Landscape Designer / Landscape Architect

At Secret Gardens, we don't just build gardens. We craft lasting, living spaces that our clients enjoy and that stand the test of time. Our award-winning team is known for creative design, high-quality work and strong client relationships, built on a culture of professionalism, respect and an uncompromising eye for detail.

We’re looking for a Landscape Designer / Landscape Architect to join our design studio in Botany.

Working alongside a team of seven designers, you'll contribute to a diverse portfolio of highly considered residential projects, from initial ideas and concept design through to documentation, construction and completion.

This is an opportunity to work within a genuinely integrated studio, collaborating closely with landscape architects, designers, horticulturalists and construction teams to see design ideas realised in the landscape.

We’re looking for someone who is curious, design-driven and ready to take ownership of projects while continuing to develop their craft. You’ll be involved across the full design process:

Brief → Concept → Design Development → Documentation → Construction

• Degree or qualification in Landscape Architecture and/or Landscape Design

• 1–3 years’ professional experience, ideally in residential landscape design

• Strong Vectorworks / CAD skills

• Rendering ability, through AI or similar is highly regarded

• Plant knowledge and/or horticultural skills is highly regarded

• A strong design sensibility and ability to develop thoughtful, original responses to a brief

• Sound understanding of landscape construction and documentation

• Excellent visual, written and verbal communication skills

• Confidence working with clients, consultants, suppliers and construction teams

• Strong organisation, project management and problem-solving skills

• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities and deadlines

• A proactive approach, with the confidence to take projects forward independently

• Current NSW driver’s licence

We’re a team of 40+ landscape architects, designers, horticulturalists, construction specialists and apprentices, united by a passion for creating places that are both beautiful and enduring.

You’ll work closely with experienced senior designers, with genuine opportunity to develop your skills, broaden your experience and take ideas from drawing board to reality.

Based in Botany | Full-time | Sydney

If you’re ambitious about design, curious about how things are made, and want to create landscapes that genuinely stand apart, we’d like to meet you.

• A design studio with a strong reputation and a track record of award-winning work

• A collaborative, integrated team where designers, architects, horticulturalists and builders work side by side

• Real mentorship from senior designers, and the chance to see your projects through from concept to completion

• A clear path for career progression as you take on more ownership and complexity

• Exposure to a diverse portfolio of high-end residential projects across Sydney

If this sounds like you, apply now and join the Secret Gardens design team.