Assistant Landscape Designer

Create Community - Design with Impact. Enjoy Your Weekends.

RICK is looking for a creative and technical Assistant Landscape Designer to join our Landscape Division in San Diego. If you are looking for a firm that combines the stability of 70+ years of industry leadership with a supportive, "family-feel" culture, this is your opportunity. We offer a competitive benefits package, profit sharing, and our popular work schedule featuring 9-hour days Monday through Thursday with half-day Fridays, allowing you to start your weekend early every single week. This is an in-office position.

About the Role: Our award-winning Landscape Architecture team collaborates on a diverse range of public and private sector projects, from community parks and urban streetscapes to large-scale master planned developments. We are seeking a candidate with a BA or BS in Landscape Architecture and 0 to 2 years of professional experience (or 4 years of equivalent work experience). In this role, you will work in a professional office environment, translating concepts into reality through the proficient production of landscape construction documents and high-quality graphic presentations. Success in this position requires a strong grasp of general design principles, a working knowledge of planting design, and the technical ability to execute. This is an in-office position in San Diego.

What You Bring: You must be proficient with AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, and Adobe Creative Suite. To truly stand out, we are looking for candidates who can elevate our visual storytelling using SketchUp, Lumion, D5, Rhino, Adobe Illustrator, or similar rendering software. A clean driving record is required.

Compensation: The salary range for this position is $62,400.00 to $69,680.00

What We Offer:

• Additional compensation offered with overtime and bonus potential.
• Generous Benefits Package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Profit Sharing, 401K, and Life and Disability Insurance and Personal Leave
• Company Events
• Holiday Parties, Team Building Activities and Events and Alternative Work Schedule

Rick Engineering Company (RICK) is an Equal Opportunity Employer

RICK's employees are protected by laws designed to protect employees from discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or any other non-merit-based factor. These protections extend to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring practices, appraisal systems, promotions, and training and career development programs. Rick's employees are also protected against retaliation if they engage in a protected activity, whistleblowing, or the exercise of any appeal or grievance right provided by law.