Landscape Architect

About Quinn Evans

Quinn Evans is a nationally recognized architecture and design firm and recipient of the American Institute of Architects 2024 Firm Award. Our process is informed by the past to address todays complex challenges and design our shared future. We are technical experts caretakers conveners and listeners. We identify the solutions that best serve the community and the long-term life of a bring expertise in cultural and sustainable stewardship to every aspect of our practice and projects. Our projects encompass a variety of project types including public sites museums and visitor centers civic performing arts educational and hospitality to multi-family housing.

Team building is critical to our practice. Together we create better work and more fulfilling professional lives. We do this through a culture that fosters constructive engagement leveraging a diversity of staff practice client communities and points of view.

Be a part of a collaborative and diverse team that is designing ways for places and people to thrive today and tomorrow. Quinn Evans is one of the largest women-owned design practices in the country. We take pride in our diverse team and workplace culture. We emphasize leadership innovation teamwork and professional development. We offer competitive compensation a supportive hybrid work environment and opportunity to make a difference through work on unique and impactful projects.

We contribute to and advance our profession through sponsorship and team member leadership positions. This includes the American Institute of Architects Association for Preservation Technology membership in the Presidents Circle of theNational Organization for Minority Architects (NOMA)and as a signatory of the1.5C COP26 Communiqué.

Job Description

We are seeking a talented and motivated Landscape Architect or Landscape Designer with 47 years of professional experience to join our Washington D.C. office. The ideal candidate is acuriousanalytical designer with strong construction documentation skillsand a person in thisrole will work closely withSenior Landscape Architectson civic cultural and urban projects primarily focused on design for construction with occasional planning and master planning positionprovides opportunities for professional growth exposure to a variety of project types andimmediate opportunitiestocontribute tothe work of the firm.

Key Roles andResponsibilities

• Produce design and construction documents for campus civic cultural and urban projectsunder the supervision ofsenior staff
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members ( historical landscape architects preservationplannersand architects) to support design and interpretation of historic and contemporary places
• Assemble presentations for internal and external meetings
• Develop graphics visualizations renderings and presentations for public meetings client workshops and internal use
• Support construction administration including reviewing submittals RFIs and field observations
• Participateinclient consultant and site meetings as appropriate
• Identifydesign or documentation issues proactively and collaborate to develop solutions

Qualifications

• Professional degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited institution
• 47 years of professional site design experiencedemonstratinggrowth in responsibility and technical skill
• Professional licensure in DC/MD/VA ordemonstratedprogress toward registration
• Thoughtfulaesthetic and technical sensibility capable ofcontributing toresilientcontextuallyawaredesigns that respect existingsitesand historic conditions.
• A highly organized andpassionateprofessionalapproach to workwith the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Proficiencyin producing construction documentation (plans sections details and diagrams) using AutoCAD (essential); experience withLandFXis preferred.
• Proficiencywith Revit/Environment and ArcGIS are preferred but notrequired.
• Proficiencyin using digital design tools (RhinoEnscapeTwinmotionor others)representsite design concepts.
• Hand drawing/rendering skills are also highly valued.
• Familiarity with Serif Affinity Suite (preferred) or Adobe Creative Suite.
• The ability to prepare client and public presentations including concept diagramsrenderedtechnical drawings and related 2D/3D graphics.

Travel Required:

• Primarily local travel within the DC/MD/VA area for site visits
• Occasional travel to other offices or project sites outside the region

Salary Range Amount

$62400 - $92560 Annually

Quinn Evans is an equal opportunity employer offering employment to qualified individuals regardless of race color national origin religion sex age sexual orientation/gender status Veterans status and disability. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and encourage women and diverse applicants to apply.