Landscape Designer

Watershed Progressive is hiring a Landscape Designer to join our team! As a Landscape Designer at Watershed Progressive, you will play a crucial role in advancing our mission of “connecting communities with their watersheds through integrated strategies for a healthy, resilient future” through your skills, expertise, and contributions to a dynamic team.

Your responsibilities will encompass a wide range of tasks related to nature-based landscape design, including the use of site assessments, client meetings, design software, including Adobe, AutoCAD, and GIS for drafting of grading, planting, irrigation, and other landscape design drawings; multimedia presentations; graphic formatting for report documents; and translating technical information into graphic formats. Your work will contribute to the development and implementation of projects that engage communities in building climate, ecological, and water resilience. This position offers an opportunity to expand your career in building creative, integrated solutions for healthy communities.

About the Position:

The ideal candidate has the following experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture;
• 3-10 years of related professional experience.
• Experience assessing project sites and meeting/communicating with clients.

• AutoCAD: High proficiency in AutoCAD software plus experience using Land-FX.

• Adobe: Advanced skills in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• GIS: Experience with ArcView GIS software or GeoPlanner;

• Knowledge of California native plants.
• Planting design/plan drafting.
• Irrigation design/plan drafting.
• Grading and drainage design/plan drafting.
• Experience leading landscape construction administration or design-build teams.

• Excellent, professional, oral, & written communication skills.
• Ability to be self-motivated, working independently, remotely, or within teams.

Any of these additional skills and experiences is a plus:

• Experience with holistic, multi-benefit, nature-based design,
• Experience with Stormwater Management Low Impact Design (LID)/Best Management Practices.

• SketchUp, Rhino, or other 3D rendering software experience.

• Ability to manage projects and lead teams.
• Experience with public outreach.
• Ability to project manage, lead, and work on multiple projects concurrently.

The Landscape Designer will report to the Design Hub Manager and work closely with other multidisciplinary staff, including the Environmental Design Director, the Creative Development and Communications Manager, and will be expected to coordinate team members on project-based tasks.