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There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

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Our award-winning Ohio-based urban design, landscape architecture, and planning practice is seeking a mid-level landscape architect who has a passion for working on transformational civic-oriented projects. The successful candidate will work on projects with a wide range or scales, some of which will be local and others that may be in other locales across the Midwest. Regardless of project location, the successful candidate must be a strategic thinker that possesses excellent communication and organizational skills and have a willingness and excitement to collaborate across a wide range of AECOM’s multi-disciplinary platform. This role is to be based in Cleveland, OH. 

The successful candidate will understand the value of leveraging the design platform that AECOM offers, which is access and collaboration with industry leading designers and technical experts in nearly every design and engineering field. The current and near-term projects that this position would support will be transformational to the communities in which they exist.

Internally, this position will provide the opportunity to serve as an integral part of a growing planning and design practice that includes planners, landscape architects, architects, interior designers, engineers, and business development professionals. The position will require the ability to present and clearly articulate design visions, concepts, internally and externally, as a function of facilitating the overall design process for complex multi-layered design problems and solutions.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s of Landscape Architecture or related field + 4 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Professional landscape architecture licensed in the State of Ohio

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in landscape architecture or urban design
• 6+ years of professional experience
• Proficiency in Autocad, Adobe Creative Suite, and atleast one of the following 3D modeling and rendering platforms (revit, rhino, sketchup, enscape, Lumion, etc
• Support the further development of a design studio culture
• Collaborator & Integrator
• Project or task management experience
• Professional licensure within the state of Ohio
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, AutoCAD Civil 3D
• Proficiency in creating hand sketches for the purpose of facilitating design workshops and quickly communicating design ideas
• Familiarity with and some past participation with business development activities such as marketing, proposals and client development.
• Excellent internal and external design communication
• Excellent written communication, quantitative analysis, graphic design, presenting, and critical thinking skills.
• Non-mandatory participation in civic-minded organizations

• Sponsorship is not available for this role

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.