Landscape Designer

CEI Engineering Associates in Dallas, TX, is seeking a full-time Landscape Designer to join our growth-oriented team. If you are a flexible and adaptable designer looking for a company that values your contributions and invests in your professional development, we encourage you to apply. This role offers competitive pay based on experience, complemented by excellent benefits, including comprehensive health coverage, a 401(k) plan with company match, an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), quarterly incentive bonuses, continuing education opportunities, and a health and wellness reimbursement program. If you're ready for this exciting landscape design opportunity, apply todayABOUT CEI ENGINEERING ASSOCIATESEstablished in 1973, we became a leader in civil engineering, land surveying, and landscape architecture by approaching each project with the same objectives: to help our clients streamline their processes, create efficiencies, avoid costly mistakes, and drive revenue to their bottom line. With offices from coast to coast and a dedicated team of more than 100 professionals, we are a diverse, deeply experienced, and inclusive firm ready to help our clients take advantage of every opportunity that comes their way.We employ hard-working people who want to develop and grow along with our company. We also want to help our employees and their families lead healthy, balanced lives. Therefore, we provide affordable coverage that promotes wellness beyond basic healthcare. By offering competitive pay, excellent benefits, and ongoing training, we foster a supportive environment where our team can excel. Most importantly, we aim to give our employees the opportunity to do what they do best every single day.A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A LANDSCAPE DESIGNERAs a Landscape Designer specializing in outdoor recreation, you'll be essential to the success of our Outdoor Recreation department, flexing your creative thinking and technical skills across projects like new park and trail design as well as park and trail rehabilitation work. You start by analyzing surveys, field notes, and existing conditions assessments to develop the most effective strategy for completing the work on time and on budget, whether it involves a major park rehabilitation or designing a new multi-use trail system. This includes striving to identify potential constraints and brainstorming creative workarounds. Attentive to detail, you research relevant ordinances, codes, and best practices to ensure compliance before developing and presenting conceptual diagrams and narratives for approval. You then use AutoCAD to create detailed landscape and civil plans, including site layout, grading, and construction details for projects ranging from new park amenity areas to complex trail alignments, even performing hydraulic calculations for irrigation when needed. Throughout this process, you keep project managers and design staff updated on your progress, proactively addressing revisions and serving as a key component in successfully completing projects that enhance community outdoor spaces.QUALIFICATIONS FOR A LANDSCAPE DESIGNERBachelor's degree in landscape architecture OR equivalent experienceHigh proficiency with AutoCAD 3D visualization software, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft OfficeStrong visual depth perception and the ability to distinguish colorsValid driver's license and an acceptable driving recordWorking knowledge about or experience with Lumion, SketchUp, or Rhino would be preferred but is not required. Relevant CAD design experience would be a huge bonus Strong hand-drawn graphic skills would also be a plus. Are you extremely organized and detail-oriented? Do you have excellent communication skills? Can you manage your time well and prioritize multiple tasks? Are you a quick-thinking problem solver? Do you work well with a team? If yes, you might just be perfect for this AutoCAD positionARE YOU READY TO JOIN OUR TEAM?If you are skilled with AutoCAD and feel that you would be right for this landscape designer job, please fill out our initial 3-minute, mobile-friendly application. We look forward to meeting you and making you our new Landscape DesignerLocation: Dallas, TX