Landscape Architect - Multiple Experience Ranges

Our Chicago Office is looking for:

Landscape Architect/Designer with 3-6 years experience

Senior Landscape Architect/Designer 8 years experience

About Hollander Design

Hollander Design is a group of landscape architects and designers creating essential places shaped by site, architecture, and the lives that inhabit them. Whether designing a country estate, destination resort, luxury urban terrace, expansive campus, or cultural institution, we create the conditions for feeling at home in the world. 

Our work – extending from the Hamptons across the country’s defining coastal, rural, urban, and mountain landscapes, as well as Europe and Asia – involves collaborations with the most sought-after architects and designers in practice today. Founded in 1991, Hollander Design works from offices in New York City, Chicago, the Hamptons, and Savannah.  

Join our collaborative Chicago studio where emerging landscape architects grow through hands-on design, detailed construction documentation, field experience, planting design, and mentorship on highly crafted residential, hospitality, rooftop, and institutional projects.

Why Join Us?

• Dynamic Growth Opportunities: At Hollander Design, you'll be part of a dynamic and growing team, designing exciting projects across the United States and internationally. From private residences, urban rooftops, and institutional campuses to historic landscapes, luxury real estate and hospitality, you’ll have ample opportunities for professional growth, creativity, and to see your projects completed.

• Commitment to Excellence: We believe in delivering best-in-class landscape architecture that seamlessly integrates with the site, its architecture, and the unique needs of its inhabitants. Our family-first work environment fosters collaboration, creativity, and a healthy work-life balance.

• Industry Leadership: With a portfolio that includes prestigious accolades from the ASLA, recognition in the Architectural Digest AD 100 and Elle Decor lists, and a national hospitality design award for our biodiverse approach to Silver Sands, among others, we are at the forefront of our industry. 

What We Offer:

• Competitive Compensation: As a valued member of our team, you'll receive a competitive salary commensurate with your expertise and contributions.

• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes matching contributions to a 401k, performance-based bonuses, and generous health insurance coverage.

Landscape Architect/Designer with 3-6 years experience:

You’ll be a strong fit if you have:

• 3–6 years of professional experience in landscape architecture, architecture, or a closely related design field
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture or Architecture
• Strong design sensibility and the ability to communicate ideas clearly through drawings, graphics, models, and presentations
• Experience contributing to projects from schematic design through design development, construction documentation, and implementation
• Working knowledge of grading, construction detailing, materials, and site design
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, and Microsoft Office
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities with attention to detail
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Interest in hands-on design work, including sketching, field observation, construction administration, and planting design
• Enthusiasm for working in a collaborative studio environment on a wide range of project types

Experience in one or more of the following areas is especially helpful:

• Urban rooftops, terraces, or private gardens
• Hospitality, institutional, or small-scale commercial projects
• High-end residential design
• Planting design and plant material selection
• Hand rendering, digital rendering, or advanced visualization
• Rhino, Lumion, D5, or other 3D modeling/rendering platforms
• Professional licensure or progress toward licensure

This is for a full-time, in-office position based in Chicago, IL. Salary is commensurate with experience between $80-$100k. Some travel may be required. Position is for immediate hire.

Senior Landscape Architect/Designer with 8 years experience:

We’re looking for a candidate who:

• Is an effective leader in a small-team setting on a wide range of project types
• Demonstrates interpersonal, team leadership and organizational skills
• Is excited by the hands-on nature of work that includes physically sketching in addition to computer rendering; getting out into the field for construction administration and placing plant material
• Is ready to be a part of an always-learning environment that regularly offers continuing education opportunities
• Shares our commitment to thoughtful, innovative design solutions appropriate to three ecologies: the site’s ecology, its architectural ecology and its human ecology
• Is interested in a rigorous design process that results in outstanding built work with a high level of detailing

Required Skills:

• Experience leading complex projects from schematic design through construction documentation and implementation
• Project management experience in high-end, single family residential design; urban private rooftops; or small-scale commercial development
• Experience working directly with clients and successfully coordinating deliverables with contractors, consultants, and lead team members
• Highly organized with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to lead multiple tasks in a fast-paced studio environment
• Demonstrated strong technical skills (Grading and Construction Details)
• Proficient in AutoCAD v2013, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketchup and Microsoft Office Suite
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture or Architecture

Preferred Skills:

• Rhino, Lumion, D5, or other 3D modeling/rendering platforms
• A working knowledge of plant material
• Professional licensure

This is for a full-time, in-office position based in Chicago, IL. Salary is commensurate with experience between $100-$130k. Some travel may be required. Position is for immediate hire.

To Apply:

• Please submit a portfolio that clearly demonstrates your individual design role and contributions on projects. Email portfolio and resume as .pdf attachments (max. 10MB) to work@hollanderdesign.com. Specify which role you are applying for in the title of the email.