Title of Job/Position

FIELD Landscape Architecture, an Atlanta-based design firm, is hiring a full-time landscape architect or landscape designer with 0 to 8 years of experience to work across diverse projects within a fast-paced and collaborative environment.  The firm focuses on creating memorable, immersive spaces and is seeking a candidate who is enthusiastic, creative, attentive to detail and skilled in both design and project management. 

Description of Job / Position

Job description:

·       Assisting and managing with design work from concept through construction completion.  

·       Working through complex design problems while understanding the opportunities and constraints of the project site.

·       Production of digital and hand graphic presentation drawings.   

·       Develop and prepare permit drawings including attending local advisory meetings and/or variance review meetings.

·       Develop and prepare construction documents.

·       Understanding and ability to work through complex grading and drainage design.  

·       Develop and prepare planting plans.  

·       Construction administration including bid document and pricing coordination, construction oversight, coordination with contractors, assisting with material selection and responding to questions that arise in the field.   

·       Demonstrating a general understanding of construction costs and ability to understand and apply parameters of project budgets.

·       Traveling to project sites as needed.

·       Ability to build strong working relationships with clients, collaborators and efficiently coordinate with consultants to solve design challenges.

·       Ability to learn and/or possessing a firm understanding of local building codes and regulations to each specific project. 

Job Requirements

Ideal candidates must have a Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture with 4 - 8 years of experience working in a design office.  Residential design experience and construction oversight experience is a plus but not necessary.  Other skills include strong design, graphic and technical experience, project management and strong communication skills and proficiency in AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Suite and Microsoft office.  Having a landscape architecture license is a plus but not necessary. 

Salary & Benefits

FIELD Landscape Architecture offers a competitive salary, a benefits package including 15 days of paid time off, federal holidays off, an annual bonus commensurate on performance, health insurance, optional vision and dental and the opportunity to work in a collaborative team environment in a growing design firm.

How to apply

Please send a cover letter, resume and portfolio of work samples to careers@fieldla.com.

Please keep portfolio to under 12mb.