Landscape Architect

Overview:

Watermark Landscape Architecture is a small, family-friendly firm located in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Hendersonville is a historic, thriving, beautiful town in the mountains of Western North Carolina, close to Asheville, NC, and Greenville/Spartanburg, SC.

Hendersonville is a major hub for all things outdoors, including hiking, fly fishing, mountain biking, rock climbing, kayaking, and so much more. Hendersonville is a paradise for anyone who loves culture and an active lifestyle.

We are looking for a licensed landscape architect or landscape designer with skills in project management, production, and graphics. The ideal candidate would enjoy working in a small, collaborative, close-knit firm. We strive for creativity, building relationships, flexibility, and to have fun while serving our clients and community with a high level of professionalism.

We work on a wide variety of projects throughout Hendersonville and the surrounding areas. Our projects vary widely in scale, typology, and scope. On any given day, you may be drawing a long-range land planning concept, designing a municipal park, creating a riparian planting plan for a streambank restoration, or working on a high-end residential landscape for a historic estate. We encourage our team members to participate in, learn from, and experiment with all aspects of the design process. We value everyone’s input in determining the projects we undertake.

Watermark’s open, top-floor, plant-filled office is just an 8-minute walk to downtown and a wonderful place to work. Expect stimulating lunch conversations, impromptu site visits, walks to historic Main Street Hendersonville, as well as drop-ins from dogs, kids, friends, colleagues, and clients. If you are excited to be a creative, self-reliant, and collaborative member of a great team, we encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in projects throughout all stages: site visits, client meetings, concept development and schematics, team collaboration, presentations, drafting, final plans and bid documents, cost estimates, construction observation & oversight, and overall project management.
• Prepare various hand-drawn and digital plans and graphics (schematic and presentation level) to communicate ideas to clients and project partners.
• Communicate with a variety of stakeholders: clients, municipal planning officials, other design professionals, and contractors.
• Carry out administrative duties such as stakeholder communication, material sourcing, cost estimates, file management, reports, etc.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, including communication, delegating tasks, meetings, and monitoring deadlines, all while producing high-quality deliverables.

Desired Skills & Attributes:

Required:

· Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Landscape Architecture

· Licensure or the desire to pursue licensure

· Desire to work and live in Western North Carolina

· Desire to connect and engage within the community, and motivated to make a positive impact

· Four or more years of experience (we will consider less experience for the right candidate)

· Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail

· Proficiency in AutoCAD

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Comfortable interacting with clients, partners, and others

· Exceptional organizational skills

· Ability to manage time and priorities while working on multiple projects

· Self-reliant, flexible, proactive, willingness to learn, and a positive attitude

Highly Desired:

· Proficiency in Adobe Suite, SketchUp, and/or other 3D modeling software

· Proficiency in hand drawing and graphic design

· Experience working with clients and contractors

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office

· Knowledge of and/or interest in the Western North Carolina area

Preferred:

· Experience with site planning, grading, and drainage, stormwater, and erosion control plans

· Well-rounded understanding of plants native to and/or relevant to the Southern Appalachians

· Experience with Arc GIS

Compensation:

· Salary commensurate with experience

· 401K Retirement Plan

· Bonus Opportunities

· Flexible schedule for work/life balance

· Unlimited time off

· Professional Development Assistance (i.e., continuing education, conferences, certificates, licenses, etc.)