Landscape Architect​/Designer

Come join our award-winning design studio!Richardson & Associates is a small landscape architecture firm making a big impact on landscapes throughout New England and beyond. The firm is located just minutes from the ocean, mountains, and the beautiful city of Portland, Maine . We have an outstanding roster of exceptional projects currently in the office and on the horizon, and are seeking a talented individual with a passion for design to become an integral part of our growing team.Richardson & Associates fosters a collaborative design-centric work environment that encourages excellence, quality, and innovation. Our projects are diverse in scale, dynamic in range, and typically include working on integrated teams with a variety of like-minded allied professionals in many fields.The office’s portfolio includes a diverse range of high quality design-focused projects in the private, public, and non-profit sectors. Project types include recreational, institutional, streetscapes, historic, civic, community/downtown, brownfields; larger scale multi-year residential projects make up a good percentage of the office’s workload. These distinctive projects occur on the state’s rugged coast and islands, as well as within the mountains and alongside the lakes of the region’s interior.What you will bring:A minimum of three years of experience in a professional design officeExperience in and a passion for the design of a diversity of landscapesExperience in project coordination and/or project managementExcellent graphic skillsExcellent technical skillsAutoCADMicrosoft OfficeSketch Up (and/or other 3-D modeling software)What you will do at R&A:Day-to-day management of multiple projects across a wide spectrum of types, sizes, and tasks.Contribute to all phases of a project, from their inception to their completion, including:project coordinationplanninganalysisbidding administrationpublic speakingconstruction documentation and administrationEngage in a very hands-on design process involving an active and integrated roll with clients and team-members including internal colleagues, architects, engineers, artists, and contractors.We offer a competitive compensation package which includes medical benefits, retirement plan, and a relocation allowance.