Landscape Designer

Trilon Group • Asheville, NC

5d • $60,000 - $72,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Alta Planning + Design seeks a Landscape Designer for our Asheville location. Alta’s landscape architecture practice is dynamic and diverse, contributing to projects at a variety of scales with a people-centered approach to our work. We consider ourselves connectors of people and place, and we work directly with local communities on data-driven, engagement-centered designs. Through all of our projects at Alta, we aspire to promote environmental harmony and resiliency, social capital, and equity through design excellence. This position is a great opportunity for someone who shares these values and who is interested in an interdisciplinary project environment working on a range of project types, from parks to streetscapes to greenways.

About Alta
Alta is a mission driven company working to mitigate climate change and advance safety and social justice by shaping sustainable, people centered communities. We bring together expertise across planning, design, engineering, education and encouragement programs, and community engagement to help communities thrive. Our work is grounded in the belief that how places are designed and experienced has a profound impact on equity, health, and opportunity—and that people should always be at the heart of those decisions.

Founded in 1996, Alta was at the forefront of the active transportation movement and has spent nearly 30 years partnering with communities to imagine a more connected, resilient, and inclusive future. Today, with more than 225 staff across the United States and beyond, we are a global leader in creating environments that support everyday life, strengthen human connection, and respond to the challenges of a changing world. Alta offers the opportunity to collaborate across disciplines, contribute to meaningful work at every scale, and be part of a team committed to making lasting, positive change for people and the places they call home.

Requirements

• Passion for Alta’s mission-driven work
• Bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture, architecture, urban design, or a related field
• 1-2 years of experience in relevant field
• Desire to collaborate and participate in multidisciplinary teams
• Prior internship or other professional experience in transportation planning or design
• Adobe Creative Suite proficiency- InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop in particular
• AutoCAD proficiency
• Basic knowledge of multimodal transportation planning practices and trail design standards
• Effective oral, written, and graphic communication skills
• Ability to lead, prepare, and contribute to the preparation of plans, reports, memos, and presentation materials
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to independently work on multiple projects and complete tasks at a high level of quality
• Ability to participate in public outreach or conduct site visits

Nice To Haves

• Basic understanding of ArcGIS Pro
• Digital rendering and hand sketching skills
• 3-D Modelling and Animated Renderings of Models (Program knowledge could include City Engine, Rhino, Lumion and/or Sketchup)
• Experience in Adobe After Effects a plus
• Ability to prepare graphics and maps
• Master’s degree in a related field
• Consulting experience
• Membership in a professional practice organization
• Specific experience planning and designing multimodal transportation projects or trail design

Responsibilities

• concept-level design on efforts such as Complete Streets or greenway corridor studies
• detailed development of construction documents, cost estimates, and specifications for parks
• shared use path design and feasibility
• on-street bikeway design
• wayfinding signage design
• streetscape design
• natural surface trail design
• park and open space design
• tactical urbanism
• urban design
• prepare plans, reports, memos, and presentation materials

Benefits

• Flexible Schedule
• Medical: PPO or HSA medical plans, Alta pays 75% of the cost
• Dental/Vision: PPO, Alta pays 90% of the cost
• Life Insurance: Alta pays 100% of the premium for life and AD&D, equal to your base compensation
• 401(k): Alta provides a match up to 3%
• PTO: 21 days accrued annually to start
• Holidays: 11 total company paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave/Short-Term Disability
• Additional Benefits: Wellness reimbursement up to $800 annually, Alta Gets Around benefit of up to $900 annually, 5-year travel award, and professional development opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level