Senior Associate - Landscape Architect

Parsons; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a Senior Associate – Landscape Architect in Dubai, UAE. This role is ideal for an experienced leader to influence high-profile urban projects, emphasizing public realm design and technical delivery.

Candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture, with a minimum of 15 years in the field, and be proficient in design management and multidisciplinary coordination. Join Parsons to shape environments that matter and foster junior talent in a collaborative space.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of continuous experience in landscape architecture.
• International experience across North America, Europe, Middle East, or Asia is preferred.
• Professional registration, licensure, or chartership with an internationally recognized professional association.

Responsibilities

• Lead a landscape architecture team with a strong understanding of aesthetic quality and technical detailing.
• Provide design leadership and mentoring support to studio staff.
• Collaborate with master planning teams to develop landscape design strategies.
• Coordinate with internal disciplines and manage sub-consultant activities.

Skills

Landscape architecture

Public realm design

Landscape master planning

Studio leadership

Design management

Technical design

Client presentations

UAE landscape projects

Revit

Adobe Creative Suite

Education

Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture or Architecture

Tools

SketchUp

Rhino

3D modelling

Job description

Senior Associate – Landscape Architect

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Architecture and Planning
Experience: Minimum 15 years
Job Type: Full-time

Job Snapshot

Senior Associate – Landscape Architect in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a senior Architecture and Planning opportunity for an experienced landscape architecture leader with strong public realm design, studio management, master planning coordination, design delivery, client presentation, team mentoring, and technical design capability. This role is suited for a design-focused professional who can lead landscape teams, manage creative and technical project stages, support fee proposals, guide multidisciplinary coordination, and deliver high-quality landscape architecture solutions for major regional projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a landscape architecture team with a strong understanding of aesthetic quality, technical detailing, resources, project budgets, and design delivery requirements.
• Provide design leadership, daily guidance, and mentoring support to landscape studio staff.
• Work with studio management on the daily operation, development, and long‑term performance of the landscape studio.
• Collaborate with master planning teams to develop landscape design strategies at master planning and public realm levels.
• Support the financial performance of studio projects through resource awareness, delivery discipline, and commercial coordination.
• Coordinate with internal disciplines and manage sub‑consultant activities to support smooth project delivery.
• Lead design processes from pre‑concept and concept development through schematic design, detailed design, technical design, and final design stages.
• Apply production techniques, procedures, documentation standards, and quality expectations throughout the design process.
• Present design ideas, project strategies, and technical solutions to clients from early project stages through delivery milestones.
• Support business development presentations and represent the studio in client‑facing discussions.
• Assist business development teams in preparing technical proposals, financial proposals, design narratives, and delivery strategies.
• Demonstrate expert knowledge of industry codes, standards, health and safety requirements, sustainability regulations, and design compliance expectations.
• Coordinate project interfaces with architecture, urban design, infrastructure, roads, utilities, irrigation, lighting, sustainability, and cost teams.
• Review design outputs for quality, constructability, regional suitability, technical accuracy, and alignment with client requirements.
• Build team capability by encouraging collaboration, technical confidence, creative thinking, and high standards of landscape design delivery.
• Perform additional design leadership, studio management, and project coordination tasks as required.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture or Architecture from an accredited university or college program.
• Minimum 15 years of continuous experience in landscape architecture.
• International experience across North America, Europe, Middle East, or Asia is preferred.
• Professional registration, licensure, or chartership with an internationally recognized professional association.
• Professional certification such as CMLI, ASLA, or ALIA is preferred.
• Proven ability to manage landscape projects through all stages of the design process, especially early design and technical design stages.
• Strong confidence in presenting to clients while representing the studio and wider company professionally.

  Skills Set

  • Landscape architecture
  • Public realm design
  • Landscape master planning
  • Studio leadership
  • Design management
  • Concept design
  • Pre‑concept design
  • Technical design
  • Final design delivery
  • Design mentoring
  • Client presentations
  • Business development support
  • Technical proposals
  • Financial proposals
  • Fee proposal preparation
  • Design quality review
  • Sustainability regulations
  • Health and safety requirements
  • Regional construction methods
  • Specifications
  • Landscape detailing
  • Multidisciplinary coordination
  • Sub‑consultant management
  • Resource planning
  • Studio operations
  • Project financial performance
  • Revit
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • SketchUp
  • Rhino
  • 3D modelling
  • UAE landscape projects
  • Public realm delivery
  • CMLI
  • ASLA
  • ALIA

  Why Join Us

  This role offers a strong opportunity for a Senior Associate – Landscape Architect to influence high-profile Architecture and Planning projects in Dubai while leading creative public realm design within a collaborative studio environment. The position provides senior exposure to landscape master planning, technical delivery, client engagement, proposal development, team building, and regional design leadership. It is a strong fit for a landscape architecture professional who wants to shape meaningful outdoor environments, mentor talented designers, and contribute to major urban development work in the UAE.

  About the Company

  Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, design, infrastructure, and project delivery company supporting complex urban development, transportation, public realm, utilities, and construction supervision programs. In Dubai, Parsons contributes to major built environment projects through landscape architecture, multidisciplinary design coordination, technical expertise, sustainability awareness, and practical delivery knowledge for public and private sector clients.