Landscape Architect

Environmental Science Associates (ESA) is a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting firm. We plan, design, permit, mitigate, and restore for projects across our communities, infrastructure systems, open spaces, and wildlands. We are 50 years strong in 21 offices across California, the Pacific Northwest, and the Southeastern United States.

ESA is seeking a licensed Landscape Architect with 5+ years of related work experience and an academic background in landscape architecture to join our team in Northern California. This opportunity places a high value on collaboration, delivery, and the desire to learn and grow.  This is a salaried, full-time exempt role.  Preference given to candidates who are able to work a hybrid schedule (at least 2 days a week) from a northern CA ESA office locations including: Sacramento, Oakland, and/or San Francisco, CA.  Qualified candidates with the ability to work hybrid from our Petaluma and/or San Jose office will be considered. This role will involve some travel and field work as needed for in-person team collaborations and site visits as-needed. 

Please note, a writing sample may be requested as a stage in the interview process.

Who You Are

You are a self-directed person who is organized and comfortable leading multiple projects and task deliverables concurrently. You are an articulate, engaged and effective team member who has at least 5 years of experience planning and designing habitat restoration, parks and open space, public access, and other types of public infrastructure projects in a professional setting. You have proven success managing projects and coordinating with consultant teams, clients, and public agencies. You use AutoCAD/Civil3D, Adobe Creative Suite, modeling software and other design software to effectively prepare a range of design products including concept plans, perspective renderings, graphic presentations, and bid-ready construction packages.

You are able to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams to integrate data and analyses to plan and design native habitat restoration/enhancement, natural open space, recreation and public access improvements. Specific experience with renderings and visualizations, planning and design of large-scale public projects, working with engineers and biologists, and climate change adaptation approaches are desirable.

You hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Landscape Architecture or a related field and are willing and able to get licensed in California within two years.

You are comfortable producing design plans, specifications and cost estimates, and translating these deliverables to construction administration tasks.  You have an interest in and familiarity with native plants and ecosystems, and are looking for an opportunity to apply, share and expand your knowledge base and skills. You are familiar with and competent in the development of project reporting, ‘basis of design’ documents and construction cost estimating. You are adept and comfortable contributing to and participating in client meetings and public outreach efforts including presentations to community groups, regulatory agencies and multi-disciplinary team settings.