Managing Technical Consultant, Landscape Architecture

At ERM, you’ll lead landscape design as part of multidisciplinary teams, influence strategic siting and permitting decisions, and ensure the technical integrity of work that drives meaningful environmental outcomes for complex, high-visibility infrastructure projects shaping North America’s energy, employment, and public landscapes.

Why This Role Matters

As new energy infrastructure, high-tech manufacturing and employment, and brownfield redevelopment projects emerge to meet growing demand for reliability and resilience, thoughtful integration of infrastructure projects into the existing landscape is essential. ERM is seeking a Managing Consultant, Landscape Architecture to help clients navigate complex siting environments, regulatory pathways, and stakeholder expectations. Your expertise will strengthen ERM’s ability to deliver trusted assessments that enable responsible development across North America.

Responsibilities

• Create planting designs, site designs, and detail sheets, including landscape plans, lighting plans, and landscape management plans that comply with local ordinances and community expectations.
• Provide innovative, nature-based approaches to rehabilitation and reuse of brownfield sites.
• Collaborate with visual simulation experts to produce legally defensible simulations of proposed projects that incorporate accurate depictions of recommended vegetation.
• Contribute to Visual Impact Assessments (VIAs) and technical reports.
• Work with and coordinate multidisciplinary teams—including GIS, visual simulation specialists, and technical experts—to deliver clear, defensible analyses.
• Serve as a strategic partner to clients, helping them solve problems, anticipate challenges, and advance their projects with confidence.
• Lead and contribute to environmental impact assessments, land planning, facility siting, and permitting for large-scale energy and infrastructure projects.
• Produce, manage, and review Visual Impact Assessments (VIAs) and related technical deliverables.
• Coordinate and integrate work from multidisciplinary teams to ensure technical accuracy and regulatory compliance.
• Serve as a task manager or project manager, overseeing budgets, timelines, and quality standards.
• Mentor technical staff and foster a collaborative, high-performing project environment.
• Conduct site visits and maintain direct client communication to support successful project delivery.

Requirements

• Valid licensure as a Registered Landscape Architect.
• Digital portfolio available for review via a website, linked drive, or similar.
• BA/BS in Landscape Architecture or related field, plus 5–10 years of landscape architecture experience.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, and related software.
• Proven success managing project scopes, schedules, budgets, and client relationships.
• Valid driver's license and ability to operate a company vehicle due to occasional travel to client locations.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• MA/MS in a relevant discipline.
• Strong horticulture knowledge.
• Familiarity with GIS/Global Mapper, Rhino, 3DS Max, or 3D rendering software.
• Supplementary experience in planning, graphic design, and/or photography.

Pay

The anticipated annual base pay is $79,395–$101,693 (USD). Actual pay will depend on factors such as education, experience, skills, location, performance, and business needs. In some cases, pay may fall outside this range. This role may be eligible for bonus pay (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are not bonus eligible).

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Paid time off.
• Parental leave.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• AD&D insurance.
• 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP.