Landscape Architect

2 months ago


Raleigh, United States ESP Associates Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

ESP’s award-winning Southeast Regional Landscape Architectural team is seeking a creative and collaborative Team Lead to join our Raleigh, NC studio.

  • Are you an established Landscape Architect professional looking to make a difference in the community around you as well as across the region?
  • Do you have an entrepreneurial spirit and enjoy empowering early-career professionals?
  • Do you want to build a team that specializes in creative design and planning?

As a Team Lead, you will manage and continue to grow a creative and talented design team involved with the preparation of conceptual design plans, rezoning plans, site and planting plans, construction plan documents and related technical drawings, illustrative materials, and rendered graphics. The Team Lead will work closely with the studio team supervising the execution of public parks and recreation and land development work, ensuring quality and timeliness of deliverables that exceed client expectations. This individual will work collectively with our Planning and Engineering Practice Leaders to create a vision for growth and contribute to the development of the Planning/Landscape Architecture discipline.

Established over 30 years ago in Charlotte, NC, ESP has a commanding presence in and around the Carolinas. We embrace teamwork and professional growth in a fun and collaborative environment. This is an excellent career opportunity for an enthusiastic and talented individual to join a team of outstanding professionals and apply the latest technology to help our clients solve their most challenging projects

Responsibilities:

  • Oversight of production of high-quality design in AutoCAD/Civil 3D, Adobe Creative Suites (PhotoShop, InDesign, Illustrator, Sketchup), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point) and other design platforms.
  • Work directly with clients and in-house staff to advance master plans/development drawings, develop site plans, manage the entitlement processes, and implement improvements.
  • Provide design, project, and task management leadership to various projects.
  • Mentoring and guidance of staff.
  • Oversight of landscape architectural construction documents (CD’s) including related technical layouts, grading plans, planting plans, details, and hardscape design.
  • Quality Control / Quality Assurance (QA/QC) of work product created by department.
  • Provide design, project, and task management leadership to various production teams.
  • Effectively and professionally interact with public and private sector clients, approval authorities, governmental officials, and the public.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelors’ degree from an accredited Landscape Architectural program preferred.
  • Professional registration as a Landscape Architect or Certified Planner.
  • 5+ years’ experience as a professional Landscape Architect/Designer in a land development office setting preferred.
  • Experience and background with a diverse and dynamic portfolio of projects.
  • Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary and collaborative environment, with ability to adjust to project priorities and multiple clients.
  • The ability to manage deadlines and ensure compliance with the local, state and federal requirements.
  • Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and verbal/written communication skills.
  • Strong freehand illustrations and rendering skills, with demonstrated graphics skills that are expressive in both sketch and finished formats.
  • Experience working with local codes, ordinances and public agency standards related to land development design and related entitlement processes.
  • Ability to effectively understand and design projects including rezonings, site plans, and landscape plans in accordance with municipal codes and ordinances.
  • Candidate must be able to pass a drug screen, background check, and have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the company’s driving (MVR) policy.

Corporate Information:

ESP is a multi-discipline engineering design and consulting firm providing our clients with civil engineering, surveying, planning/landscape architecture, geosciences, environmental, subsurface utility engineering, and construction engineering inspection.


Through years of dedicated service to our clients, ESP has received a designation of 194 on the 2024 ENR Top 500 Design Firm rankings. For the firm's primary territory, the ENR Southeast Top Design Firms, ESP received a 2024 ranking of 30.


ESP offers an excellent employee benefits package including:

  • Competitive compensation with yearly performance reviews and discretionary annual bonuses
  • 401(k) (Traditional & Roth plans) with a guaranteed employer match of 100% up to the first 3% and 50% on the next 2% (eligibility after 60 days)
  • PTO (Paid Time Off) & 10 Paid Holidays
  • Tiered Health, Vision & Dental Insurance Options (eligibility after 30 days)
  • Behavioral Medicine through Teladoc
  • Short-Term Disability Insurance
  • Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Pet Insurance
  • Education Reimbursement Opportunities
  • Flexible and Dependent Benefits Plan
  • Referral Bonuses


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