Landscape Designer 2 bei DOWL

Why DOWL?

DOWL is a top-ranked, multi-disciplined consulting firm with over 60 years of experience in civil engineering and related services. Our in-house expertise spans Civil and Land Development, Construction-Related Services, Transportation and Structures, and Water and Environmental Services. At DOWL, you’re valued.  We support your growth, offer great benefits, and foster a culture of integrity, professionalism, and teamwork.

Land Use Planning Market Sector

Our Land Use Planning team is a dynamic group of landscape architects and planners who bring creativity, technical expertise, and strategic insight to every project. We're passionate about uncovering land design opportunities and crafting thoughtful, effective land use plans and permitting strategies that help our clients turn vision into reality. From concept-level area master planning and visual simulations to detailed landscape design, due diligence assessments, and complex permitting processes, our work is as diverse as it is impactful. If you're driven to shape the built environment and want to be part of a collaborative team that’s making a difference across communities, we invite you to be a part of the People Who Make it Happen!

Summary

The Landscape Designer 2 prepares high quality, imaginative and practical landscapes, urban designs, and design solutions for projects such as master plans, park plans, recreational facilities, roadways, parkways, hospitals, schools, land subdivisions, and commercial, industrial, and residential sites with limited oversight. The person in this position will work under the guidance of a licensed Landscape Architect and is expected to exercise a strong work ethic, an appetite to learn new concepts, and have excellent organizational and communication skills. This person is able to shift between detailed landscape design work and larger-scaled master planning work in a fast-paced, professional environment. This person is expected to work well with others, absorb and apply constructive criticism, and seek guidance from more experienced members of the team as necessary.

Job Responsibilities and Duties

To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Software

• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) - Developing
• Market Sector Software (AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch-Up) - Developing

Technical Expertise

• Solid understanding of technical fundamentals
• Performs basic technical tasks with limited oversight
• Performs quality control of basic deliverables
• Eager to learn and expand skill set

Teamwork

Team player who follows the direction of others, asks good questions, retains information provided, and shares information with those less experienced.

Project Delivery

Produces the following under limited direction/oversight from others:

• Technical reports and memos
• Visualization graphics/renderings
• Construction quantity calculations and cost estimates
• Design documents and construction plans

Understanding Budget and Schedule

Moderate understanding of scopes, schedules, and budgets. With guidance, predicts the level of effort for individual tasks and successfully delivers tasks within that level of effort. Monitors results on moderately complex projects.

Industry Standards and Regulations

Understands and employ the following:

• Multiple design codes specific to the array of local jurisdictions in which office provides services
• Construction details relevant to landscape architecture
• Region specific plant palettes and irrigation techniques

Client Interaction

Limited direct interaction, commonly in group settings. Responds to emails, attends meetings, and answers questions/comments with limited autonomy.

Other

Other duties as assigned.

Level of Work/Accountability

Performs moderately complex technical work on projects for the assigned market sector. Operates with limited autonomy and work is supervised and reviewed by more senior staff.

Supervisory Duties

None

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Years of experience required: 2 years
• Years of experience required with advanced degree: 1 year

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Driving is an essential job function or a valid driver’s license is required to support legitimate business purposes.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.