Junior Landscape Designer(0 - 3 year experience)

Job Area:
Landscape

Application Deadline:
As soon as possible

Location:
45 Main Street, 9th Floor
11201 Brooklyn, NY
United States
New York

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Junior Landscape Designer(0 - 3 year experience)

BIG is an international multidisciplinary company, characterized by an entrepreneurial spirit, true teamwork across areas of expertise and new ways of approaching conventional tasks. We have an informal work environment where camaraderie and collegial support are highly valued and where ambition, very high work morale and dedication to being the innovators of our field unify the staff. Our firm is characterized by creativity, high energy and a unifying team spirit. We are dedicated to creating and maintaining a cool and enjoyable workplace and we continuously work at becoming better and better at what we do. Our headquarters are located in Copenhagen and our New York office has been open since 2010.

BIG Architecture seeks a Junior Landscape Designer to join us in our NYC office.
As Junior Landscape Designer, you will be responsible for design and technical production on landscape projects of varying scales. This will encompass conceptual design, the technical side of production of drawing sets, grading and planting design, coordination, and landscape materiality.

Requirements:

• Professional degree in landscape architecture or architecture with landscape-related degree (Ecology, Urbanism, Urban Design, Environmental Design)
• 0-3 years professional experience as a landscape designer/architect
• Should have strong ability with 3D modeling in Rhino, Adobe Suite, AutoCAD,
• Understanding of grading design, planting design, natural systems, materials, and technical aspects of landscape architecture
• Familiarity with technical documentation and coordination; a dedication to rigor and craft in built work
• Excellent communication skills, fluent in English - spoken and written
• Strong conceptual and design skills with sensitivity in the human scale
• Ability to express design ideas quickly, clearly and succinctly
• Ability to develop design options in collaboration with other design teams and consultants
• Ability to prepare, develop and edit drawings and models as they relate to the project
• Organizational skills, ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Willingness to take on constructive guidance in response to direction from managers

Nice to Have:

• Experience as a junior designer on built and published references is preferred
• and a familiarity or competence in Revit strongly desired

The salary range for this position is $65,000 - 72,500 depending on experience.

At BIG, we value and encourage the following qualities:

• Be Proactive – Take initiative, do research, and don’t be afraid to try new things. Prevent issues rather than having to fix them later.
• Be Reliable – Be someone leadership can trust to deliver on any task.
• Be Accountable – From the big picture to the day-to-day, own the decisions you make.
• Be Consistent – Prove you can do it, and then do it again.
• Be Tenacious – Be committed, show up, contribute with passion, do your best, get stuff done and don’t give up.
• Be Independent – Take a task or project and run with it, but don’t be afraid to ask questions.
• Be Clever – Be smart, know your stuff, think critically, keep the big picture in mind, figure things out, and be curious.
• Be Generous – Share your knowledge and skills with other BIGsters, and mentor others when you can.
• Be Nice – Be a team player and a good colleague, be honest, respect your peers, don’t take yourself too seriously, and have fun!

Diversity has been part of our DNA since BIG’s foundation. A multitude of cultures and backgrounds creates a new point of reference which leads to amazing insights. At BIG, we celebrate and support diversity because it makes our team, work and the built environment better. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and take affirmative action to employ equally regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status