Advantage Solutions
Location
Overland Park, KS | United States
Job description
Landscape Designer - ( 240000DP )
Description
Strong communities don’t just happen—they’re built. They’re creatively imagined, collaboratively planned, and readied to face tomorrow with optimism. We’re driving the future of Community Development. Our experts lead their fields, collaborating on projects that are as technically challenging as they are impactful, creative, and fulfilling. We’re a place where you can apply your passion—and find endless opportunities to help make communities more equitable, resilient, and livable.
Your Opportunity
Stantec is seeking an entry level Landscape Designer to join our Downtown Overland Park, KS office location. In this entry level to 3-years of experience position you will develop technical skills and assist the project team with drawings and drafting in the creative design process. Being creative and detail oriented, you will create design documents, together with conceptual and final designs, renderings, master plans, and construction documents. You will have the opportunity to work on public and private projects locally, nationally, and internationally across a range of scales and uses including civic spaces, streetscapes, outdoor recreation venues, parks, residential, and institutional developments, and more. You will build new relationships with some of our more than 250 landscape architects’ firm wide, be mentored under experienced landscape architects, and work in a casual environment with clients and teams through all phases of design.
Your Key Responsibilities
Assist the project team in site analysis, site planning, conceptual design, final design, and preparation of construction plans for a variety of landscape architecture project types, as well as participate in creation of 3D graphics and technical documents.
Use knowledge of the general concepts of landscape design including site analysis, project theming, schematic design, and design development.
Assist the project team with the preparation of project documentation during all phases of design, such as project graphics and exhibits, site grading, paving designs, walls, structures, site lighting, planting design, and construction observation.
Develop technical skills and assists the project team with drawings and drafting in the creative design process.
Support construction administration on projects by attending site visits and/or construction meetings and assisting in preparing sketches or drawing revisions and photography.
Assist in the development of a design through hand graphic sketches, electronic models, diagrams, video flythroughs, and other visual formats.
Perform due diligence and research on projects as required to provide the background information to start new projects.
Develop software skills utilizing relevant programs to assist with preparation of simple exhibits to complex working drawings.
Participate in college recruiting and relations.
Perform other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.
Qualifications
Your Capabilities and Credentials
Excellent design, graphic, computer, written, and verbal communication skills.
Understanding and knowledge of Midwest plant materials.
Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Land-FX, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Office. Familiarity with Lumion, Enscape, Rhino, Revit, and Unreal Engine a bonus.
Proficient hand drafting and sketching abilities resulting in strong conceptual designs.
Highly motivated and passionate about design, possesses strong time management, critical thinking, organizational skills, and has the ability to multitask.
Comfortable working within a team environment, as well as being productive independently with limited supervision.
Education and Experience
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in landscape architecture from an accredited program.
Minimum of 0-3 years of experience.
Typical casual office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for periods of time. Our Studio is located in the heart of downtown Overland, Park, Kansas.
A neighborhood with small-town flavor that has grown into a modern and vast array of nearly 300 locally owned and operated businesses. The area is known as a strong, safe community, focused on great food, the arts, and friendly local businesses lining the walkable streets and close-knit buildings with a variety of living options.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.
Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).
Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.
The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Primary Location : United States-Kansas-Overland Park
Work Locations :
Overland Park KS
Organization : BC-1938 CommDev-US North Central
Employee Status : Regular
Job Level : Entry Level
Travel : No
Schedule : Full-time
Job Posting : Feb 1, 2024, 8:00:03 AM
Req ID: 240000DP
Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans
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