EXPERIENCED LANDSCAPE DESIGNER
Key Skills
Job Description
Felixx is an international, award-winning landscape architecture firm dedicated to building a sustainable world. Founded in 2014, the firm has grown into an enthusiastic team of 40 designers, researchers, and engineers. To continue growing, deepen our knowledge, and broaden our field of work, we are looking for an experienced landscape designer with a minimum of 3 years of work experience. Are you an enthusiastic landscape designer with an independent work ethic, eager to be part of a dynamic international team? About The Role As an experienced landscape designer at Felixx, you will be involved in design phases ranging from developing masterplans to public space design plans, meaning your work will quickly translate into real-world projects. These tasks are performed in close collaboration with a design team and experienced project leaders. We value our informal working environment and expect everyone to contribute their expertise and experience to the projects we work on. Your profile graduated as a landscape designer (Van Hall Larenstein or equivalent); 3–5 years of professional experience as a landscape designer; an open, enthusiastic, and inquisitive work attitude; affinity for multidisciplinary collaboration within an international team; experience in the elaboration and detailing of public space designs across the Schematic Design, Preliminary Design, and Definitive Design phases; experience in supervising colleagues is an advantage; proficiency in Vectorworks and Adobe Suite; knowledge of 3D software is an advantage; proficiency in GIS and digital twins; strong communication skills in English, both verbal and written; available for at least 32 hours per week; preferably residing in the Rotterdam area. What We Offer a diverse and creative working environment within a forward-thinking firm; the opportunity to contribute to meaningful climate and societal challenges; a contract for 32 to 40 hours per week, with the prospect of a permanent position; a pension scheme; a competitive salary in line with the applicable collective labour agreement (CAO). About Felixx At Felixx, you will have the opportunity to actively contribute to societal challenges. We specialise in Nature-based Solutions, translating knowledge into design and applying it throughout project realisation. The firm offers a diverse range of projects, from public space designs to large-scale landscape transformations. We offer a dynamic and creative working environment in our green office at the Lloydpier in Rotterdam. The team is composed of ambitious professionals with diverse backgrounds and nationalities, fostering a positive and collegial working atmosphere. We regularly organise outings, team-building activities, workshops, and informal knowledge-sharing sessions to nurture talent and share expertise. We encourage personal initiative and actively support personal growth, monitored through competency assessments and periodic development and evaluation meetings. Interested? Apply here >
Core Responsibilities
The landscape designer will be involved in all design phases, from masterplanning to public space detailing, while working in close collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. They will contribute their expertise to real-world projects and assist in supervising colleagues.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a degree in landscape design and possess 3-5 years of professional experience. Proficiency in Vectorworks, Adobe Suite, and GIS is required, along with strong English communication skills.
Benefits
- Pension scheme
- Creative working environment
- Professional development support
- Team-building activities
- Knowledge-sharing sessions
About Felixx Landscape Architects & Planners
Industry: Architecture and Planning
Company size: 11-50 employees
Felixx Landscape Architects & Planners is a Rotterdam-based office for proactive landscape architecture, founded in 2014. Felixx believes a better world requires a better organization of our environment. We specialize in addressing urgent global challenges with locally embedded design solutions. Our work has a broad international scope and our projects range from spatial research, landscape transformation strategies and developing masterplans, to public space and product design. The team consists of 40 international planning professionals, supported by close partnerships with universities and approved knowledge institutions. The office is named after Felixx - a fictional character we invented. A modest hero, Felixx travels the world looking for opportunities to realize happy environments.