Associate Landscape Architect

Associate Landscape Architect

Department: Landscape Architecture

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Atlanta, GA

Reporting To: Britt Storck

Compensation: $80,000 - $102,000 / year

Alta Planning + Design seeks an Associate Landscape Architect for our Atlanta location. Alta’s landscape architecture practice is dynamic and diverse, contributing to projects at a variety of scales with a people-centered approach to our work. We consider ourselves connectors of people and place, and we work directly with local communities on data-driven, engagement-centered designs. Through all of our projects at Alta, we aspire to promote environmental harmony and resiliency, social capital, and equity through design excellence.

This position is a great opportunity for someone who shares these values and who is interested in an interdisciplinary project environment working on a range of project types, from parks to streetscapes to greenways.

About Alta

Alta is a mission driven company working to mitigate climate change and advance safety and social justice by shaping sustainable, people-centered communities. We bring together expertise across planning, design, engineering, education and encouragement programs, and community engagement to help communities thrive. Our work is grounded in the belief that how places are designed and experienced has a profound impact on equity, health, and opportunity—and that people should always be at the heart of those decisions.

Founded in 1996, Alta was at the forefront of the active transportation movement and has spent nearly 30 years partnering with communities to imagine a more connected, resilient, and inclusive future. Today, with more than 225 staff across the United States and beyond, we are a global leader in creating environments that support everyday life, strengthen human connection, and respond to the challenges of a changing world.

Alta offers the opportunity to collaborate across disciplines, contribute to meaningful work at every scale, and be part of a team committed to making lasting, positive change for people and the places they call home.

In this role, you’ll be a design contributor and production manager on a variety of corridor and recreation projects. This may include concept-level design efforts such as Complete Streets or greenway corridor studies, to detailed development of construction documents and cost estimates for parks and open space. It is expected that Associate I Landscape Architects have some level of experience managing production or projects.

Participation in fieldwork and public meetings is also to be expected. Designers will be challenged to think at a variety of scales from the systems-level down to specific sites or intersections. Designers who enjoy working closely with other disciplines will appreciate Alta’s interdisciplinary approach that encourages collaboration with our planners, engineers, graphics designers, outreach specialists, and data analysts.

Required

• Passion for Alta’s mission:
  To serve our clients with climate friendly infrastructure and mobility solutions that prioritize people, advance equity, and create a safer more resilient future.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture or related field of study.
• 7 or more years of experience in a consulting environment or public entity
• Experience in active community design and planning.
• Demonstrated understanding of street and trail design principles and a general understanding of project management principles, methods and techniques.
• In-depth knowledge of the principles of site grading and general construction techniques.
• Ability to critique and provide design direction on photo-renderings, concept sketches, construction drawings and other similar materials for use in proposals and project deliverables.
• Ability to effectively read, understand and utilize technical drawings, maps, and other similar documents.
• Ability to guide staff members and manage internal team expectations.
• Exhibits strong initiative and ability to capitalize on opportunities to enhance Alta’s position in the marketplace.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, multiple…