Entry-Level Landscape Architect/Designer
Job Description
We specialize in creating innovative solutions for mixed-use retail, commercial, residential, and educational/institutional projects. If you’re an enthusiastic and detail-oriented professional with 1-3 years of experience and a passion for the technical aspects of landscape architecture, we’d love to have you join our team!
About The Role
As an Entry-Level Landscape Architect/Designer, you will be integral to our production team. You’ll collaborate across disciplines—landscape architecture, surveying, permitting, and civil engineering—at every project phase, from feasibility studies and schematic design to construction documentation and administration.
Your Responsibilities
Collaborate with multi-disciplinary project teams to bring innovative designs to life.
Assist in developing site designs, from feasibility studies through permitting and construction documentation.
Draft plans using AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, and LandFX.
Prepare layout, grading, and construction detailing for all project phases.
Create compelling presentation materials using Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office.
Visit project sites occasionally to observe and document progress.
What We’re Looking For
A professional degree in landscape architecture.
1-3 years of professional experience in a landscape architecture or civil engineering firm.
Proficiency in AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, LandFX, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Office.
Strong understanding of materials, grading, layout plans, planting design, and construction detailing, with a willingness to learn and grow.
Excellent teamwork skills, dependability, and the ability to thrive in a deadline-driven environment.
Bonus Qualifications
Experience with SketchUp, Lumion, Rhino, or other graphic presentation tools.
Strong communication skills (verbal, written, and graphic).
Knowledge of New England plant communities and ornamental plants for planting design.
Why Join WDA Design Group?
At WDA Design Group, you’ll find a supportive, collaborative workplace that values creativity, precision, and innovation. You’ll work on diverse, exciting projects while growing your skills and contributing to a team passionate about designing functional, sustainable, and inspiring landscapes.
Salary to commensurate with experience.
WDA Design Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Company Description
WDA Design Group is a multiple award-winning multi-disciplinary design firm with offices in Westborough, MA specializing in civil engineering, landscape architecture, site planning, surveying and permitting. Since 1997, we have developed innovative site design solutions for some of southern New England’s leading public and private clients. With a passion for innovation and a deep understanding of the essence of where we practice, WDA has been responsible for the creation of some of the most recognizable public and private developments in Massachusetts and Rhode Island over the past two decades, including Northborough Crossing, Bay State Commons, the Apponaug Circulator, the Astra Zeneca Headquarters, and Quinn Memorial Square.
WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
WDA Design Group is a multiple award-winning multi-disciplinary design firm with offices in Westborough, MA specializing in civil engineering, landscape architecture, site planning, surveying and permitting. Since 1997, we have developed innovative site design solutions for some of southern New England’s leading public and private clients. With a passion for innovation and a deep understanding of the essence of where we practice, WDA has been responsible for the creation of some of the most recognizable public and private developments in Massachusetts and Rhode Island over the past two decades, including Northborough Crossing, Bay State Commons, the Apponaug Circulator, the Astra Zeneca Headquarters, and Quinn Memorial Square. WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.