Build Your Career at the Intersection of Planning, Design, and Resiliency
At SGA, our landscape architects, urban designers, planners, and technical specialists work together to shape places with purpose. This could be you!
Our projects start with vision, are informed by meaningful community engagement, and are designed to create impact. From brownfields redevelopment and climate resilience to parks, public spaces, and community planning, we work on complex challenges where creativity is matched with practical implementation.
Open Positions
We’re looking for individuals who are eager to learn, lead, collaborate, and help communities turn undervalued assets into thriving outdoor spaces.
senior urban designer (AICP)
We are seeking a highly experienced urban designer with more than ten years of experience to serve as a Project Manager for large-scale planning and redevelopment projects.
Project Landscape Designer
We are seeking a Project Landscape Designer with more than 2 years of professional experience in landscape architecture.
rOLLING iNTERNSHIPS
SGA runs a rolling intern program and is always interested in considering new interns in the fields of landscape architecture, urban design, urban planning and architecture.
OTHER POSITIONS
Don’t see your job listed? We’re always on the lookout for awesome talent, so send your info for us to review. You may fill a role we didn’t know we needed.
Don’t see the right role? We’re always looking for the best talent. Send us your resume and tell us what your ideal role looks like.
Locations: The City or the Sea
Whether you prefer the bright lights of a city or the ocean waves at your front door, SGA has two unique settings from which we work depending on our staffing needs. Join our growing team in our Norfolk, VA, or Philly Metro, PA (Wyncote) studios.
Why Choose SGA?
Mentorship with room to lead
You will work closely with other experienced landscape architects, designers, planners, and technical specialists who are invested in your growth. As we grow, you will also have opportunities to take on leadership roles and shape the firm’s future.
Work that moves forward
Our work doesn’t stop at the planning phase. Together we will help communities define what is possible, align around priorities, secure momentum, and move into implementation.
A collaborative studio culture
Our team is built around shared ideas, open communication, and cross-disciplinary problem solving. Every voice matters, including yours, because better work comes from stronger collaboration.
Design grounded in community
We are invested in the communities we help shape. Our projects are informed by the people, places, histories, and real-world constraints that make each community distinct. We invite you to help shape the future of communities with us.
Creativity with practical purpose
We value your imaginative thinking, and we pair it with technical rigor, stewardship, and achievable strategies that help projects become real.
A flexible, supportive workplace
We support a healthy work-life balance, continued learning, and the professional development that you need to do your best work.
Who Thrives at SGA
People thrive here when they are curious, collaborative, and motivated by the connection between ideas and outcomes. We are a good fit for candidates who want to:
Work across disciplines with landscape architects, urban designers, planners, resilience specialists, and other professionals in land revitalization and redevelopment
Listen closely to communities and translate input into meaningful design decisions
Balance creativity with technical rigor
Take ownership of your own career while learning from experienced mentors
Contribute to projects at the planning stage and follow them through design and implementation
Health + wellbeing
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
Long-term support
Retirement funding and continuing education assistance
Time away
Paid time off, paid holidays, and personal leave options
Everyday perks
Employee discounts on retail, travel, food, and more
We care about you.
Which is why we have a wide range of benefits that help to create a safe and healthy work-life balance.
