Project Landscape Architect

Job Duties

• Execute, manage, and monitor project budgets, work plans, consultants, and schedules;
• Develop project schedules and stakeholder meeting plans in collaboration with Project Leaders and other disciplines;
• Cookordinate design activities between clients, consultants, and internal project teams to ensure integrated and timely project delivery;
• Serve as the main point of contact for clients on landscape-led projects, maintaining consistent communication and oversight of project direction;
• Collaborate with Project Directors and Principals-in-Charge to prepare and execute client agreements and proposals consistent with firm policy and professional standards;
• Develop work plans, fee estimates, and scope of work proposals;
• Cookordinate with Architectural Project Managers and other team members regarding project scope, budgets, and schedules;
• Manage project teams to ensure high-quality deliverables, profitability, and efficient resource allocation;
• Identify and assist in the creation of Professional Services Agreements, Consultant Services Agreements, and Add Service Requests as needed;
• Prepare project-level revenue projections and monthly billing using earned value principles;
• Lead design development through all phases, engaging all disciplines and stakeholders to produce conceptual and schematic designs aligned with firm standards;
• Oversee and review project design quality, ensuring consistency with LPA’s integrated and sustainable philosophy;
• Facilitate design presentations and client meetings, including material and finishes selections;
• Mentor design team members and support their professional development to maintain design excellence and team efficiency;
• Participate in project pursuits, design competitions, RFPs, RFQs, and interviews to support project leaders and principals;
• Assist in the administration of construction contracts and conduct site visits as required;
• Support the advancement of the firm’s brand through project photography, award submissions, and speaking engagements.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture or a related field;
• Experience: Eight (8) years of experience in landscape architecture;
• Skills Required: Landscape Architect license; Knowledge of quality control and quality management review processes (QCR, QMR, DQR, PQR); Experience preparing construction documentation, including plans, details, specifications, renderings, and 3D models; Proficiency with digital modeling, rendering, and visualization tools, including AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, Lumion, and Adobe Creative Suite; Ability to develop Basis of Design (BOD) documents and cost estimates; Familiarity with value engineering (VE) methods and construction cost control; Understanding of construction phase procedures, including submittals, RFIs, CCDs, site visits, and punch lists.

Benefits

• Telecommuting available two days per week;
• Requires travel to California one to two times per year for meetings.

Pay

$102K

Schedule

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 5 days 40 hr/wk