About Us
Larson Design Group (LDG) is an award-winning, employee-owned Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting Firm. Guided by our core values, we’re expanding our team, opening new offices, and adding new offerings to provide responsive, innovative solutions to clients nationwide.
Being 100% employee-owned directly impacts our culture: it drives our decision-making, motivates our teams, increases our productivity, improves retention, and contributes to the future success of our company. Our culture is one where we work hard for our clients and for each other – and we have fun collaborating, sharing experience and expertise, and learning along the way. We’re passionate about delivering exceptional quality, elevating client relationships, enriching the careers and lives of our employee owners, and enhancing the communities where we live and serve.
At LDG, we strive to create an organization where people want to work. We offer a flexible work environment, paid training for required licensures, competitive benefits, bonus plans, and a company-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) while supporting your professional and personal growth.
Your Opportunity + Impact
The Designer applies foundational to intermediate engineering and/or landscape architecture principles to perform design calculations, prepare technical reports, and develop design plans and details. This role may also contribute to minor project decisions under the guidance of senior team members.
Key Responsibilities
- Utilizes software such as CAD, Civil 3D, Revit, MicroStation, InRoads, SketchUp, Photoshop, and other discipline-specific programs to produce accurate, high-quality design drawings.
- Reviews work for accuracy, incorporates redline corrections, and performs backchecks to ensure precision and compliance with project standards.
- Prepares and reviews specifications, evaluates submittals, and coordinates project documentation and submissions.
- Coordinates the development of advanced multi-discipline drawing sets, collaborating with technical, administrative, and design staff as required.
- Promotes and adheres to quality assurance and quality control processes to enhance deliverable quality and minimize design errors and omissions.
- Researches, interprets, and applies applicable design standards, regulations, codes, and permitting requirements to ensure compliance.
- Independently develops standard project details under direction and ensures consistency across deliverables.
- Reviews shop and working drawings submitted by contractors to verify technical accuracy and adherence to design intent.
- Assists in performing design calculations, quantity takeoffs, technical specifications, and cost estimates to support project development.
Education and Experience
- Education: Associates or Bachelor’s degree in a Technical discipline preferred.
- Experience: Minimum of eight (8) years’ job-related experience.
- Licensure/Certification: n/a
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrates a strong desire to expand knowledge and take on new responsibilities within the field.
- Proficient in Revit, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Microstation/InRoads, and/or Hydrologic and Hydraulic Software Packages to be used for Site Layout, Grading, Utility, and Storm Water Management Plan design and/or other discipline-specific programs preferred.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook).
- Excellent organizational and time management skills to handle multiple tasks and meet project deadlines effectively.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a project team.
EEO Statement
Larson Design Group, Inc. is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization.
Skills Required
- Associate's or bachelor's degree in a technical discipline
- Minimum eight years of job-related experience
- Proficiency with Revit, AutoCAD Civil 3D, MicroStation/InRoads, hydrologic and hydraulic software, or other discipline-specific design programs
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a project team
What We Do
Larson Design Group is a national, award‐winning provider of Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting services, with a vision to deliver more by elevating our client relationships, enriching the careers and lives of our employee-owners, and enhancing the communities in which we operate. Founded in 1986, we serve clients nationwide. We embrace sustainable growth and provide innovative value‐added solutions with unrivaled depth and breadth of capabilities. We apply our collective passion, vision and expertise to focused opportunities and exercise our core values in everything we do. For more than 30 years, these principles have guided our work and fueled our continued growth. Our core values: CLIENT SERVICE EXCELLENCE | INNOVATION | TEAMWORK | PERFORMANCE | LEARNING | STEWARDSHIP Visit www.larsondesigngroup.com to learn more.
