Landscape Architecture Intern | Summer 2027 at DLR Group

Dallas, Texas, United States; Los Angeles, California, United States; Overland Park, Kansas, United States; Phoenix, Arizona, United StatesInternshipLandscape ArchitecturePosted 5 days ago

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<div class="content-intro"><a href="http://www.dlrgroup.com/" target="_blank" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.dlrgroup.com/">DLR Group</a> is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.</div><h4>DLR Group’s [CITY] studio has an opening for a <a href="https://www.dlrgroup.com/services/landscape-architecture/" target="_blank">Landscape Architecture</a> Summer Intern. </h4> <h4>DLR Group has an opening for an <a href="https://www.dlrgroup.com/services/landscape-architecture/" target="_blank">Landscape Architecture</a> Summer Intern. This role could be based in the following studios:</h4> <ul> <li>Dallas, TX</li> <li>Los Angeles, CA</li> <li>Overland Park, KS</li> <li>Phoenix, AZ</li> </ul> We have multiple positions and locations available; please refer to all openings posted and apply to the locations that are most suitable to your living situation during the course of your internship. This is not a remote position. <h3><a href="https://www.dlrgroup.com/careers/#emerging-professionals" target="_blank">About EPX at DLR Group </a></h3> As an intern at DLR Group, you’ll be part of our Emerging Professional Experience (EPX) Program, designed to give you a meaningful introduction to life within an integrated design firm and a strong foundation for your career in the AEC industry.  Each person at DLR Group has a design voice, and EPX gives you opportunities to develop and share yours. Through hands-on project work, mentorship, and learning experiences, you’ll gain exposure to the people, disciplines, and ideas that shape the built environment. You may participate in design discussions, project meetings, site visits, business development efforts, office activities, and other experiences that broaden your understanding of the design profession.  The program combines three core components: mentorship, project work, and weekly learning sessions. Topics may include design culture, sustainability, design technology, communication, marketing and business development, project and resource management, research, equity, career development, and more. Along the way, you’ll hear from leaders and integrated designers across DLR Group and build connections with fellow emerging professionals.  <h3>Position Summary </h3> As a Landscape Architecture Intern at DLR Group, you will be an important part of our integrated design team, contributing to the design of outdoor environments and site experiences for projects of various types, sizes, and complexities. Working alongside landscape architects and design professionals across architecture, engineering, interiors, and other disciplines, you will gain hands-on experience with the design process from early concepts and site planning through documentation and construction administration.  Our Summer Internship Program is a paid, full-time opportunity running May 18 through August 6, 2027, and interns are expected to participate for the duration of the program. This is an opportunity to apply what you’ve learned in the classroom, build your technical and professional skills, and contribute your perspective to design solutions that support our brand promise of Elevating the Human Experience through design.  <h3>What you will do </h3> <ul> <li>Collaborate with other design team members in the integrated design process for various projects  </li> <li>Develop proficiency in primary design tools such as Revit, Land FX, Civil3D CAD, Enscape, Lumion, SketchUp, and proprietary DLR Group design tools and methods  </li> <li>Create presentation materials using SketchUp and Adobe Creative Suite to support design efforts  </li> <li>Engage in project and site meetings to ensure effective communication and coordination  </li> <li>Explore and gain a deeper understanding of construction documentation and processes  </li> </ul> <h3>Required Qualifications:  </h3> <ul> <li>Enrolled in a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture or Master of Landscape Architecture degree program  </li> <li>Completed at least 3 years of design education prior to the start of the internship  </li> <li>Experience with Revit, AutoCAD, and LandFX  </li> <li>Experience with Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office  </li> </ul> <h3>Preferred Qualifications:  </h3> <ul> <li>Experience with SketchUp, Enscape, Rhino, or other design software  </li> <li>Excellent visual, verbal, and non-verbal communication skills  </li> <li>Previous internship/commercial design experience  </li> <li>Experience with Mural (visual collaboration software)  </li> </ul> *TO BE CONSIDERED, PLEASE SUBMIT A CURRENT PORTFOLIO, PREFERABLY IN PDF FORMAT*   Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of a school/employment or any other visa, regardless of expiration date, now or in the future.<div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description">Our comprehensive Benefits at DLR Group include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401(k) plan, employee stock ownership, and bonus opportunities. Compensation considerations are based on location, experience, and skills. The suggested hourly rate for this position is:</div><div class="title">Hourly Rate</div><div class="pay-range">$18—$26 USD</div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><a href="http://www.dlrgroup.com/" target="_blank" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.dlrgroup.com/">DLR Group</a> is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects. We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment. Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together. DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.  </div>

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