Entrylevel Landscape Designer Jobs in Minnesota (NOW HIRING)

See projects move from sketches and site visits to permits, construction, and ribbon cuttings-often within your first year.

At Landform, you'll do more than support projects. You'll help shape the places where people live, work, shop, and connect.

As an Entry-Level Civil Engineer, you'll work alongside civil engineers, planners, land surveyors, landscape architects, and development professionals in a collaborative studio environment where learning happens across disciplines-not just within one studio.

Simply put, you'll help design projects that actually get built-not just drawings that sit on a screen.

We're looking for an on-site Civil Engineer (EIT or 0-3 years of experience), based in the Minneapolis, MN area, who wants hands-on experience, meaningful responsibility, and an accelerated path toward becoming a well-rounded engineering professional.

Why Early-Career Engineers Choose Landform

• What makes Landform different is the opportunity to gain broad project exposure, collaborate with multiple disciplines, and see how projects move from concept through construction.

• Rather than focusing on a single piece of the process, you'll have opportunities to understand how engineering decisions connect to planning, surveying, landscape architecture, permitting, development, and construction.

• You'll contribute to projects that may include retail developments, commercial expansions, mixed-use sites, medical campuses, community-focused developments, and other projects that help shape communities throughout Minnesota.

• For early-career engineers, that broad exposure can help accelerate professional growth and provide valuable perspective that lasts throughout an entire career.

What You'll Actually Do

• Support retail and commercial land development projects from concept through construction

• Assist in preparing site plans, grading plans, utility plans, drainage plans, erosion control plans, and construction documentation

• Perform grading design, stormwater calculations, utility coordination, and site development engineering tasks

• Contribute to plan production using AutoCAD Civil 3D

• Coordinate with clients, municipalities, contractors, and internal project teams

• Participate in site investigations, zoning research, utility coordination, and project meetings

• Take on increasing ownership of project components as your experience grows

What You'll Gain

• Exposure to how projects move from idea design approval construction

• Accelerated experience that often takes years to gain in more specialized environments

• Direct collaboration with engineers, planners, surveyors, landscape architects, and development professionals

• Opportunities to contribute in a visible and meaningful way as part of a collaborative team

• Mentorship from experienced project managers, senior engineers, and firm leadership who are invested in helping you grow professionally

• Professional development support and a clear path toward PE licensure

• The opportunity to work on projects you can point to and say, "I helped build that."

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or a related field

• 0-3 years of experience (internships included)

• Familiarity with AutoCAD (Civil 3D preferred)

• Basic understanding of site design, grading, stormwater, and construction documentation

• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset

• Strong interest in land development, site design, or civil infrastructure

Preferred Qualifications

• EIT certification or on track to obtain

• Exposure to commercial site design or land development projects

Why Landform

• Studio-based collaboration across multiple disciplines

• Exposure to the full project lifecycle

• Diverse and meaningful projects across Minnesota

• More than 30 years of helping clients bring successful projects to life

• A collaborative environment where early-career professionals work directly with experienced engineers, project managers, and leadership

• Professional development, licensure support, and advancement opportunities

• A modern downtown Minneapolis office designed to support teamwork, mentorship, and innovation

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance

• 401(k) with employer contribution

• Flexible Time Off (FTO)

• Profit sharing

• Professional development and licensure support

Important Information

• This is an on-site position based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

• We believe early-career professionals learn fastest through direct collaboration, real-time problem solving, project reviews, and daily interaction with experienced professionals. Working together in person creates opportunities for mentorship and learning that help accelerate professional growth.

• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship requirements.

At Landform, you can:

• FORM YOUR PATH.Together, we'll work to achieve your ideal career, including how your hard work will be rewarded.
• FORM YOUR TEAM.It's less about traditional hierarchy than collaborating toward the right solution.
• FORM YOUR FUTURE. Your immersive experiences prepare you with skills to take on your future - including a unique portfolio and proficiency in working with cutting-edge tools.

You don't need to know everything on day one. We're looking for someone who is self-motivated, curious, collaborative, eager to learn, and excited to grow.

If you're ready to work on real-world projects, gain broad experience, and be part of a team that values your development, we'd love to meet you.

Apply today, because great careers aren't found-they're formed.