Landscape Designer
Through design, we empower communities and help realize their potential. Our landscape architects create inspired spaces that reflect context and user needs along with our commitment to sustainability. We take a collaborative approach to design and believe that the best solutions are the product of diverse perspectives.
Stantec Landscape Architecture is an award-winning practice with over 225 professional staff practicing in over 40 offices firm-wide. Our landscape architecture practice leads rewarding and transformational assignments and is a key component of Stantec, a 22,000 employee multi-disciplinary practice that is consistently ranked as a top A/E/LA design firm. We offer a collaborative work environment and encourage research and development, creativity and innovation. Our work entails waterfronts, streetscapes, parks and plazas, campus planning and design, naturalized habitats, greenways, cultural facilities, sports venues and transportation enhancements performed in a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary team environment. Stantec Landscape Architecture continues to evolve and is firmly committed to design excellence.
Your Opportunity
Stantec’s Landscape Architecture Studio is seeking a junior level landscape architectural designer to join our team in either one of our San Antonio, Houston or Austin locations. The successful candidate will support the design team in developing a creative design excellence practice with a focus on the urban, local, and regional landscape, and will work with other diverse professionals such as planners, engineers, and architects in development of projects in the public realm and private sectors.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Site analysis and design concept development for projects and master plans, including digital and hand-drawn plans, sections, elevations and perspectives
- Design development and preparation of contract documents using CAD
- Production of project renderings and report graphics
- Participate in on going skill development activities
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Excellent design, graphic, computer, written, and verbal communication skills who is comfortable managing production and design workflow for small teams on a wide variety of projects.
- Passionate about landscape architectural design and urban development
- Excellent creative thinking, design ability, verbal, and graphic communication skills.
- Ability to integrate sustainable thinking into high level design in urban areas as well as green space
- Familiarity with contemporary landscape architectural projects globally and knowledge of latest philosophical thinking and research in the field
- Knowledge of construction document preparation, and familiarity with plant materials suited to Texas, in addition to possessing proficient hand drafting and sketching abilities resulting in strong conceptual designs.
- Candidates should have a strong working knowledge of AutoCAD Civil 3D, Land-FX, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Office, and familiarity with basic GIS.
- Superior research, analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
- The successful candidate is highly motivated and passionate about design, possesses strong time management, critical thinking, organizational skills, and has the ability to multitask.
- Applicants should be comfortable working within a team environment, as well as being productive independently with limited supervision.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree or Master’s degree of Landscape Architecture from an accredited Landscape Architecture program is required.
- 4-6 years of internship and/or full-time work experience within the state of Texas in a similar fast paced and detail-oriented office environment.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.