Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

AECOM is now accepting resumes and portfolios from exceptional Landscape Designers to join our growing Washington, DC design studio. The DC design studio continually imagines and delivers a wide range of highly significant, award winning, landscape architecture projects both regionally and globally. As a Designer in our Landscape Architecture and Urban Design studio, you will have the opportunity to work on a range of project types such as plazas, streetscapes, parks, waterfronts, multi-modal infrastructure, urban design plans, master-planning, green infrastructure and ecological restoration at all stages of planning, design and implementation. Our collaborative design practice provides a small studio feel with the resources and exposure of a premier, international, multidisciplinary consulting firm. This position is hybrid with required time spent in the office each week.

Responsibilities of this position will include, but not be limited to:

Works in collaboration with other designers on a wide array of projects ranging from streetscapes, urban spaces, and environmental remediation for a variety of Federal / Military clientsPrepares documents and graphics for all phases of landscape architectural design, inclusive of site analysis, master planning, schematic design, design development, and construction documentsPerforming basic landscape architectural calculationsPreparing specifications, reports, and related data tablesMaintaining liaison with design and drafting groupsPreparing and reviewing drawings as requiredUnder the direction of the Supervising Architect, may perform technical assignments of moderate complexity within approved schedules and budgets May coordinate technical and administrative activities with employees in other disciplines and other departments participating on an assigned projectPossess strong graphic skills to generate two-dimensional and three-dimensional Design Graphics

AECOM’s Buildings + Places practice includes architecture, interiors, building engineering, workplace strategy, business transformation, asset advisory, economics and development planning, master planning, urban planning, and landscape architecture.  With a range of expertise from strategy and design through project realization, we create better outcomes to grow economies, protect natural systems, conserve natural resources, make societies more equitable, and connect and engage people through innovative, sustainable design solutions.  Our teams have worked on signature projects such as the London 2012 Olympic Park and Legacy Framework, to the new plan for the LA2028 Olympics, to industrial facilities for GE and Rolls-Royce, to headquarters and workplaces for NASA, Unilever, Sony Music, DirecTV, Box, Inc., and many Fortune 500 companies. 

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

BA/BS in Landscape Architecture or Architecture, plus two (2) years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

Preferred Qualifications

Professional experience in Microstation, Grasshopper, Revit, ArcGIS, Rhino, Lumion, BIM, FormIt, Enscape and other computer applicationsStrong knowledge/interest in plant materials and their suitability for different conditionsExperience preparing construction documentsWorking knowledge of grading, construction materials and detailingExperience working on multidisciplinary teamsProfessional licensure is a plusAdditional aligned credentials such as arborist certification, CPSI, LEED, CPTED, etc

Additional InformationRelocation is not available for this positionSponsorship is available for this position

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

 

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.