Transportation Landscape Architect IV — Hybrid (Atlanta)

AECO; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation option

Job summary

Join AECOM's Transportation Business Line in Atlanta as a Landscape Architect IV to shape streetscapes, highway beautification, and multimodal networks across the Southeast. You will lead design efforts and collaborate with planners, engineers, and clients to deliver impactful transportation environments.

You will mentor junior staff, coordinate with agencies, prepare planting plans and reports, ensure DOT standards compliance, and contribute to proposals and pursuits that advance the practice.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Landscape Architecture or related field
• 6 years of Landscape Architecture experience or related field or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Licensed Landscape Architect or actively pursuing licensure (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Lead landscape architecture tasks for complex transportation projects from planning through construction administration.
• Serve as a design lead, providing creative direction and quality oversight for project deliverables.
• Collaborate directly with clients, transportation agencies, and stakeholders to develop project goals and design solutions.
• Mentor and guide junior landscape architects, designers, and technical staff.
• Prepare and review planting plans, hardscape layouts, visual simulations, specifications, cost estimates, and technical reports.
• Support project pursuits, proposals, and presentations to transportation agencies and municipal clients.
• Ensure compliance with applicable DOT standards, environmental regulations, and project requirements.
• Contribute to business development efforts and help strengthen AECOM's transportation landscape architecture practice.

Skills

Leadership

Team collaboration

Design-Build

RFP/RFQ processes

AutoCAD

3D modeling

ArcGIS

MicroStation

DOT standards

Education

BA/BS in Landscape Architecture

Tools

AutoCAD

3D modeling

ArcGIS

MicroStation

DOT construction documentation

Job description

Join AECOM's Transportation Business Line in Atlanta as a Landscape Architect IV to shape streetscapes, highway beautification, and multimodal networks across the Southeast. You will lead design efforts and collaborate with planners, engineers, and clients to deliver impactful transportation environments.

You will mentor junior staff, coordinate with agencies, prepare planting plans and reports, ensure DOT standards compliance, and contribute to proposals and pursuits that advance the practice.