Landscape Architect

Quinn Evans • Columbia, WA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Quinn Evans is a nationally recognized architecture and design firm and recipient of the American Institute of Architects’ 2024 Firm Award. Our process is informed by the past to address today’s complex challenges and design our shared future. We are technical experts, caretakers, conveners, and listeners. We identify the solutions that best serve the community and the long-term life of a place. We bring expertise in cultural and sustainable stewardship to every aspect of our practice and projects. Our projects encompass a variety of project types including public sites, museums, and visitor centers, civic, performing arts, educational, and hospitality, to multi-family housing. Team building is critical to our practice. Together, we create better work and more fulfilling professional lives. We do this through a culture that fosters constructive engagement leveraging a diversity of staff, practice, client communities, and points of view. Be a part of a collaborative and diverse team that is designing ways for places and people to thrive today and tomorrow. Quinn Evans is one of the largest women-owned design practices in the country. We take pride in our diverse team and workplace culture. We emphasize leadership, innovation, teamwork, and professional development. We offer competitive compensation, a supportive hybrid work environment, and opportunity to make a difference through work on unique and impactful projects. We contribute to and advance our profession through sponsorship and team member leadership positions. This includes the American Institute of Architects, Association for Preservation Technology, membership in the President’s Circle of the National Organization for Minority Architects (NOMA) and as a signatory of the 1.5°C COP26 Communiqué . We are seeking a talented and motivated Landscape Architect or Landscape Designer with 4–7 years of professional experience to join our Washington, D.C. office. The ideal candidate is a curious, analytical designer with strong construction documentation skills and a collaborative disposition. The person in this role will work closely with Senior Landscape Architects on civic, cultural, and urban projects, primarily focused on design for construction, with occasional planning and master planning assignments. This position provides opportunities for professional growth, exposure to a variety of project types, and immediate opportunities to contribute to the work of the firm.

Requirements

• Professional degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited institution
• 4–7 years of professional site design experience, demonstrating growth in responsibility and technical skill
• Professional licensure in DC/MD/VA or demonstrated progress toward registration
• Thoughtful aesthetic and technical sensibility, capable of contributing to resilient, contextually aware designs that respect existing sites and historic conditions.
• A highly organized and passionate professional approach to work with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Proficiency in producing construction documentation (plans, sections, details, and diagrams) using AutoCAD (essential); experience with LandFX is preferred.
• Proficiency with Revit/Environment and ArcGIS are preferred but not required.
• Proficiency in using digital design tools (Rhino, Enscape, Twinmotion or others) represent site design concepts.
• Hand drawing/rendering skills are also highly valued.
• Familiarity with Serif Affinity Suite (preferred) or Adobe Creative Suite.
• The ability to prepare client and public presentations including concept diagrams, rendered technical drawings, and related 2D/3D graphics.
• Primarily local travel within the DC/MD/VA area for site visits
• Occasional travel to other offices or project sites outside the region

Responsibilities

• Produce design and construction documents for campus, civic, cultural, and urban projects under the supervision of senior staff
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members (e.g. historians, historical landscape architects, preservation planners and architects) to support design and interpretation of historic and contemporary places
• Assemble presentations for internal and external meetings
• Develop graphics, visualizations, renderings, and presentations for public meetings, client workshops, and internal use
• Support construction administration, including reviewing submittals, RFIs, and field observations
• Participate in client, consultant, and site meetings as appropriate
• Identify design or documentation issues proactively and collaborate to develop solutions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees