ABLA Studio is hiring: Landscape Designer - Architect in Tempe

Ready to leave your creative mark in a desert oasis? If so, apply to join our team as a full-time Landscape Designer - Architect at ABLA Studio today! In this role, you'll flex your creative muscles on inspiring, community-driven landscapes while sharpening your technical chops alongside an innovative, award-winning team.

We're offering $55,000 - $68,000 per year plus bonuses, and we don't stop at great pay, we back our team with full benefits, including:

• Bonus structure
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• A 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Growth opportunities
• Flexible schedules
• Half-day on Fridays
• Company events

THE INS AND OUTS OF BECOMING OUR LANDSCAPE DESIGNER - ARCHITECT

THE SCHEDULE:

We provide flexible scheduling options for you to choose from:

• 7:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday–Thursday and 7:00 am to 11:00 am on Friday
• 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday–Thursday and 8:00 am to 12:00 pm on Friday

YOUR ROLE:

As our Landscape Designer - Architect, you dive into projects with the design team, bouncing ideas, sketching concepts, and breathing life into outdoor spaces that make people say "wow." You'll craft everything from initial site plans to polished presentation materials, and build out detailed construction documents using AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite. You tackle challenges like site drainage and accessibility like a pro, ensuring your designs check all the technical, aesthetic, and ABLA-level inspiring boxes.

OUR REQUIREMENTS:

• 2+ years of experience in landscape architecture or design; licensure is not required
• Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, or a related field, preferably in a professional office setting
• Exceptional organizational and communication skills
• Experience using AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop and InDesign), and Microsoft Office
• Ability to work independently and ask for help when needed
• Ability to juggle multiple projects and priorities
• Experience with SketchUp, Land F/X, and/or Lumion is a plus

JOIN US

We're a premier regional planning and landscape architecture firm known for creating authentic, inspiring outdoor spaces that shape how communities live, move, and thrive. Our mission, "Inspiring Spaces. Impacting Lives.", fuels every project we take on. Headquartered in Tempe, AZ, we proudly serve projects across the southwest, offering expertise in entitlements, land planning, urban design, landscape architecture, and implementation for both public and private sectors. From small urban infill projects to impactful master-planned communities, our diverse portfolio is nationally recognized-and our people are at the heart of it all. We foster a creative, open, and collaborative culture in our studio just steps from ASU and Tempe Town Lake, where indoor-outdoor workspaces, mentorship opportunities, and flexible schedules fuel professional development and design innovation. At ABLA, we don't just build landscapes-we build careers.

If you think this Landscape Designer - Architect job is a fit for what you are looking for, great! Applying is a snap. Simply fill out our initial 3-minute application.