Landscape Designer

What We're Looking For:

Help shape thoughtful, buildable landscapes where communities, natural systems, and infrastructure meet.

Michael Baker International is seeking a motivated Landscape Designer to join our collaborative Landscape Architecture team in Santa Ana, California.

This position will support transportation, public works, and federal infrastructure and facility projects through site analysis, conceptual design, planting and irrigation design, technical production, and construction documentation.

You will work directly with landscape architects and collaborate with our in-house civil, traffic, structural, and stormwater engineers.

This role offers exposure to multiple phases of project delivery, from early studies and design concepts through construction documents and construction-phase support.

The ideal candidate combines creative design thinking with technical accuracy, communicates effectively, takes ownership of assigned work, and is eager to grow within a collaborative multidisciplinary environment.

A Hybrid working arrangement is available.

What You'll Do:


* Prepare landscape architecture construction documents using AutoCAD for federal and public works projects and MicroStation for Caltrans projects.


* Compile and analyze site information, including land use, site context, soils, vegetation, drainage, utilities, and existing structures.


* Develop landscape concepts, planting and irrigation plans, grading concepts, technical details, illustrative plans, diagrams, renderings, exhibits, and presentation materials.


* Assist with preparing technical specifications, quantity calculations, and construction cost estimates.


* Coordinate design and production activities with civil, traffic, structural, stormwater, and other technical disciplines.


* Communicate professionally with clients, agencies, subconsultants, and internal project teams.


* Participate in project meetings, site visits, agency coordination, and construction-phase services.


* Complete assigned tasks on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with project quality requirements.


* Perform careful self-checks and support ongoing quality assurance and quality control throughout project delivery.


* Balance design quality with constructability, maintainability, schedule, and budget.


* Communicate progress proactively, ask thoughtful questions, and follow assignments through completion.


* Build technical knowledge while contributing positively to a collaborative team environment.

What You Need to Succeed:


* Bachelor's or Master's degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited program.


* Approximately 3-5 years of professional landscape architecture experience.

Strong entry-level candidates with relevant internship experience and a compelling portfolio may also be considered.


* Proficiency in AutoCAD.


* Working knowledge of SketchUp, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office, and Adobe Creative Su...