Staff Landscape Architect

About the role

Pennoni is seeking a Staff Landscape Architect to assist on multi-discipline public and private site development projects while based at our Leesburg, VA office. This position will primarily support the development of design, permitting, and construction plans for both land development and municipal projects.

Responsibilities

• Conduct due diligence review including zoning, permitting, base mapping, and site analysis.
• Create conceptual design plans for a diverse portfolio of clients, including residential developers, employment centers, mixed-use communities, higher education, and public facilities.
• Prepare land development documentation covering site changes such as buffers, setbacks, circulation, site yield, and initial environmental impacts for preliminary plans.
• Coordinate off-site impacts of proposed activities with adjacent stakeholders and the development team.
• Develop conceptual design alternatives to assess the most efficient solution to local design requirements.
• Prepare and review landscape plans, rendered plans, and presentations to clearly communicate proposed changes to stakeholders.
• Contribute to the preparation of site plans, grading plans, utility plans, stormwater management reports, erosion and sediment control plans, construction details, and applications.
• Perform limited field inspections as needed.
• Additional tasks may be assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture (or a related field of study).
• 4+ years of professional experience in Landscape Architecture with land development projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with multiple phases of residential, commercial, institutional, and public projects, including entitlements, permitting, construction documents, and construction liaison.
• Contribution to large-scale master planning projects, particularly developing detailed construction plans as well as site, grading, and planting plans.
• Proficiency with MS-Office 365 (e.g., Outlook, Excel, Word) and relevant design/CADD software tools (e.g., AutoCAD Civil 3D, Adobe Creative Cloud, LandFX).
• Experience with modeling programs (e.g., SketchUp, Lumion, Revit).
• Working knowledge of ArcGIS.
• Ability to work in an energetic and challenging environment on a variety of projects.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.