Landscape Architect

Placement By Design, Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Placement By Design, Inc. in Dallas seeks a licensed landscape architect to lead site concepts and coordinate with architecture, interiors, and graphics in a collaborative studio setting.

You will produce construction documents, manage scope and consultants, and design landscapes resilient to North Texas heat and storms, guiding projects from concept through built work.

Qualifications

• Licensed landscape architect or on track to licensure.
• Portfolio of built or permitted work led by you.
• Ability to take concept to construction documents.
• Knowledge of Dallas-area codes, accessibility, and stormwater.
• Fluency in CAD and 3D/visualization to persuade clients.
• Experience managing scope, schedule, and consultants.

Responsibilities

• Lead site concepts resolving program, circulation, grading, and planting.
• Produce coordinated schematic-through-construction documents.
• Steer projects to schedule and fee, flagging scope or cost risk and offering client-ready options.
• Integrate stormwater, shade, soils, and maintenance for North Texas climate.
• Present design intent to clients and review bodies with drawings and narratives.
• Direct consultants and contractors in the field to ensure work matches design intent.

Skills

CAD

3D visualization

Client presentations

Education

Professional degree in landscape architecture

Tools

CAD software

3D modeling

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Landscape Architect

Outdoor space is where buildings meet the city, the climate, and the people who use them. This role shapes sites that make architecture more livable, legible, and lasting—from first concept through built landscape. You will own the design outcome, not just the drawing set, and you will see your work realized with a close-knit studio that already designs buildings, interiors, and graphics as one practice.

Performance Objectives

• Lead site concepts that resolve program, circulation, grading, and planting so clients approve a clear direction within the first design phase.
• Produce coordinated schematic-through-construction documents that contractors can price and build without redesign, aligned with architecture and interiors.
• Steer project landscapes to schedule and fee, flagging scope or cost risk early and bringing options the client can decide on.
• Integrate stormwater, shade, soils, and maintenance realities so landscapes perform in North Texas heat, drought, and intense rain—not only on opening day.
• Present design intent to clients and review bodies with drawings and narratives that win approvals and protect the concept through value engineering.
• Direct consultants and contractors in the field so built work matches design intent, and close projects with lessons that improve the next one.

Environment & Resources

You will sit with architects, interior designers, and graphic designers in a Dallas studio of roughly a few dozen people, reporting to a design principal. Projects are hands-on: you will have direct client contact, a defined project fee, and support from civil, irrigation, and lighting consultants as needed. Day-to-day tools include CAD and 3D modeling, Adobe, and the studio’s shared standards for drawings and presentations. Decisions stay close to the people doing the work.

Essential Qualifications

• Licensed landscape architect, or on a clear path to licensure, with a professional degree in landscape architecture.
• A portfolio of built or permitted work showing site planning, planting, hardscape, and grading you personally led.
• Proven ability to take a landscape from concept to construction documents that coordinate with building architecture.
• Working knowledge of local codes, accessibility, and stormwater expectations relevant to Dallas-area sites.
• Fluency in CAD plus a 3D or visualization workflow used to persuade clients, not only to document.
• Experience managing scope, schedule, and consultant input on projects with real budgets and deadlines.

Why This Role

• Landscape is not a late add-on; it is designed with architecture, interiors, and identity from the start.
• Small-studio ownership means your drawings, presentations, and site decisions are visible and credited.
• Range of project types without the layers of a large corporate practice.
• A private, self-owned studio where craft and client relationships matter more than hierarchy.