Specialist - Landscape Architect

Wasael Property Management; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Wasael Property Management seeks a senior Landscape Architect to lead design reviews and coordinate softscape, hardscape, irrigation, and public realm solutions across projects in Abu Dhabi. You will collaborate with architects, engineers, urban designers, and contractors to ensure design intent and regulatory alignment.

The role emphasizes sustainable, water-efficient landscape strategies for the UAE, overseeing material samples, shop drawings, site inspections, and handover, while contributing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Urban Design, or related discipline.
• Professional accreditation or membership would be advantageous.
• 5–8 years of relevant landscape architecture experience in real estate, construction, infrastructure, or major project environments.
• Experience delivering landscape and public realm projects through design and construction stages.
• Knowledge of softscape, hardscape, irrigation, planting design, landscape materials, and public realm design.
• Understanding of UAE climate, sustainable landscaping principles, and authority requirements.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, and other landscape/design software.
• Experience coordinating with multidisciplinary consultants, contractors, and project teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and review of landscape architecture designs from concept through detailed design, construction, and handover.
• Review landscape drawings, specifications, reports, material submissions, and technical documentation for compliance with project requirements and approved design intent.
• Coordinate landscape design requirements covering softscape, hardscape, irrigation, streetscape, public realm, external furniture, lighting interfaces, and associated elements.
• Work closely with architects, engineers, infrastructure teams, urban designers, consultants, and other disciplines to ensure effective integration of landscape requirements.
• Review planting strategies, plant selection, soil requirements, irrigation systems, and landscape specifications considering local climate and environmental conditions.
• Support the development of sustainable and water-efficient landscape solutions appropriate to the UAE environment.
• Review consultant and contractor landscape submissions and provide technical comments and recommendations.
• Identify landscape design conflicts, technical issues, and interface requirements and coordinate their resolution with relevant stakeholders.
• Participate in design reviews, technical workshops, coordination meetings, and stakeholder presentations.
• Coordinate with Design Management, Technical, Project Management, BIM, Infrastructure, and Construction teams throughout project delivery.
• Support authority submissions and ensure landscape designs comply with applicable UAE regulations, municipality requirements, codes, and project standards.
• Support value engineering exercises while maintaining landscape quality, functionality, sustainability, and overall design intent.
• Review landscape material samples, mock-ups, planting selections, and other design elements prior to approval.
• Conduct site inspections to monitor landscape works and ensure implementation is consistent with approved drawings, specifications, and quality requirements.
• Review RFIs, technical queries, shop drawings, and proposed design changes related to landscape works.
• Support snagging, testing, commissioning of irrigation systems, handover, and close-out of landscape works.
• Coordinate with operations and facilities teams to ensure landscape solutions consider long-term maintenance and operational requirements.
• Maintain awareness of emerging landscape design practices, sustainable technologies, materials, and regional environmental considerations.

Skills

Public Realm Design

Softscape & Hardscape

Planting Design

Irrigation Coordination

Sustainable Landscape Design

Technical Design Review

Multidisciplinary Coordination

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Urban Design, or related discipline

Professional accreditation or membership (advantage)

5–8 years of relevant landscape architecture experience

Tools

AutoCAD

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Job Purpose

To provide specialist landscape architectural expertise across projects, supporting the development, review, coordination, and implementation of high-quality landscape and public realm solutions that meet project objectives, design standards, sustainability requirements, budgets, and regulatory requirements.

Job Purpose

To provide specialist landscape architectural expertise across projects, supporting the development, review, coordination, and implementation of high-quality landscape and public realm solutions that meet project objectives, design standards, sustainability requirements, budgets, and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and review of landscape architecture designs from concept through detailed design, construction, and handover.
• Review landscape drawings, specifications, reports, material submissions, and technical documentation for compliance with project requirements and approved design intent.
• Coordinate landscape design requirements covering softscape, hardscape, irrigation, streetscape, public realm, external furniture, lighting interfaces, and associated elements.
• Work closely with architects, engineers, infrastructure teams, urban designers, consultants, and other disciplines to ensure effective integration of landscape requirements.
• Review planting strategies, plant selection, soil requirements, irrigation systems, and landscape specifications considering local climate and environmental conditions.
• Support the development of sustainable and water-efficient landscape solutions appropriate to the UAE environment.
• Review consultant and contractor landscape submissions and provide technical comments and recommendations.
• Identify landscape design conflicts, technical issues, and interface requirements and coordinate their resolution with relevant stakeholders.
• Participate in design reviews, technical workshops, coordination meetings, and stakeholder presentations.
• Coordinate with Design Management, Technical, Project Management, BIM, Infrastructure, and Construction teams throughout project delivery.
• Support authority submissions and ensure landscape designs comply with applicable UAE regulations, municipality requirements, codes, and project standards.
• Support value engineering exercises while maintaining landscape quality, functionality, sustainability, and overall design intent.
• Review landscape material samples, mock-ups, planting selections, and other design elements prior to approval.
• Conduct site inspections to monitor landscape works and ensure implementation is consistent with approved drawings, specifications, and quality requirements.
• Review RFIs, technical queries, shop drawings, and proposed design changes related to landscape works.
• Support snagging, testing, commissioning of irrigation systems, handover, and close-out of landscape works.
• Coordinate with operations and facilities teams to ensure landscape solutions consider long-term maintenance and operational requirements.
• Maintain awareness of emerging landscape design practices, sustainable technologies, materials, and regional environmental considerations.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Urban Design, or a related discipline.
• Professional landscape architecture accreditation or membership would be an advantage.
• Minimum 5–8 years of relevant landscape architecture experience, preferably within real estate development, construction, infrastructure, or major project environments.
• Experience delivering landscape and public realm projects through design and construction stages.
• Strong knowledge of softscape, hardscape, irrigation, planting design, landscape materials, and public realm design.
• Good understanding of UAE climate conditions, sustainable landscaping principles, and relevant authority requirements.
• Proficiency in relevant design software such as AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, and other landscape/design applications.
• Experience coordinating with multidisciplinary consultants, contractors, and project teams.

Key Competencies

• Public Realm Design
• Softscape & Hardscape
• Planting Design
• Irrigation Coordination
• Sustainable Landscape Design
• Technical Design Review
• Multidisciplinary Coordination
• Design Quality
• Site Inspection
• Problem Solving
• Attention to Detail