Join our Team!

The Opportunity

This position is based out of Bend, OR and is a unique opportunity to contribute to the development of an emerging firm’s design culture and processes. We are looking for someone who has a desire to be involved in all aspects of Understory’s projects from concept development to construction observation and is motivated to advance in their career quickly. You would be a good fit for this position if you are curious, have an enthusiasm for design, are self motivated, and have strong technical skills.  Although all of our team members contribute to all phases of design, we are looking for someone who excels in the technical phases of projects.  Are you a critical thinker who enjoys getting into the details and solving technical design problems? We want to hear from you.

What we are looking for:

You should have the ability to immediately contribute to work in all phases of projects including, design development, construction documentation, and construction administration. Prior experience producing design development and construction document sets and coordinating with consultants in other disciplines is required. The ideal candidate will have excellent technical documentation skills including construction detailing, grading, irrigation design, and experience writing technical specifications. The position will involve remote collaboration. The ability to work independently, self-edit work, and command a high level of accuracy is required.

The position requires a degree in landscape architecture from an accredited university (BLA or MLA) and a minimum of four years of experience working as a landscape architect/landscape designer.  Professional experience using AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, Bluebeam, Google and Microsoft programs and developing 3D models (Sketchup or Rhino) and renderings for design studies and presentation graphics is required.

This position will be full-time (40 hours a week) and located in Bend Oregon. We are a hybrid office and work in person together 2-3 days per week. We value work-life balance and support flexible schedules.

Salary and Benefits:

Salary commensurate with experience.  Benefits include Simple IRA, paid time off and holidays, medical insurance stipend, and annual profit sharing.

To Apply:

Please email a single PDF comprising a cover letter, resume with references, and up to 10 pages of a graphic portfolio (10 MB maximum file size) to Amy Cragg  amy@understory.design and Andrea Kuns  andrea@understory.design