Senior Landscape Architect

Job Description:

Senior Landscape Architect

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Landscape Architect to join our team! In this role, you will have the opportunity for the overall supervision of the landscape architecture design for public realm, roadways, public parks, planning, and infrastructure projects.

What You'll be Doing:

• The underlying focus of the Senior Landscape Architect should be providing the utmost satisfaction to the client via ensuring projects are functional, aesthetically pleasing, code compliant, and completed within the allocated period of time.
• Expected to operate under a certain degree of autonomy to provide high-quality service to the client. Directly accountable to the project’s Project Manager.
• Required to maintain strong client relationships and ensure the project team is providing high levels of client service and satisfaction.
• Promote good landscape design throughout the practice; research and advise on indigenous/suitable vegetation on projects; project-specific landscape design issues; contribute, or otherwise assist, as required with thorough knowledge of and compliance with both the company’s procedures and local landscape architectural standards and requirements.
• Able to demonstrate the ability to undertake the above responsibilities independently.
• Independently performs a wide variety of conventional and complex assignments by applying landscape architecture design practices, standards, and techniques which require a fundamental knowledge of landscape including softscape, hardscape, planting plans, irrigation design, grading plans, and graphics.
• The incumbent at this level is required to regularly exercise discretion and independent judgment in developing original designs and is proficient in the utilization of standard landscape architectural techniques.
• Performs a variety of assignments such as conducting landscape architectural studies, developing design concepts and design criteria, and preparing related reports. Able to manage sensitive and sometimes confidential information.
• Develops design solutions and prepares high-quality presentation drawings, renderings, 3D models, and animations with the assistance of other team members.
• Prepares technical packages from concept design, through detailed design to tender and contract documentation.
• Completes other duties as assigned.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in landscape architecture from an accredited university.
• A minimum of 12 years’ experience in landscape architecture design for public realm, roadways, public parks, planning, and infrastructure projects, preferably with work experience in the GCC.
• Shall be a self-motivated individual who is able to take responsibility and demonstrates initiative and a proactive approach to daily tasks with strong hand graphic and design skills.
• A strong commitment to quality control for design and technical issues.
• Proficient in Adobe InDesign is required.
• Proficient in AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Land F/X, Lumion, and Illustrator.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Proactive approach, demonstrating initiative and self-motivation.
• Ability to write technical documents and correspondence effectively.
• Licensed Landscape Architect (active status) is preferred.
• MMUP/UPDA Certification.

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.