**Company Description**
**At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.**
We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.
Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.
**Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.**
We will give you 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 culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – 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.
We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.
We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.
When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.
**Job Description**
**AECOM** Design + Planning has an immediate opening for a **Mid-level Landscape Designer** with interest in restoration ecology, landscape architecture and environmental design to work in our Sacramento office. Opportunities include the ability to support and partner with other AECOM designers and ecologists on sustainable landscape architecture, habitat restoration, mitigation, environmental design, visual impact assessment and other project assignments.
**AECOM** is proud to provide our employees with exciting, challenging projects and career opportunities. Imagine working on rewarding projects within a diverse culture and having access to exceptional training and career development opportunities. Working at AECOM means being part of a global team, working with award-winning professionals across the world.
**The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:**
+ Support in preparation of schematic and conceptual designs, construction drawings and specifications, cost estimates, and illustrative drawings and computer-generated graphics
+ Project coordination and project site visits to conduct site assessments, monitoring, or construction oversight
+ Support projects for the Northern California Environmental Planning practice
**About AECOM’s Environment Business Line**
Join AECOM to be part of an expert global team who is connected through a well-developed, worldwide, internal technical practice network through which you can learn from and brainstorm with the best in the world. AECOM is an industry-leading, world class environmental firm, and we want you to succeed within it. We respect and encourage your own pathway to excellence via our Freedom to Grow initiative.
AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world’s most challenging issues. Our global clients and their projects are diverse and interesting. They span market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems within diverse community profiles.
AECOM’s Sustainable Legacies program describes our approach to the environment, social equity and governance (ESG.) We embed sustainability throughout our business and help clients embed sustainable practices into their work. We help clients reduce their impact on the environment, achieve compliance and reduce risks.
**Qualifications**
**Minimum Requirements:**
+ BA/BS in Landscape Architecture, Environmental Planning, Ecological Restoration, Plant Ecology or a related field.
+ Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education with an emphasis on native plant landscaping, sustainable landscape architectural design, and ecological restoration.
**Preferred Qualifications:**
+ Motivated to improve the natural environment and interested in sustainable landscaping and ecological restoration.
+ Strong working knowledge of CA native plants, their identification with scientific and common names, ecology, phenology and growing requirements and preferences.
+ Familiarity with basic irrigation design concepts, MWELO requirements and WUCOLS.
+ Capable of working independently while adhering to project budgets and schedules.
+ Proficient knowledge of AutoCad, and Land F/X to prepare landscape and irrigation progress, permit and construction drawings.
+ Excellent written communication skills, grammar, writing and report preparation capabilities.
+ Capable of working on multiple tasks and multiple projects simultaneously.
+ Proficient knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PDF Exchange or Acrobat. (InDesign or PhotoShop helpful as well).
+ Some experience preparing construction drawings and specs for landscape, irrigation, restoration and other environmental design projects.
+ Ability to work with people in a cooperative environment, as an ambassador for the firm and our clients.
+ Experience with both private and public sector projects is preferred, but not required.
**Additional Information**
+ Offered rate of compensation (California locations only) will be based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. The salary range for this position is $70,000 - 90,000.00.
AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D and disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, wellness and global well-being, and global EAP, Business Travel and Service Awards programs.
With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! 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.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
Join us and let’s get started.
**ReqID:** J10092638
**Business Line:** Environment
**Business Group:** DCS
**Strategic Business Unit:** West
**Career Area:** Design
**Work Location Model:** Hybrid
