Landscape Architecture, Team Leader

About the role

The Halff Oklahoma City office is seeking a Team Leader to lead the Planning and Landscape Architecture team. The ideal candidate will lead a team of planners, designers, and project managers to deliver award-winning projects.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of the Oklahoma planning and design team
• Facilitation of efforts to deliver award-winning projects
• Project will include parks, trails, streetscapes, recreation facilities and sports fields; amenity design for residential and/or multi-family developments, community development plans, and development of comprehensive plans and master planning on public and private projects
• Balance client, company and project team responsibilities, including strategic pursuits and marketing, project leadership, team representation, oversight and preparation of high-quality documents and deliverables, and interactive public engagement

Requirements

• Ability to work with and oversee creative design teams, consultants, and clients through all design stages from concept through construction
• Foster and promote a positive, team-oriented environment and team culture of high performance
• Lead and coach a team while meeting deadlines and budget requirements
• Experience in creating, influencing, and managing the successful financial metrics of a project and the team
• Knowledgeable in producing CD sets including hardscape, planting, construction details, specifications, and bidding packages
• Experience designing parks, trails, recreation facilities, master-planned communities, etc. for public and private sector clients
• Experience with construction methodologies and implementation
• Well organized, detail-oriented, and highly motivated to lead a high performing team
• Manage multiple projects of various scale and complexity simultaneously
• Be able to anticipate the needs of clients and projects and resolve conflicts that arise
• Experience leading, coaching, managing people (Sr. Project Managers to entry level designers)
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited university
• Oklahoma registration as a Professional Landscape Architect
• 8+ years of progressively responsible professional experience as a Professional Landscape Architect
• Familiarity with preparing proposals/scope of work documents and associated fees
• Strong knowledge in AutoCAD, Land F/X, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop and InDesign, and Microsoft Office
• Strong Site Planning capabilities/knowledge, and excellent design skills
• Experience in planting design, hardscape design and construction document generation is critical
• Excellent communication skills - written, graphical, verbal, and organizational skills
• Able to travel periodically, primarily in state, to support project needs

Qualifications

• Ability to work with and oversee creative design teams, consultants, and clients through all design stages from concept through construction
• Foster and promote a positive, team-oriented environment and team culture of high performance
• Lead and coach a team while meeting deadlines and budget requirements
• Experience in creating, influencing, and managing the successful financial metrics of a project and the team
• Knowledgeable in producing CD sets including hardscape, planting, construction details, specifications, and bidding packages
• Experience designing parks, trails, recreation facilities, master-planned communities, etc. for public and private sector clients
• Experience with construction methodologies and implementation
• Well organized, detail-oriented, and highly motivated to lead a high performing team
• Manage multiple projects of various scale and complexity simultaneously
• Be able to anticipate the needs of clients and projects and resolve conflicts that arise
• Experience leading, coaching, managing people (Sr. Project Managers to entry level designers)
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited university
• Oklahoma registration as a Professional Landscape Architect
• 8+ years of progressively responsible professional experience as a Professional Landscape Architect
• Familiarity with preparing proposals/scope of work documents and associated fees
• Strong knowledge in AutoCAD, Land F/X, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop and InDesign, and Microsoft Office
• Strong Site Planning capabilities/knowledge, and excellent design skills
• Experience in planting design, hardscape design and construction document generation is critical
• Excellent communication skills - written, graphical, verbal, and organizational skills
• Able to travel periodically, primarily in state, to support project needs

Skills

• Ability to work with and oversee creative design teams, consultants, and clients through all design stages from concept through construction
• Foster and promote a positive, team-oriented environment and team culture of high performance
• Lead and coach a team while meeting deadlines and budget requirements
• Experience in creating, influencing, and managing the successful financial metrics of a project and the team
• Knowledgeable in producing CD sets including hardscape, planting, construction details, specifications, and bidding packages
• Experience designing parks, trails, recreation facilities, master-planned communities, etc. for public and private sector clients
• Experience with construction methodologies and implementation
• Well organized, detail-oriented, and highly motivated to lead a high performing team
• Manage multiple projects of various scale and complexity simultaneously
• Be able to anticipate the needs of clients and projects and resolve conflicts that arise
• Experience leading, coaching, managing people (Sr. Project Managers to entry level designers)
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited university
• Oklahoma registration as a Professional Landscape Architect
• 8+ years of progressively responsible professional experience as a Professional Landscape Architect
• Familiarity with preparing proposals/scope of work documents and associated fees
• Strong knowledge in AutoCAD, Land F/X, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop and InDesign, and Microsoft Office
• Strong Site Planning capabilities/knowledge, and excellent design skills
• Experience in planting design, hardscape design and construction document generation is critical
• Excellent communication skills - written, graphical, verbal, and organizational skills
• Able to travel periodically, primarily in state, to support project needs

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Prescription
• Life Insurance
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance
• Paid time off (PTO) and 8 company paid holidays (and Veteran's Day for our veterans)
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 529 College Savings Plan
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Plan

Pay

Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

N/A

Company Overview

Halff is a full-service infrastructure consulting firm planned, designed, engineered, constructed — and purposed — for people. Since 1950, we’ve been creating smart solutions that improve lives and communities by turning ideas into reality. Halff was founded on a core tenet: Focus on people, treat them well, and success will follow. It’s no wonder, then, that our employees and the culture they create result in our firm consistently being named a Top Workplace in America. Our industry-leading professionals collaborate to meet tough challenges in creative ways. You can view Halff's full complement of services here Halff has more than 30 offices in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Florida, Arkansas, Arizona and Georgia. For a full list of our locations, click here We Offer Excellent Benefits, Including But Not Limited To Medical, dental, prescription and life insuranceLong-term and short-term disability insurancePaid time off (PTO) and 8 company paid holidays (and Veteran's Day for our veterans)Traditional and Roth 401(k) plansEmployee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)Health Savings Account (HSA)529 College Savings PlanFlexible spending accounts (FSA)Employee Assistance PlanClick here for a more comprehensive list of Halff's benefits