Landscape Architect

LSG Landscape Architecture; Annandale (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal Time-off

Health Insurance

401K

Mentorship program

Job summary

LSG Landscape Architecture, Inc. in the Washington, DC metro area seeks Landscape Architects and Designers at multiple levels to join our collaborative team. Full-time candidates should have 3–5 years of professional experience in landscape architecture.

Our practice specializes in master planning, site design, and landscape architecture along the Eastern Seaboard, with select projects in India, China, and the Middle East. We value placemaking that is smart, sustainable, and transformational.

Qualifications

• BLA/BS or MA/MLA in Landscape Architecture.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Work experience in a landscape architectural firm.
• Outstanding digital plan, section, and perspective graphic abilities.
• Demonstration of design ideas and sensibility.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Understanding and experience in grading and drainage.
• Understanding and experience in Construction Documentation.
• Understanding of plant material in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Skills

Graphic presentation

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Design idea development

Mid-Atlantic plant knowledge

Education

BLA/BS Landscape Architecture

MA/MLA Landscape Architecture

Tools

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

InDesign

Autodesk REVIT

LandFX

Job description

LSG Landscape Architecture, Inc. (LSG), a design and planning firm with an extensive presence in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area, is seeking Landscape Architects and Landscape Designers at multiple levels to join our dynamic team. For full-time positions, we are seeking candidates with Three to Five years of professional experience in landscape architecture.

LSG’s award-winning practice is mainly focused along the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S. We are also involved in select projects across India, China, and the Middle East. Our expertise includes master planning, site design, and landscape architecture. We believe in placemaking that is smart, sustainable, creative, and transformational. Our design approach strives to generate an engaging, dynamic, and lively sense of place.

We are looking for talented and highly motivated individuals who work well with teams of various sizes and enjoy being part of the collaborative and creative process. The successful candidates will present strengths in graphics, organization, communications, and an understanding of the design process from concept to construction documentation. A demonstrated capacity to handle a range of responsibilities and tasks is desired.

Benefits for full-time positions

• Competitive salary, commensurate with experience,
• Personal Time-off,
• Health Insurance, including short-term and long-term disability benefits,
• 401K investment plan,
• Mentorship program to help further your career and professional growth.

Minimum Qualifications

• BLA/BS or MA/MLA in Landscape Architecture
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe InDesign.
• Work experience in a landscape architectural firm.
• Outstanding digital plan, section, and perspective graphic abilities.
• Demonstration of design ideas and sensibility.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Understanding and experience in grading and drainage.
• Understanding and experience in Construction Documentation.
• Understanding of plant material in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Additional qualifications: Preferred, but not required

• Licensure in Landscape Architecture
• Proficiency with Autodesk REVIT.
• Proficiency in land F/X,
• Experience with construction documentation and construction administration.
• Arborist certification