Director of Landscape Architecture & Design-Build

Archipro; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Performance bonuses

Job summary

Archipro is seeking a Director of Landscape Architecture & Design-Build to lead high-end residential landscapes and outdoor living projects in the Texas Hill Country, with a direct link to built work and a clear path for leadership progression.

You will guide site planning, planting, grading, drainage, hardscape, pools, and outdoor living design, overseeing design development through construction while mentoring the team and coordinating with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• A degree in Landscape Architecture.
• Significant experience with high-end residential projects.
• Strong portfolio of built work.
• Experience leading projects from concept to construction.
• Ability to coordinate budgets, schedules, and handoffs.

Responsibilities

• Lead luxury residential landscape and outdoor living projects from concept through construction.
• Develop site plans, planting, grading, drainage, hardscape, pools, and outdoor features.
• Prepare design development and construction documents.
• Present concepts to clients.
• Mentor team members and guide design standards.

Skills

Leadership

Client presentation

Project management

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Landscape Architecture

Tools

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Director of Landscape Architecture & Design-Build

Confidential Executive Search | Texas Hill Country
National Search | Relocation Assistance Available
Base Salary: $115,000–$125,000 + Performance Bonuses

The Opportunity

Archipro is conducting a confidential national search for an accomplished Director of Landscape Architecture & Design-Build to join an established and highly regarded firm specializing in custom pools, landscapes, and outdoor living environments in the Texas Hill Country.

This is an opportunity for an experienced landscape architect who wants more than a traditional design role. You’ll have a direct connection to the built work, guiding sophisticated residential projects from the earliest design concepts through construction and final completion.

The firm is looking for someone who brings strong design sensibility together with practical construction knowledge—someone who understands how site planning, grading, drainage, planting, hardscape, pools, and outdoor living elements come together to create a cohesive residential environment.

Just as importantly, this is a leadership and succession opportunity. The selected individual will work closely with ownership, learn the business and established processes, help guide the design team, and play an important role in the firm’s next chapter.

What You’ll Do

You will lead high-end residential landscape and outdoor living projects from concept through completion, including:

• Developing creative, site-responsive landscape and outdoor living concepts.
• Leading site planning, planting, grading, drainage, hardscape, pool, and outdoor living design.
• Preparing and overseeing design development and construction documentation.
• Presenting concepts and design solutions directly to clients.
• Managing multiple projects while maintaining design quality, schedules, budgets, and client expectations.
• Coordinating with project managers, construction teams, consultants, subcontractors, specialty trades, and permitting authorities.
• Reviewing projects in the field and resolving design and construction issues as they arise.
• Guiding material, hardscape, and planting selections to protect design integrity throughout construction.
• Collaborating closely with ownership as part of a planned leadership transition and knowledge-transfer process.
• Mentoring team members and helping strengthen the firm’s design capabilities, processes, and standards.

What We’re Looking For

We’re interested in a landscape architect who combines design talent, technical depth, leadership ability, and an understanding of how exceptional projects actually get built.

The strongest candidates will bring:

• A degree in Landscape Architecture.
• Significant professional experience in landscape architecture, ideally involving high-end custom residential projects.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating sophisticated design and successfully completed built work.
• Experience carrying projects from initial concept through documentation and construction.
• Strong working knowledge of grading, drainage, planting, irrigation coordination, hardscape, construction documentation, and engineering drawings.
• Leadership and project-management experience with the ability to oversee multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong client presentation, communication, and relationship-management skills.Experience coordinating budgets, schedules, estimating, and construction handoffs.
• The ability to collaborate comfortably with contractors, specialty trades, consultants, and clients.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, or comparable design and presentation tools.

Texas landscape architecture registration is preferred. Candidates who are not currently registered in Texas should have the ability to obtain registration before performing work requiring Texas licensure.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This role offers a combination that’s hard to find in a traditional landscape architecture practice: design leadership, direct involvement in construction, high-quality custom residential work, and a genuine path toward greater leadership responsibility.

You’ll join an established company with a reputation for quality and craftsmanship, with the opportunity to influence design direction, mentor others, improve processes, and help shape the firm’s future.

For a landscape architect who enjoys seeing an idea progress from sketch to finished environment, this is an opportunity to have a meaningful impact on both the work and the organization.

Compensation & Relocation

The anticipated base salary is $115,000–$125,000, commensurate with experience, plus performance bonuses tied to revenue.

Relocation assistance is available for the selected candidate; specific terms will be determined during the offer process.