At DTJ, we like to push the limits of design. We strategize and explore. We work hard and laugh hard. And we help our clients experience creativity at every turn. Join our team of epic creators.

DTJ provides a vibrant and nurturing atmosphere for designers to excel within a collaborative studio of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Planners.

DTJ offers competitive compensation with an excellent benefit package that may include profit sharing, matching 401k retirement plan, paid time off, paid holidays, paid volunteer hours, professional reimbursement, health, dental, life, and disability insurance. Most importantly, DTJ offers an exciting career working in an integrated design environment with great advancement opportunities.

Why Work at DTJ – Experience Culture

  • Fun, collaborative, and creative work environment.
  • Four awesome office locations in Boulder, Denver, Atlanta, and Austin.
  • Unique and challenging design opportunities creating fabulous environments across many scales, in locations around the world.
  • DTJ is an equal opportunity employer and values a diverse and welcoming workplace.
  • Work Hard + Laugh Hard: We love our social gatherings and give back to our communities though our Experience Compassion program.
Current Open Positions

We are always looking for exceptional talent of all disciplines to join our team, so if you believe you’re at the top of your game in your area of specialty, feel free to introduce yourself! Send us an email and include your CV and portfolio to careers@dtjdesign.com to inquire about any potential job opportunities. We’d love to hear from you!

Austin: Community Designer/Planner Project Manager (12+ Years of Experience)

DTJ is seeking an experienced designer to join our Austin, TX office location as an Associate-level, Senior Project Manager within our Planning Studio. The chosen candidate would be involved in project types that may include overall master-planning, site-specific planning, community design, visioning, theming, landscape design, streetscape design, entitlement processes, urban design, residential clubs + amenities, and resort + hospitality environments. This is a leadership position in a collaborative environment prepared to mentor and grow motivated, extraordinary designers.

Our Planning Studio provides outstanding community design that tells a story beyond the built environment. It is crafting unique moments with a spirit of curiosity and excitement. It is a collaborative design process to give meaning to place, thoughtfully shaped to create unforgettable experiences and ultimately provide higher quality of life.

Candidate Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Urban Design, and/or an equivalent degree in a design related field.
  • 12+ Years of professional experience, at least 5 years in a professional community design studio.
  • High quality design skills, particularly in overall community design, neighborhood planning, and site-specific planning for residential, resort, club + amenity, and mixed-use environments.
  • Strong client management, project management, team leadership, and mentorship skills.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written.
  • Licensure or certification is not required but is encouraged.

Future opportunities may include significant participation in marketing and business development. This position is a potential track to studio, office, and firm leadership for motivated and talented individuals.

Salary Range: $95,000 to $120,000 pending experience.

Please send a resume and portfolio of work to careers@dtjdesign.com with desired job title and office location in the subject line. Keep all submissions under 9MB. Please, no phone calls.

Designer/Architect

DTJ is seeking a motivated team player to join our Boulder, Atlanta, or Austin office. Our ideal candidate is a team player bringing passion, artistry, and positive energy to our firm. Experience in one or more of DTJ’s areas of focus is ideal. Candidates should be proficient in Revit, Sketch-Up or Rhino, Adobe Creative Suite, and have strong design ideas and good hand graphics skills. This individual will work among our creative teams and will be responsible for the creation and documentation of various design and production tasks on a diverse set of project types.

Candidate Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Architecture or equivalent design degree
  • Ability to be self-motivated and integrate with teams
  • Positive attitude and good communication skills
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Experience with BIM 360, Revit, and Adobe Creative Suite
  • Knowledge/experience in Sketchup or other modeling software highly preferred

Salary Range: $55,000 to $80,000 pending experience.

Please send a resume and portfolio of work to careers@dtjdesign.com. In the email subject line, please specify which office you are most interested in working out of. Keep all submissions under 9MB. Please, no phone calls.

