Lead, shape, and grow - step into an Associate Landscape Architect role where you’ll drive design, lead projects and have strategic impact
About Architectus
We design to make a positive and lasting impact on people, cities, and communities. We’re a multi-disciplinary practice with national reach and deep expertise, enabling us to achieve design excellence at scale.
Our 800+ architects, interior designers, landscape architects, urban planners, urban designers, digital experts, and wayfinding specialists collaborate across 13 studios in Australia and New Zealand, working on projects of every type and size. This makes us the largest, most versatile design practice in our region. Through a thoughtful, integrated approach to design, we form genuine partnerships with our clients and collaborators to create meaningful and resilient places that endure.
Unique Opportunity to Shape Something New in Brisbane
An exciting and unique opportunity to step into an Associate Landscape Architect role within a design-led, agile and fast-growing multi-disciplinary team. This is a rare chance to shape the direction early - leading projects, influencing design, and helping evolve the team from day one.
Backed by a well-established national firm, you’ll have the stability, pipeline and resources of a major business, with the freedom and pace of a growing team. No red tape, just real opportunity and visible impact across a diverse project mix.
This is a genuine step-change role: step into leadership, accelerate your growth, and help build something meaningful from the ground up.
Landscape at Architectus
Architectus Landscape is one of Australia’s newest landscape design studios, combining deep local and international expertise with a passionate team to create meaningful, lasting impact. We take a highly contextual approach to every project - grounded in Country, shaped by client needs and driven by a clear brief - creating a distinct sense of place across all scales and details. With studios in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, we’re a growing national team partnering across the Architectus network and with external collaborators to deliver projects from the earliest stages.
About the Role
As our Associate Landscape Architect, you’ll lead and contribute to the delivery of complex projects across public and private sectors, shaping outcomes from concept through to construction.
You’ll play a key role in project leadership, design quality and team growth, while working closely with multidisciplinary teams and clients.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading and contributing to projects across all stages
- Delivering high-quality documentation, presentations and design outcomes
- Applying strong technical knowledge of materials, construction and standards
- Collaborating with internal teams and external consultants
- Mentoring junior team members and contributing to studio culture
- Building client relationships and confidently presenting design solutions
- Supporting bids, proposals and new business opportunities
About you
We’re looking for a confident and collaborative Associate Landscape Architect with strong design and technical capability.
You will bring:
- A degree in Landscape Architecture with significant industry experience (AILA registration beneficial)
- Proven experience delivering projects across multiple stages, including complex work
- Strong knowledge of landscape construction, detailing and Australian Standards
- High-level design, documentation and communication skills
- A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with strong problem-solving ability
- Experience mentoring team members and contributing to positive team culture
- Ability to manage resources, coordinate teams and support successful project outcomes
- Proficiency in Revit and Adobe Creative Suite (essential), with other 3D and visualisation tools highly regarded
Employee Benefits
This is the perfect opportunity for someone who is seeking something different to the norm – you can be part of our direction and have direct impact and influence on shaping this new team. Alongside this, here are some benefits we can offer our team:
- Flexible work options, including the option for one day working from home per week, and recuperation time.
- Generous paid parental leave: 16 weeks for primary carers and 4 weeks for secondary carers.
- Income protection insurance to cover part of your wage if you are unable to work.
- Access to confidential counselling, wellbeing, legal, and financial advice.
To Apply
Architectus is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We actively promote an inclusive workplace culture and encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment screening. This role requires a valid Australian or New Zealand work visa. All applicants will be notified of the outcome as soon as the recruitment process is complete.
To become part of the Architectus Landscape team, please submit your cover letter, resume, and portfolio .
