Landscape Designer / Architect

Amt Engineering - Rockville, MD

Full-time - Entry Level

Rockville, MD

251-500 employees

About the position

The Landscape Designer / Architect position at A Morton Thomas and Associates, Inc. (AMT) involves developing innovative landscape designs and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to deliver successful projects. This role is essential in enhancing community spaces through sustainable practices and effective project management, while also providing opportunities for professional growth in a supportive environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop conceptual design and story boards
• Prepare studies and reports
• Research and evaluate sustainable and resiliency practices
• Assist with design and detail projects for constructability including parks and trails, site plans, plaza, streetscapes, K-12, higher education, integrated stormwater management and transportation projects
• Conduct project site visits to verify construction activities, gather data, coordinate with project team, and to inspect materials
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary in-house project teams of civil engineers, planners, transportation engineers, water resource engineers, surveyors, and construction inspection specialists
• Prepare visually appealing and informative graphics as part of project communications and proposal and marketing pursuits
• Utilize AutoCAD, Microstation, and GIS software and file sharing technologies
• Assist with field investigation and reporting on integrated roadside vegetation management, forest mitigation, critical area mitigation, wetland mitigation, and storm water management facilities

Requirements

• Bachelors or Masters Degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited university
• 1-4 years' experience in landscape architecture
• Experience with VA and MD codes and guidelines for design
• Proficiency in AutoCAD
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Experience in Sketch-Up, Revit or other 3D modelling software
• Experience with ArcGIS

Benefits

• Tiered medical coverage
• Dental/Vision
• 401(k)
• Short- and long-term disability
• College savings plan
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• Training/Certifications