Senior Landscape Architect

Landscape Architecture Temple Terrace, Florida Sarasota, Florida Bartow, Florida Tampa, Florida Orlando, Florida


Description

Purpose & Need

Successful landscape architects are masters of creating sustainable and functional spaces that enhance beauty and safety. By integrating vegetation and hardscape materials, landscape architects can transform our transportation networks into aesthetically pleasing and purposeful corridors that promote connectivity. This Senior Landscape Architect will not only represent PGA directly to clients as a reliable subject matter expert and project manager but will also foster and maintain long-term client relationships that will support PGA’s strategic growth goals. The ideal candidate should be motivated to pursue and lead exciting projects, energized to mentor developing staff, and ready to further advance their career with a firm eager to see them succeed. 
 

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!
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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.