Denver: Associate Principal + Landscape Architect

DTJ is seeking a motivated team player to join our Denver office. Our ideal candidate will be a Licensed Landscape Architect with 15 – 20 years of experience and will be well rounded in all aspects of business development, project design, and delivery. Client interaction, business development, and office leadership are essential in this role, and experience with Planning is a plus. Leading and inspiring a team of other design professionals is a key expectation. Passion, artistry, and design creativity coupled with an organizational focus are important characteristics. Existing client relationships and the ability to develop additional client relationships will be a significant focus of this candidate’s experience and abilities. Experience in one or more of DTJ’s areas of focus is required.  This role will be supported by DTJ’s extensive marketing staff, Director of Business Development as well as the Principal and Associate groups and their deep business networks and contacts. The successful candidate can anticipate the following role expectations:

Business Development and Marketing:

  • Leads business development and marketing tasks, proposal and contract preparation, and client communication.
  • Facilitates repeat work and expanding scope, has awareness of Client’s business plan and how we might service their next phase or project.
  • Participates in Client Interviews and industry events.
  • Participates in Client prospecting in association with other Associates or Principals.
  • Is directly responsible for generating $500,000 or more of new work annually.  Over time this goal will be increased.

Leadership:

  • Demonstrate DTJ’s core values, inspiring others in the Mountain Western region and across the firm.
  • Devises new approaches to problems encountered.
  • Writes and directs complicated agreement scope and fees.
  • Provide leadership in respective studio, Denver office, and administrative staff. Focus on quality and profitability of projects as well as training and growth of staff in their studio.
  • Actively participates in marketing strategy and project pursuit for at least one market segment and/or location.
  • Enthusiastically promotes and sustains DTJ Design’s culture.

Business Management:

  • Responsible for ensuring successful project delivery across all studios.
  • Monitors financial performance of all projects.  Participates in course correction strategies to ensure adequate profitability.
  • Leader in the Denver office, mentors staff and assists in staff development.
  • Forecasts project volume and staffing needs, including overseeing staff utilization.  Participates in strategic hires.

Creative Opportunity:

  • Strategic design and client relationship management.
  • Upholding DTJ’s design quality and project type expectations.
  • Interfaces with client, participates in marketing tasks, contract preparation, and client relations.
  • Promote and expand DTJ’s brand through speaking, publishing, and participating in professional organizations.
  • Choreographs creative solutions in all aspects of DTJ’s practice.

Candidate Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in landscape architecture
  • Licensed Landscape Architect

Salary Range: $120,000 – $150,000, pending experience.

Please send a resume and portfolio, along with a letter of intent to careers@dtjdesign.com. Keep all submissions under 9MB. No phone calls.

Austin: Associate + Landscape Architect

DTJ is seeking a motivated team player to join our Austin office. Our ideal candidate will be a Licensed Landscape Architect with 12+ years of experience and will be versed in all aspects of business development, project design, and delivery. Landscape Architecture Studio Management, client interaction, office leadership and some business development, are essential in this role, and experience with Planning is a plus. Leading, inspiring, and mentoring the LA studio team as well as other design professionals is a key expectation. Passion, artistry and design creativity coupled with an organizational focus are important characteristics. While it is anticipated that this individual may have existing client relationships, the demonstrated ability to help develop additional client relationships and maintain others will be a must for this candidate. This role will be supported by DTJ’s extensive marketing staff, Director of Business Development as well as the Principal and Associate groups and their deep business networks and contacts. The successful candidate can anticipate the following role expectations:

Landscape Architecture Austin Studio Management:

  • Provide day-to-day management and leadership in the studio. Focus on quality and profitability of projects as well as training and growth of staff in their studio.
  • Management of complex projects from start to finish including being the primary client contact.
  • Providing mentorship to the LA Studio Staff.
  • Demonstrate DTJ’s core values, inspiring others in the Texas region and across the firm.
  • Devises new approaches to problems encountered.
  • Writes and directs complicated agreement scope and fees.
  • Actively participates in marketing strategy and project pursuit for the studio.
  • Enthusiastically promotes and sustains DTJ Design’s culture.
  • Forecasts project volume and staffing needs, including overseeing staff utilization.  Participates in strategic hires.
  • Monitors financial performance of all studio projects.  Participates in course correction strategies to ensure adequate profitability.

