Landscape or Urban Designer III

About the role

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful while building communities that matter. This position will participate in the design of the public realm and human-centered mobility, performing all conventional aspects of landscape architecture and urban design assignments. Work emphasizes design and technical aspects of projects, with a focus on coordination across disciplines to improve community and infrastructure outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Investigate, evaluate, and recommend design and technical solutions that best meet project needs.
• Lead discrete technical tasks from conceptual planning and concept development through construction documentation for landscape architecture and urban design tasks.
• Develop conceptual, design development, and construction-level plans and technical specifications for urban design and landscape architecture (layout plans, planting plans, grading plans, and construction details) using CAD software.
• Develop preliminary design concepts, technical solutions, studies, graphics, models, animations, photo-simulations, illustrations, and reports for projects.
• Assist in directing landscape architectural, land planning, transportation, and urban design projects from concept development through working or submission drawings and final urban design plans.
• Coordinate with clients, sub-consultants, and in-house personnel regularly to complete assigned tasks.
• Lead the production of 3D graphics and renderings using the latest software.
• Present project work to client and community groups.
• Support public outreach coordination and facilitation.
• Assist in preparing scopes of work, fee proposals, and responses to RFPs.
• May oversee the work and mentor less experienced staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Urban Design, or related field and 4 years of related professional experience, or
• Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Urban Design, or related field and 3 years of related professional experience.

Skills

• Urban design knowledge and skills focused on the public realm and human-centered mobility.
• Ability to provide graphics, renderings, and visualizations for internal and external communication, presentations, and reports.
• Intermediate design and production skills with attention to detail and construction/technical competency (e.g., PS&E) for assembling TxDOT construction packages, with oversight from more experienced staff.
• Ability to develop estimates and take-off lists with guidance from more experienced staff.
• Experience delegating tasks and supporting the growth of less experienced staff.
• Strong design and production skills with a high level of construction/technical competency.
• Confidence in presenting projects to clients and in public settings.
• Ability to organize scheduling of specific tasks and assignments.
• Verification that the QC process has been followed.
• Proficiency with one or more CAD software (AutoCAD, MicroStation, etc.), 3D visualization software (SketchUp, Rhino, Revit, Lumion, etc.), and graphics software (Adobe Creative Suite).
• Provides guidance to less experienced staff.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Urban Design, or related field.
• Professional Landscape Architect (PLA) or Registered Architect (RA) license.

Benefits

For more information on benefits, visit HNTB Total Rewards.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Location: Austin, TX