Summer 2026 Landscape Architecture Intern

The Progressive Companies Summer Internship Program is a paid, full-time experience where classroom learning meets real-world impact. You'll dive into hands-on projects, sharpen your problem-solving and communication skills, and gain a front-row seat to the world of architecture, design, engineering, and construction. Along the way, enjoy community outings, wellness events, service-learning projects, and lunch-and-learns that fuel both your career and your curiosity.

As a Landscape Architecture Intern, you will work collaboratively with project managers and other landscape architects to complete plan designs and production for landscape architecture design projects. Typical work includes preparation of design documents, detail libraries, and construction documentation.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the project team to ensure they achieve project schedules and budgets.
• Manage multiple projects in a timely and accurate manner, monitoring overall project progress according to the project scope and available resources.
• Provide drafting services and final construction documents consistent with Progressive's standards.
• Assist in the preparation of presentation materials, design, and construction documents.
• Assist with site investigation and regulatory research.
• Prepare Construction Permitting documents.
• Participate in field investigations and the process to identify opportunities and constraints. Assist with field inspection services for conformance to plans and specifications and preparation of reports as a follow up.
• May attend client and public meetings with senior team members.
• May consult with regulatory agencies when necessary.
• Understand what the deliverable needs to be to meet your client's project needs and what it takes to make projects successful.
• Maintain a close relationship with your client throughout the project.

Qualifications:

• Enrollment in a LAAB-accredited landscape architecture program.
• Basic knowledge of the landscape architectural design and documentation process. Basic knowledge of green infrastructure systems. Basic knowledge of sustainability and other trends in the design/construction industry.
• Willingness to learn and participate in the quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) processes.
• Basic knowledge of applicable codes (and willingness to learn) along with ability to assist in conducting research for requirements that may need to be incorporated into technical documents.
• Knowledge of construction materials, methods, sustainability, universal design, and other trends in the design and construction industry.
• Attention to detail with an emphasis on quality work products and client service, demonstrated through your competencies.
• Ability to express (and show) a passion for building and maintaining client relationships and providing exceptional customer service in a team environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including preparing and performing presentations.
• Strong design skills demonstrated in portfolio, as well as the ability to clearly articulate design solutions.
• Knowledge of SketchUp, Revit/AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe InDesign are required. Experience in producing construction documents preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook required. Experience in Project, SharePoint, and Teams preferred.
• Photography skills preferred.

People Matter

Each individual's background, knowledge, ability, and experience contributes to strengthening our organization and projects. Our dedication to diversity includes company provided training and education, equitable recruitment, a grassroots employee DEI committee, and robust community partnerships.

Progressive Companies is comprised of people with a variety of abilities, races, colors, religions, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, ages, veteran statuses, and more. As an equal opportunity employer, we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential elements of innovative design. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Transforming Spaces. Empowering People.

The talented professionals of Progressive Companies are designers of a bold new future, creating high-performance structures and pathways, delivering on today's needs and preparing for what's to come. We live by the idea that design isn't simply about beauty, it's about improving strategic outcomes—what we call Performance Based Design. Our work spans across the nation, allowing team members to work on a variety of exciting projects and maximize impact as trusted partners to our clients and communities.

Sustainable and Inclusive

We are dedicated to human-centered, sustainable, and inclusive design practices. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential to building trust, respect, and truly innovative design making spaces welcoming and accessible to all. Our sustainability approach embraces the AIA 2030 Commitment, together with a range of high performance, restorative, and regenerative strategies with a focus on climate responsive results to maximize positive impact in our industry.

Employee Owned

We act like owners—because we are. From modest beginnings of four original engineering partners in 1962, to almost 300 architects, engineers, designers, and consultants across multiple regional offices today, the energy, resourcefulness, and entrepreneurial mindset you expect from a CEO come standard with every team member.

Culture of Excellence

The firm is continually ranked as one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation, with comprehensive benefits including an award-winning wellness program, hybrid work schedule, summer hours, profit-sharing, and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). We take our work seriously, but have fun along the way, which fuels the creative spirit and supports a focus on work and life integration.

Progressive Companies is committed to development and growth of team members through continuing education, mentorship, growth opportunities, and more. We are dedicated to giving back to our communities, with paid service-learning hours available to every employee and corporate sponsorship for a wide range of community organizations and activities.