Remote Landscape CAD Designer & 3D Rendering Specialist

Remote Landscape CAD Designer & 3D Rendering Specialist

We are a growing landscaping company based in Virginia, USA looking for a long-term remote landscape designer to help create landscape plans, material takeoffs, and 3D renderings for residential outdoor projects.

Most of our work involves designing outdoor living spaces including patios, walkways, planting areas, fire pits, and lakefront landscapes.

Many of our projects are lakefront homes where the house sits about 150–200 feet from the water with a gentle slope down toward the lake.

The designer will help turn property photos, measurements, and videos into clear designs that help our clients visualize their projects and help our crews build them correctly.

Responsibilities

Create 2D Landscape Plans

• planting layouts
• bed layouts
• plant labels and spacing
• simple construction reference drawings
• concept plans showing patios, walkways, and outdoor features

Create 3D Renderings

• patios and outdoor living areas
• planting beds and trees
• walkways and landscape features
• fire pits, seating areas, and outdoor spaces
• before/after visuals for client presentations

Prepare Material Quantities

The designer will also help prepare approximate material lists for estimating purposes.

This may include:

• plant counts
• mulch quantities
• bed square footage
• patio square footage
• walkway square footage
• retaining wall linear footage

These numbers do not need to be exact but should be accurate enough to help our estimating process.

Elevation Awareness

Many of our properties include gentle slopes toward a lake.

Designs should consider:

• natural pathways leading toward the waterfront
• preserving lake views from the house
• gradual transitions down slopes
• placing usable flat spaces for patios or fire pits

Some projects may include retaining walls to create level areas.

Software Experience Preferred

SketchUp
Lumion / Enscape / D5 Render
AutoCAD or similar drafting software
Photoshop

Required Skills

Experience creating landscape designs or architectural drawings

Ability to create 3D renderings of outdoor spaces

Understanding of plant spacing and planting layouts

Ability to work from property photos, videos, and measurements

Strong attention to detail and organization

Good English communication

Work Schedule

This is a full-time remote position (40 hours per week).

Workload varies seasonally. During slower periods when fewer design projects are available, the designer will assist with other tasks that support the business.

These may include:

• creating marketing visuals and project renderings
• website graphics or visual content
• improving design templates and layout standards
• organizing plant libraries and materials
• creating reusable design components for future projects

When Applying

Please include:

Portfolio of landscape plans or CAD drawings

Portfolio of 3D renderings

Software you use most often

Your expected hourly rate

Important: please start your message with the phrase Green Landscape Design so we know you read the full job description.

Qualified applicants will complete a small paid design test before hiring.