JOB TITLE: Landscape Designer
START DATE: Immediate, position open until filled.
STATUS: Full-Time or ¾-Time
PAY: $68,000 - $90,000 Annually commensurate with experience
FULL-TIME BENEFITS: Vacation, Training/Wellness Stipends, 401k Match, Long/Short Term Disability
LOCATION: Regional to Sonoma or Mendocino County, CA, or hybrid remote with ability for frequent travel to Sonoma and Mendocino County sites, occasional travel to other areas within California.
TO APPLY: To apply for this position, please submit resume and cover letter to applications@h2oprogressive.com
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 contribution to a dynamic team.
Your responsibilities will encompass a wide range of tasks related to nature-based landscape design including 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 experience are 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.
Who Should Apply:
We recognize that environmental challenges, social and economic inequity, and environmental racism are intrinsically linked, and therefore, marginalized communities must be centered in the work we do. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. Women, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ candidates are encouraged to apply. We seek dedicated people who believe they have the skills and ambition to succeed at Watershed Progressive to apply for this role.
Note: This job description is intended to provide an overview of the responsibilities and qualifications for the position. It is not an exhaustive list of duties, and additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.
In this position, you will:
LEAD effective and collaborative approaches to creating design plans and construction documents.
TEACH interfacing with design software, platforms and effective methods of landscape design to a multi-disciplinary team.
LEARN about Watershed Progressive’s unique approach using multiple benefit tools including climate appropriate landscaping, greywater reuse, rainwater harvesting, and more.
IMPROVE your understanding of holistic resilient design and how to advance a shared vision of a resilient future through designing beautiful landscapes with a deep knowledge of natural systems.
Benefits include:
Hybrid remote work, with occasional travel required
Health care stipend
Annual training funds
Paid holidays
PTO Vacation and sick time
Onboarding
Within 1 month in this role, you will:
Begin to understand the intersection of Watershed Progressive’s multiple programs and projects and how they work towards the organization’s mission statement.
Begin to understand the integration of WP’s toolkits and multiple benefits.
Be comfortable working across multiple platforms to communicate with team members and external partners, complete and delegate project tasks, find relevant project background information and document project steps.
Contribute to creating compelling landscape design plans and graphics.
Within 3 months in this role, you will:
Be involved in multiple projects.
Understand who our various project partners, collaborators, funders, and stakeholders are and their roles in our projects and programs.
Understand the potential impact you can have on creating healthy watershed communities through design, outreach and engagement.
Within 6 months in this role, you will:
Understand the potential impact of our work through interconnected scales, from small sites to large watersheds.
Contribute to creating meaningful designs at various scales through developing multiple kind of representation of landscape transformation that conveys how to take action where we live, work, and play to build a resilient future for all.
About Us:
Watershed Progressive (WP) is a consulting and design-build collaborative, focused on bringing appropriate water management to our clients through a regenerative, whole systems approach. Through collaborative projects, we integrate onsite water capture (with tools like greywater reuse, rainwater harvesting, and stormwater management) with watershed-level planning and monitoring to conserve water, sequester carbon and create beautiful, ecologically sustainable landscapes. We envision thriving communities participating as stewards of resilient ecosystems, creating solutions that model best practices to reach optimum watershed health for future generations. Our work is rooted in technical knowledge, holistic design, and co-creating with communities and natural landscapes. Join our team of Environmental Scientists, Ecologists, Engineers, Planners, Landscape Architects, Designers, and Field/Construction staff to help build and enhance thriving communities.