Portland, USA
Landscape designers/architects
at PLACE
PLACE is seeking landscape designers/architects to join its team in Portland, USA.
PLACE is seeking landscape design professionals to lead and support the studio’s creative process. The career position values visionary thinking, technical expertise, and a passion for design shaping lasting impact and meaningful environments.
Qualifications/expertise:
- design excellence – seven plus years’ of experience in landscape architecture and urban design delivering transformative, community-centered placemaking
- environmental stewardship – commitment for advancing innovation, sustainability and forward-thinking ecological solutions
- dynamic collaboration – memorable presentation, public speaking, and leadership skills, ensuring bold vision, stakeholders’ engagement and project success
- compelling storytelling – strong visual compositions bringing ideas to life through engaging and expressive artistic expressions
- strategic impact – active contributions to academia, professional and community organizations fostering partnerships with mission-driven initiatives
- thought leadership – skilled in social media, public relations and knowledge-sharing, amplifying design discourse, client service, and industry recognition
- degree in landscape architecture/professional registration preferred/effective project management
Design documentation proficiency:
- drafting and documentation – AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Revit
- 3D modeling – SketchUp, Rhino (Grasshopper plug-in or any common parametric design tool), 3DS Max
- rendering – V-Ray, Lumion, Enscape, Twinmotion, Unreal Engine, Blender
- graphic – Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
- video editing – Adobe After Effects
Equivalent comprehensive education, experience and demonstrated leadership will be evaluated.
PLACE is a collaborative design studio committed to social impact through art, community and stewardship. Rooted in bold ideas we craft immersive experiences that honor natural and urban landscapes. Curated by a culture of creativity, diversity, innovation, and global networks, PLACE cultivates meaningful relationships that inspire transformation and lasting change.
Bring your imagination and experience to PLACE Portland and Seattle by applying with a resume, letter of interest, references, a representative sampling of your design portfolio, with compensation requirements via the apply for job button below with the subject ‘PLACE_Careers_Candidate Last Name’.