ESP Associates, Inc. (ESP) is seeking a Land Planner / Landscape Designer to join our Charlotte, NC Planning & Design Studio. This is an excellent opportunity to grow your career with a well-established, dynamic, and growing multi-disciplinary firm.

This position will assist in providing site analysis, zoning/code research, master planning/site planning, hardscape and landscape construction documents, illustrative graphic exhibits, and presentations for a variety of projects including residential, commercial, parks and rec, mixed-use, along with various amenities and other recreational project components. 

This is an excellent career opportunity for an enthusiastic and talented individual to join a team of outstanding professionals and apply the latest technology to help our clients solve their most challenging projects! 

Responsibilities: 

• Provide site analysis and research including code requirements.
• Prepare conceptual designs, site layouts, yield, and parking studies.
• Prepare development plans to support rezonings and/or entitlements. 
• Prepare detailed hardscape and landscape construction documents. 
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams on a wide range of projects developing detailed designs for construction. 
• Assist with specification writing, permitting and construction administration. 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited program.
• Experience with Lumion, AutoCAD/Civil 3D, Land FX, Adobe Creative Suites (PhotoShop, InDesign, Illustrator, Sketchup), GIS/ArcView, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point). 
• Strong freehand illustration and rendering skills. 
• Knowledge of grading, drainage, plant material and planting design.
• Excellent written, verbal, and graphic communication skills. 
• Creative design skills for complex project solutions. 
• Positive attitude and strong work ethic. 
• Organized and ability to manage multiple tasks. 
• Self-motivated to produce high quality work in a timely manner. 
• Ability to work in a team environment. 
• Licensure and/or experience is not required. 
• Candidate must be able to pass a drug screen, background check, and have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the company’s driving (MVR) policy.

Corporate Information:

ESP is a multi-discipline engineering design and consulting firm providing our clients with civil engineering, surveying, planning/landscape architecture, geosciences, environmental, subsurface utility engineering, and construction engineering inspection.

Through years of dedicated service to our clients, ESP has received a designation of 209 on the 2023 ENR Top 500 Design Firm rankings. For the firm's primary territory, the ENR Southeast Top Design Firms, ESP received a 2023 ranking of 32.

ESP offers an excellent employee benefits package including:

• Competitive compensation with yearly performance reviews and discretionary annual bonuses
• 401(k) (Traditional & Roth plans) with a guaranteed employer match of 100% up to the first 3% and 50% on the next 2% (eligibility after 60 days) 
• PTO (Paid Time Off) & 10 Paid Holidays
• Tiered Health, Vision & Dental Insurance Options (eligibility after 30 days) 
• Behavioral Medicine through Teladoc
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Education Reimbursement Opportunities
• Flexible and Dependent Benefits Plan
• Referral Bonuses