Landscape Architect jobs in Annandale, VA

Job Description

Dewberry is currently seeking a full time Staff Landscape Architect to join our Land Planning & Landscape Architecture Department in our Lanham, MD office to work on a variety of projects for clients within the commercial, residential, mixed-use private development sector. This is an excellent career opportunity for an enthusiastic and talented individual to join a team of outstanding professionals, and the opportunity to apply the latest technology to help our clients solve their most challenging problems. Typical projects involve site/civil design for residential, mixed-use, commercial and industrial site development projects.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 50 locations and 2,000 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Responsibilities

• Prepares conceptual and schematic design plans and graphics for presentation
• Prepare layout studies, yield studies, and parking studies for various land development projects
• Prepare development plans to support Rezoning and/or Special Exception applications.
• Works on design teams in all aspects of a given project to develop detailed design documents for Concept, Schematic, Details, and Construction drawing plans.
• Also includes conducting code research, writing specifications, and coordinate/expediting agency permitting.
• Schematic and detailed grading design, utility design, environmental design, planting, lighting, and irrigation plans.
• Prepare Landscape and Hardscape Plans from concept development through construction documents.
• Prepares environmental, tree conservation, and mitigation plans for agency approval.
• Coordination and communication with various team members including engineering, surveying, geotechnical, architecture, structural, environmental engineers, designers, and consultants.
• Utilizes intermediate drafting and design skills to compete various tasks within a team atmosphere

Required Skills & Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture or Urban Planning by an accredited 3rd party (LAAB), required.
• 3-5 years of experience in landscape architecture and/or planning, required.
• Strong freehand illustration and rendering skills.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator,) Sketchup, ArcGIS/ArcView
• Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D 2019 and Microsoft office (word, excel, outlook, Power Point) is required.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in a multifaceted team environment.
• Portfolio, work samples, university/college transcripts will be required if considered for an interview (writing sample, portfolio, grading example)
• Strong motivation and interest to obtaining licensure or certification

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employees. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.