Associate Vice President Landscape Architecture

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic planning and operational oversight for landscape architecture projects, teams, and practice initiatives.
• Oversee multiple concurrent projects and project teams, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, budget, quality, and profitability goals.
• Guide and support Project Managers and senior staff in project execution, client management, staffing coordination, and problem resolution.
• Build, maintain, and expand relationships with clients, partners, and industry stakeholders; serve as a senior advisor on key projects and pursuits.
• Support business development efforts through client engagement, proposal strategy, presentations, contract negotiations, and market expansion initiatives.
• Collaborate with executive leadership on practice growth strategies, staffing plans, resource allocation, and operational priorities.
• Ensure technical accuracy, regulatory compliance, and consistency in design quality across multiple teams and projects.
• Provide coaching, feedback, knowledge sharing, and career development support to project managers and other team members.
• Mentor emerging leaders and support succession planning initiatives within the practice.
• Monitor project performance metrics and support financial management efforts, including forecasting, utilization, and risk management.
• Foster collaboration across disciplines to support integrated project delivery and client service excellence.
• Represent the firm at industry events, professional organizations, conferences, and community engagements.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance operational efficiency, project delivery, and team performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture or a related field.
• Registered Landscape Architect (R.L.A.) required.
• 12+ years of professional landscape architecture experience, including experience leading complex projects, multidisciplinary teams, and client relationships.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing multiple project managers, project teams, and large or complex project portfolios.
• Strong leadership, strategic planning, business development, and operational management skills.
• Prominent ability to build client relationships, develop new business opportunities, and support long-term market growth.
• Strong understanding of landscape architecture design principles, project delivery practices, and regulatory coordination requirements.
• Effective communication, collaboration, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency with landscape architecture design, drafting, visualization, and presentation software platforms.