Select Business Development and Marketing:

  • Aids the Austin Office Director and other studio leaders in business development and marketing tasks, proposal and contract preparation, and client communication.
  • Facilitates repeat work and expanding scope, has awareness of Client’s business plan and how we might service their next phase or project.
  • Participates in Client Interviews and industry events.
  • Participates in Client prospecting in association with other Associates or Principals.

Office Leadership:

  • Interacts and aids the Austin Office Director and other studio leaders in the overall leadership and management of the Austin office.
  • Helps to mentor and be a technical resource for all office staff.
  • Helps to facilitate and organize office learning and growth opportunities with the Austin support staff.
  • Actively participates in marketing strategy and project pursuit for all of the market segments.

Creative Opportunity:

  • Continue to build and enhance DTJ’s diverse and award-winning project portfolio.
  • Build and shape the future of Texas landscape architecture through DTJ’s integrated Practice.
  • Innovate and nurture cutting-edge designs.
  • Create and sustain strategic client relationship management.
  • Identify, pursue, and establish a distinct “design brand” in the local and regional economy.
  • Become an ambassador of the DTJ’s Integrated Practice in the office and region.
  • Interface with client, participate in marketing tasks, contract preparation, and client relations.
  • Promote and expand DTJ’s brand through participating in professional organizations.

Candidate Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in landscape architecture
  • Licensed Landscape Architect

Salary Range: $95,000 – $125,000, pending experience.

Please send a resume and portfolio, along with a letter of intent to careers@dtjdesign.com. Keep all submissions under 9MB. No phone calls.

Atlanta: Designer/Landscape Architect/Land Planner

DTJ is seeking a motivated team player to join our Atlanta office. We are seeking a team player with 2-3 years of experience, who brings a passion for creativity, storytelling, artistry, and positive energy to our design firm. This individual will work among our creative design teams on a myriad of projects and will be responsible for various design and master planning tasks and production documentation. The ideal candidate would have the following attributes:

  • Positive attitude and great communication skills
  • Self-motivated
  • Well organized and strong attention to detail
  • Proficiency with Auto CAD, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch-Up, and Microsoft Office
  • Strong design and graphic skills, both digital and hand drawn
  • Ability to motivate and lead production teams
  • Ability to assemble SD and DD level packages
  • Experience with master planning
  • Construction/technical competence
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Knowledge/experience in Rhino, Lumion, or other 3D modeling software is highly preferred

Candidate Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture

Salary Range: $55,000 – $65,000, pending experience.

Please send a resume and graphic samples to careers@dtjdesign.com. Keep all submissions under 9MB. No phone calls.

Colorado: Senior Landscape Architect + Associate

DTJ is seeking an experienced designer to join either of our Colorado locations (Boulder or Denver) as an Associate-level, Senior Project Manager within our Community Design Studio. The chosen candidate would be involved in project types that may include both private and public clientele. Project types include master-planning, site-specific planning, community design, visioning, landscape design, entitlement processes, civic + urban design, and resort + hospitality environments. This is a leadership position in a collaborative environment prepared to mentor and grow motivated, extraordinary designers. The ideal candidate would have the following attributes:

  • 12+ Years of professional experience, at least 5 years in a professional community design studio.
  • High quality design skills, particularly in overall community design, neighborhood planning, and site-specific planning for residential, resort, civic, and mixed-use environments.
  • Strong client management, project management, team leadership, and mentorship skills.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written.
  • Licensure or certification is not required but is encouraged.

Candidate Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Urban Design, and/or an equivalent degree in a design related field.

Salary Range: $95,000 – $125,000, pending experience.

Please send a resume and portfolio of work to careers@dtjdesign.com. Keep all submissions under 9MB. No phone calls.