Work Type: Full Time, Permanent
Work Location: Wallenstein, Ontario; this is not a remote position but hybrid work is an option
Salary: $60,000-85,000/year
At
Earthscape, we create beautiful, innovative play sculptures and playground structures that inspire children and adults to play. By partnering with some of the most prestigious Landscape Architecture firms in the world, we bring brilliant playground concepts to life. Our award-winning design-build firm is located just outside of Elmira, Ontario in Waterloo Region. To see our one-of-a-kind projects, visit www.earthscapeplay.com.
The work environment we’ve created is positive, productive, fun and rewarding. We are a transparent, open, collaborative, team-focused company. We strive to continually innovate and to lead in creating the most beautiful and meaningful public play spaces. We believe in play and its role in bringing about healthy children, families, and communities. We are agile, creative problem solvers working closely with engineers, safety specialists, and craftspeople build state-of-the-art timber playgrounds.
Currently, we are looking for a
Playground Designer to join our growing team. We believe the right person for this role will likely have a background in Architecture or Industrial Design with experience in making or building. Experience with child development is a strong advantage for this role.
You will be involved in all aspects of the creative design of children's play spaces. Your job will be to create early concepts, to develop designs, and to produce detailed solutions for product development . Your team mates have training in industrial design, landscape architecture, sculpture, architecture, and engineering, giving you the rewarding experience of working collaboratively with designers from different disciplines and nationalities.
Our clients include internationally renowned Landscape Architecture firms; as well as cities, towns and municipalities; schools; non-profit organizations; and child care centers. Sounds like an amazing job, right?! We all think it is!
If you feel you would be an asset to our team and would like serious consideration, please include your portfolio along with your resume in your application package.
We Are Looking For Someone Who
- has academic training in a design discipline (preferably Architecture or Industrial Design) with strong illustrative skills, product development experience, and is highly proficient in Rhino
- is a team player, empathetic, and a seeks out healthy collaboration
- is serious about the importance of play and has a play-centered approach to life; in reading about this job, you're already dreaming about play spaces
- has abundant creativity but also has a strong intuition for constructability
- has the ability to be creative within the rules -- playgrounds must meet safety standards so our designs must be adapted to meet these regulations
- has deep curiosity and the ability to listen and comprehend another’s thoughts and visions
- communicates with contagious passion and energy when making public presentations to explain your designs
- enjoys collaborative work with a multidisciplinary team but also work effectively with little supervision
- has a growth mindset, and learn from your mistakes
- has a natural ability to prioritize tasks and work efficiently
- is proficient with Rhino and is a bonus if you have worked in Sketchup, Photoshop, AutoCAD and/or Solid Works.
What’s in it for you?
This job will offer you the opportunity to work on some of the world’s most innovative playground projects. The pace, challenges and problem-solving opportunities will mean you will never be bored. You will have the chance to develop and refine a wide variety of skills in our rapidly growing business. Your colleagues are dynamic, and highly skilled. They have an impressive range of backgrounds, skills and expertise. Above all they are dedicated to Earthscape’s success.
We believe strongly in rewarding our staff with a combination of:
- profit sharing and performance bonuses
- employee share ownership options after one year of employment
- extended health and dental benefits
- flexible working hours and hybrid home/office work options
- social events such as summer bbqs, annual golf tournament
- tuition reimbursement.
Accommodation: We are committed to treating all people in a way that respects their dignity and independence. Should you require any accommodation during the recruitment process or otherwise, please notify us of this when you apply, and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.
Pre-employment checks: As part of our selection process, successful candidates may be required to consent to background checks relevant to the role, prior to receiving a job offer. These could include: work references, education and credential confirmation, employment verification, identity check, criminal offense and driver’s license record.
At Earthscape Play, we are committed to building an environment where everyone feels included, valued, and heard. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging are an important part of our everyday work, and it is our belief that they enable us to reach our goal of bringing incredible play spaces to life. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities and/or people with intersectional identities.
- To apply, please submit a cover letter expressing why you feel you are a good fit with Earthscape, your resume, and your design portfolio*
