Richardson & Assoc. Richardson & Assoc.

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 passion for site/landscape design.

  • A minimum of three years of experience in a professional design office

  • Experience in and a passion for the design of a diversity of landscapes

  • Experience in project coordination and/or project management

  • Excellent communication skills

  • Excellent time-management skills

  • Excellent written skills

  • Excellent graphic skills

  • Excellent technical skills

  • Required: proficiencies in

    • AutoCAD

    • Microsoft Office

    • Adobe Creative Suite

    • SketchUp (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:

    • conceptual design

    • schematic design

    • design development

    • project coordination

    • planning

    • analysis

    • permitting

    • bidding administration

    • public speaking

    • report writing

    • construction documentation and administration

  • Engage 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. If you believe you may be the right fit for our team, we’d love to hear from you.

Please send questions about the position, a letter of interest, résumé, and work samples to mail@richardsonassociates.com.

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Acorn Engineering Acorn Engineering

Landscape Designer

Acorn Engineering, Inc., a Maine-based, 100% employee-owned civil engineering, landscape architecture, surveying and construction administration firm, is currently seeking a Landscape Designer to join our growing landscape studio.

This position is associated with our Portland, Maine office, located at the edge of the Old Port. The role offers designers a unique opportunity to guide development projects across Maine. Project work includes parks, trails, master planning, affordable housing, residential and commercial site planning, streetscape design, shoreline stabilization, nature-based design solutions, and community engagement opportunities.

The position includes working with landscape, civil and survey teams, preparing graphic and presentation materials, drafting and plan set development, permit application assembly, site analysis, research, and design. This position would report to the Landscape Architecture Project Manager.

Skills and Experience:

-Degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited institution

-0-3 years of experience

-Proficiency in AutoCad, 3-D modeling software, Bluebeam, Adobe CS3 suite, and Microsoft office software

-Experience with Rhino, Sketch-up and Lumion a plus

-A positive, team-oriented attitude and interest in collaborative design

-Strong graphic, written, and verbal communication skills

-Effective time management and organizational skills to balance multiple projects and tasks simultaneously

-Detail-oriented and self-motivated

-Valid driver’s license required

Acorn offers an excellent compensation and benefits package including:

-Paid time off, (Vacation, Sick and Holidays)

-401K plus company match

-Health insurance and flexible spending account

-Paid Family Leave

-Dental insurance

-Company Paid Short Term, Long Term and Life Insurance

-Employee Ownership

Salary Range: $64,000 - $73,000

Please apply for this job via our website at: acorn-engineering.com/careers/

After you have submitted your application, please email work samples in PDF format to info@acorn-engineering.com. Please include both recent student and professional work, if available.

Learn more about Acorn Engineering by following #acornseedtosite on Instagram and LinkedIn.

Photo: Portland Trails Stroudwater Connector Trail Design

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