Landscape Architecture Intern

NorthPoint Development; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthPoint Development, Inc. invites you to join its in-office Landscape Architecture Internship in Kansas City, MO.

This 8-10 week program immerses students in real estate development, with meaningful projects and exposure to industry practices. You will collaborate with engineers, planners, and licensed Landscape Architects, contributing to site plans and 3D visuals while learning to communicate designs to municipalities and contractors.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in landscape architecture, planning, real estate, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers, planners, and surveyors in a fast-paced team.
• Gain exposure by working with licensed Landscape Architects and Planners.
• Conceptualize site plans, master plans, preliminary grading, and detailed landscape design.
• Contribute to 3D visualizations and graphic presentations for various project types.
• Assist with submittal documents communicating designs to municipalities and contractors.
• Join a team of developers to revitalize properties and support community growth.

Skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Learning agility

Attention to detail

Education

Pursuing degree in landscape architecture or related field

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

LandFX

Adobe Creative Suite

3D modeling software

Job description

This is an in-office position in Kansas City, MO.

The NorthPoint Development Internship Program is an 8-10 week experience designed to immerse students in the fast-paced world of real estate and development. The Landscape Architecture Intern will work on meaningful projects, gaining valuable exposure to the industry while building skills that will carry into their future careers.

What You'll Do

• Collaborate with engineers, planners, and surveyors in a fast-paced, stimulating and inspiring team environment.
• Obtain valuable experience towards future certification, working with licensed Landscape Architects and Professional Planners, building your expertise designing for NorthPoint’s industrial, data center, multifamily and retail development platforms.
• Conceptualize site plans, master plans, preliminary grading, and detailed landscape design.
• Contribute to 3D visualizations and graphic presentations for a variety of project types.
• Enhance your project design, entitlement, and permitting submittal documents by learning to effectively communicate your designs with municipalities and contractors.
• Be at the center of a team of technically minded developers, reporting your recommendations for how best to create desirable spaces and revitalize abandoned properties to help communities grow and thrive.

Who You Are

• You are motivated by collaborating with a spirited team to discuss and solve design problems immediately.
• You enjoy using your problem-solving skills and are excited by new challenges and interesting puzzles.
• You are interested in a wide range of areas including master planning, site specific design, and detailed landscape design.
• You are eager to learn or expand your skills in AutoCAD Civil 3D, LandFX, Adobe Creative Suite, and 3D modeling programs.
• You are working towards a degree in landscape architecture, planning, real estate, or related field.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.