Landscape Architect/Urban Designer
About the role
Come work for OHM Advisors, the Community Advancement firm. With the singular mission of Advancing Communities, our diverse 800+ team of professionals works collaboratively across multiple service areas in multiple states, including architecture, engineering, planning, surveying, and construction engineering. We are a team of experts with individual specialties working together, driven to make a difference through people-focused problem solving, design, and ideas. In everything we do, we put people first. We create places for communities of people that help solve a problem and drive them forward— advancing the whole community today and well into the future. OHM Advisors is seeking a Landscape Architect/Urban Designer who is a pivotal leader that bridges high-level design vision with technical execution across the firm’s diverse projects. Their core contribution involves leading complex, multidisciplinary projects—such as parks, public spaces, streetscapes, and green infrastructure initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Project Management: Provide project landscape architectural leadership through all phases
- Maintain expertise in local, state, and federal regulations for project development while staying abreast of industry best practices.
- Assist with proposals, work plans, schedules, and budgets for projects.
- Expertise in preparing discipline specific, as well as multidisciplinary project proposals at multiple scales desired.
- Coordinate and collaborate with other OHM disciplines throughout the project to deliver an integrated design and engineering process.
- Coordinate with subconsultants to establish contracts and manage communication and deliverable development.
- Effectively communicate goals, alternatives, recommendations, and designs related to landscape architecture to the project team, client, and the public.
- Work with a team to deliver both discipline specific and multi-disciplinary projects at a variety of scales, monitoring financial performance, project quality and team workload.
- Perform quality assurance and quality control of project deliverables.
- Work closely with Discipline and Geographic leaders, Clients, and project teams to deliver projects and problem-solve as issues arise.
- Collaborate with other discipline leaders to continue developing studio best practices and advance landscape architectural practice.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or better in Landscape Architecture.
- Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in Landscape Architecture.
- Professional licensure in landscape architecture preferred, or actively working toward licensure.
- Experience practicing landscape architecture in Tennessee and participation in professional organizations.
- Experience working within financial management software to monitor project performance metrics.
- Expert in AutoCAD, Sketchup, Adobe Suite.
- Familiarity with Lumion is a plus.
Skills
- Ability to lead project teams.
- Ability to read and interpret ordinances, statutes, plans, maps, blueprints, contracts.
- Ability to oversee the production of deliverables at all phases of design.
- Drive to deliver high-quality landscape architecture and multi-disciplinary projects in a collaborative and creative environment.
- Self-directed and able to prioritize, multi-task, and meet deadlines.
- Work collaboratively as a member of a team to support project and interpersonal goals.
Benefits
- BCBSM Medical, Dental and Vision
- Company Profit Sharing
- Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer matching contribution
- Paid professional association membership
- Tuition & Certification Expense reimbursement
- Volunteer Service Leave
- 100% Employer-Paid Life Insurance
- Short & Long-Term Disability Options
- Career Advancement & Enrichment Programs: Voluntary Wellness Program, OHM Grad School, OHM University
- You can read more about each of these programs on our website.