other staff.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of landscape architecture experience.
• Part-time capacity with flexible hours.
• Good 3D modelling and documentation skills.
• Passion for social and environmental justice; ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Managing a project with director support.
• Preparing fee proposals and assisting resourcing needs.
• Collaborating with team, clients and other consultants.
• Creating concept design reports in InDesign.
• Creating mappings and drawing plans, sections and diagrams.
• Conducting site research and best practices.

Skills

3D modelling

Documentation

Independent work

Team collaboration

Tools

InDesign

Job description

Small Practice is a new landscape architecture business, based in Naarm. Currently, we are three landscape architects, all working part-time or casually in the business alongside other roles including teaching, studying, volunteering and parenting and we would love to have another LA join our small team.

Our work is grounded in an ethical and ecological approach, developed through close collaboration with our community of architects and clients. We focus on material cultures and regenerative systems to deliver landscapes that benefit people and environment. We contribute to the landscape architecture program at RMIT University, where teaching and research are extensions of our commitment to a socially and environmentally responsive practice.

We are excited to present an opportunity to a part-time landscape architect (with 3+ years experience) to work with us flexibly in our Brunswick office and/or from home. The opportunity will require good 3D modelling and documentation skills, a strong sense of motivation, an ability to work independently and a passion for social and environmental justice. The hours will be usually 24 hours per week, although we understand the ebb and flow of life’s demands and hours may vary where required.

As the business is currently very small and recently established, you will be involved in all aspects of the design process, and may contribute to various other aspects of running a small business. We are building efficient processes, templates and styles and we will support you to be part of this development.

Position Description

Landscape Architect, Part-time position, 24 hours per week

• Managing a project, with support from the Directors.
• Preparing fee proposals and assisting with project resourcing requirements
• Collaborating with the team, managing clients and other consultants
• Preparing concept design reports in InDesign
• Create mappings through various medium
• Draw plans, sections and diagrams
• Conduct research into site, best practice, materials, details, precedents and processes
• 3D modelling for the purposes of design testing and communication
• Rendering of plans and models for presentation purposes
• Write about background information, design drivers and detailed design outcomes
• Provide design advice, review and critical thinking
• Participate in and lead project meetings
• Liaise with suppliers and nurseries
• Mentoring of other staff members