Landscape Architect Mid-Level

Environmental Science Associates•San Jose, CA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Environmental Science Associates (ESA) is a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting firm. We plan, design, permit, mitigate, and restore for projects across our communities, infrastructure systems, open spaces, and wildlands. We are 50 years strong in 21 offices across California, the Pacific Northwest, and the Southeastern United States. ESA is seeking a licensed Landscape Architect with 5+ years of related work experience and an academic background in landscape architecture to join our team in Northern California. This opportunity places a high value on collaboration, delivery, and the desire to learn and grow. This is a salaried, full-time exempt role. Preference given to candidates who are able to work a hybrid schedule (at least 2 days a week) from a northern CA ESA office locations including: Sacramento, Oakland, and/or San Francisco, CA. Qualified candidates with the ability to work hybrid from our Petaluma and/or San Jose office will be considered. This role will involve some travel and field work as needed for in-person team collaborations and site visits as-needed. Please note, a writing sample may be requested as a stage in the interview process.

Requirements

Licensed Landscape Architect
5+ years of related work experience
Academic background in landscape architecture
Self-directed, organized, and comfortable leading multiple projects and task deliverables concurrently
Articulate, engaged and effective team member
At least 5 years of experience planning and designing habitat restoration, parks and open space, public access, and other types of public infrastructure projects in a professional setting
Proven success managing projects and coordinating with consultant teams, clients, and public agencies
Use AutoCAD/Civil3D, Adobe Creative Suite, modeling software and other design software to effectively prepare a range of design products including concept plans, perspective renderings, graphic presentations, and bid-ready construction packages
Able to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams to integrate data and analyses to plan and design native habitat restoration/enhancement, natural open space, recreation and public access improvements
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture or a related field
Willing and able to get licensed in California within two years
Comfortable producing design plans, specifications and cost estimates, and translating these deliverables to construction administration tasks
Interest in and familiarity with native plants and ecosystems
Familiar with and competent in the development of project reporting, ‘basis of design’ documents and construction cost estimating
Adept and comfortable contributing to and participating in client meetings and public outreach efforts including presentations to community groups, regulatory agencies and multi-disciplinary team settings
Able to work in a hybrid fashion from Oakland, San Francisco, or Sacramento office
Comfortable working in diverse environments, including remote, rural, and urban areas
This position involves outdoor physical activities under different weather conditions, moving across uneven and possibly steep terrains, and carrying loads of at least 50 pounds over extended distances
Role may require proximity to heavy machinery
Hold a valid driver's license
Experienced in operating 4WD vehicles off-road

Nice To Haves

Specific experience with renderings and visualizations
Planning and design of large-scale public projects
Working with engineers and biologists
Climate change adaptation approaches

Responsibilities

Support multi-disciplinary project teams focused on habitat restoration, sea level rise adaptation and recreational/public access projects, including producing plans, reports, and design documents.
Develop design concepts, impact calculations, planting plans, grading plans, irrigation designs and technical reports.
Support the development of construction drawings, specifications, cost estimates, and provide construction-phase support through field observation, RFI responses, punch lists, submittal review and response, and coordination with contractors and clients.
Serve as a technical specialist in restoration of California native plant communities, including planting, establishment, monitoring and maintenance methods.
Support marketing efforts and contribute to the development of scopes, fee estimates, and other narrative components of task orders and proposals, and participate in project presentations and proposal interviews.
May participate in and/or lead client and community engagement meetings; integrate and translate science and field-based analyses; coordinate staff assignments and workloads for one or more landscape architects/designers; and/or review project accounting and prepare invoices.