Senior Landscape Architect
Description
Purpose & Need
Patel, Greene and Associates (PGA) is seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Landscape Architect to join our Landscape Architecture team. The ideal candidate could work from our Tampa, Bartow or Sarasota offices. This role will be responsible for driving marketing and business development initiatives, managing complex public and private sector projects, and contributing strategic guidance across multidisciplinary teams. The ideal candidate brings experience in site planning, landscape and hardscape design, irrigation design, and project management. In addition to strong technical skills, this individual will serve as a mentor to staff, ensure high-quality project delivery, and actively support the firm’s commitment to sustainable and impactful design. This position offers opportunities for growth, continuous learning, and career advancement within a team-driven, mission-focused firm.
What You’ll Do
- Lead marketing, business development initiatives, and project pursuits
- Assist in the strategy planning and growth of the PGA Landscape Architecture practice
- Provide site planning, landscape and hardscape design, and irrigation design for public and private sector projects, from concept through detailing and implementation. Project types may include transportation corridors and facilities; streetscapes and public spaces; parks and recreation; and residential/commercial developments
- Project/Task management on a variety of projects including management of assigned personnel.
- Provide landscape architecture support, technical expertise, and guidance to PGA’s multi-disciplinary engineering practice and staff
- Provide quality control efforts for the Landscape Architecture Group
- Complete tasks and projects within established supervisor’s expectations
What You’ll Need
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in landscape architecture or related field from an accredited program
- 10+ years of direct landscape architecture experience with progressively more complex responsibilities
- Professional licensure
- International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certification (preferred)
- Irrigation Association Certified Irrigation Designer (CID) – Landscape certification (preferred)
What You’ll Bring
- Project management experience
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Exceptional ability to build strong working relationships with clients, partners, and colleagues
- Team oriented and self-motivated
- Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
- Exceptional ability to perform multiple tasks and prioritize work
- Proven leader with experience mentoring staff
- Thorough knowledge of green initiatives programs and low impact design
- Ability to prepare graphics/exhibits, renderings (freehand or computer), and construction documents including details and specifications
- Proficient in AutoCAD/Civil3D, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Working knowledge of 3D rendering software and visualization applications (Sketchup, Lumion, etc.), ArcGIS, and MicroStation/ORD preferred.
Working Conditions
- The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
- While performing the duties of this job including working on a computer, the employee is regularly required to sit for prolonged periods at a desk; use hands, handle, or feel, talk, and hear.
- The employee is frequently required to stand and walk.
- The employee must be able to access and navigate each department at the organization’s facilities.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often exposed to outside weather conditions.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
If you meet some of the listed criteria but not all, we still encourage you to apply. You might be a good fit for another role we have available!
In support of Patel, Greene and Associates’ mission to “elevate our families, communities, and profession,” we are committed to gathering the highest caliber of talent and creating an environment for each to collaborate and achieve their highest potential, ultimately delivering superior work to our clients. That means every position at PGA is open to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex (including gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, disability, military service, or other non-merit factor. Our criteria is simple—you must be kind, hard-working, team-oriented, and have the potential to be excellent at your job. By following this approach, we have built a diverse team that has made PGA one of the best firms to work for in our industry.