We are growing! Perkins&Will Atlanta Landscape Architecture is searching for a talented Senior Designer who is passionate about creating thoughtful, innovative, and compelling outdoor environments. If you thrive on the creative side of landscape architecture, enjoy transforming ideas into inspiring designs, are self-directed, and want to see your vision come to life, we'd love to have you join our award-winning team. This is an opportunity to focus on design, collaborate with a talented team, and make a lasting impact on projects that shape communities and enhance the built environment.
Years of Requisite Experience: 6-12+ years
Focus: Design
Licensure: Preferred
Education: Bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture or related field required. Master’s degree preferred.
Consideration: Please include a portfolio with your resume, either as a link or a PDF of work samples. Applications without a portfolio will not be considered.
Responsibilities:
- Design and technical experience at a consistently high level of accomplishment.
- Exhibits strong conceptual thinking with an ability to communicate ideas both graphically and verbally.
- Develops and implements creative and innovative design ideas, concepts, and solutions while participating as an integral member of the design team.
- Understands and consistently executes all aspects of the design process and project complexities to proactively contribute to the overall success of the team while adhering to firm and project goals and standards of excellence in design, execution, and living design.
- Maintains awareness of evolving landscape technology.
- Understands and responds to technical implications and design decisions.
- Execute drawings for schematic design, design development, and construction documents.
- Executes responsibilities on projects within the scope of schedule and budget.
- Experience with marketing pursuits, proposal preparation, and interviews.
- Experience with mentoring and leading support staff through design process.
- Coordinates effectively with partners, colleagues, and consultants throughout the design phases.
- Displays a strong work ethic and desire to learn new skills in support of a growing landscape architecture.
Proficiencies:
- Conceptual Ideation and story telling
- All phases of documentation
- Adobe Suite
- Graphic presentations
- Conceptual modeling tools
- Revit (preferred not required)
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Skills Required
- 6-12+ years of landscape architecture design experience
- Bachelor's degree in landscape architecture or related field
- Master's degree in landscape architecture (preferred)
- Landscape architect licensure (preferred)
- Portfolio submission with resume (required)
- Strong conceptual thinking and ability to communicate ideas graphically and verbally
- Experience developing and implementing creative design concepts
- Execute drawings for schematic design, design development, and construction documents
- Proficiency with Adobe Suite
- Proficiency with conceptual modeling tools
- Experience mentoring and leading support staff through design process
- Experience with marketing pursuits, proposal preparation, and interviews
- Coordination with partners, colleagues, and consultants throughout design phases
- Revit experience (preferred)
Perkins&Will Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Inclusive Benefits Coverage — Inclusive health benefits extend to same-sex spouses and domestic partners and include coverage for gender confirmation surgery, reinforced by repeated external recognition for LGBTQ equality.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage spans dental, vision, disability, life, and medical insurance, alongside FSA options and related support programs that broaden access to care.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support includes a 401(k) with employer matching and is complemented by performance bonuses that add to total rewards.
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What We Do
Since 1935, we’ve believed that design has the power to make the world a better, more beautiful place. That’s why clients and community members on nearly every continent partner with us to design healthy, happy places in which to live, learn, work, play, and heal. We’re passionate about Living Design, a philosophy that guides our work and emphasizes poetics and beauty; conceptual clarity; research and innovation; technology and tectonics; community and inclusion; resilience and regeneration; and health and well-being. Our team of over 2,500 professionals in 30 studios worldwide provides interdisciplinary services in architecture, interior design, branded environments, urban design, landscape architecture, and more. Our partners include Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects; Portland; Nelson\Nygaard; and Pierre-Yves Rochon (PYR). We’re also part of the Sidara Collaborative, a global network of leading designers, engineers, planners, and consultants.
