Landscape Architecture Practice Area Leader P5

Graef Anhalt Schloemer & Assoc; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training, Mentorship, and Leadership

Flexible Hours/Hybrid Schedule

Free parking

Parental Leave

Paid Time Off

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Retirement Savings Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Casual Dress

Job summary

GRAEF, a Milwaukee-based landscape architecture, design and engineering firm, seeks a Practice Area Leader to drive strategy, business development and technical direction for the landscape architecture group. The role emphasizes sustainable urban design and mentoring staff across regional offices.

The ideal candidate will have licensure, 8+ years of design leadership experience, and strong client interaction skills to advance projects and growth across Milwaukee and beyond.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in landscape architecture.
• Minimum of 8 years of applicable design experience.
• Previous project management experience required.
• Professional licensure required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, AutoCAD Civil 3D or Revit, and / or GIS software desired.
• Experience with business development activities such as marketing, proposals and client development.
• Good communication skills and a proven track record in successfully interacting with clients and internal team members are necessary.
• Experience in leading and mentoring staff for career development and advancement.
• Excellence in written communication, quantitative analysis, graphic design, urban design, presenting, and critical thinking skills.

Skills

Project management

Leadership/mentoring

Client development

Written communication

Urban design

Quantitative analysis

Graphic design

Presentation skills

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in landscape architecture

Professional licensure

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe Creative Suite

SketchUp

AutoCAD Civil 3D or Revit

GIS software

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GRAEF is a multi-disciplinary planning, design and engineering firm, started in 1961, with over 300 employees, headquartered in Milwaukee. GRAEF’s stated core purpose is to improve the physical environment for the benefit of society in a sustainable manner. We are looking for a mission-driven and dynamic leader for a team filled with intellectually and technically talented colleagues who are innovative and creative.

Our group includes experts in landscape architecture and urban design, master planning and environmental design. As Practice Area Leader you would provide strategy, business development, and technical direction to the group, with a focus on the importance of landscape architecture, urban design and sustainability. Our team members have advanced degrees, licensures, registrations, and related credentials. From our corporate headquarters in Milwaukee, we also collaborate with team members across our 9 offices in the Midwest and Florida providing landscape architecture design expertise regionally and nationally.

Our new Practice Area Leader will help employees with personal and professional growth as well as have the opportunity to grow the practice of landscape architecture in the Milwaukee office and the other regional offices. GRAEF values quality, integrity, diversity, and work-life balance. We are looking for people who embody these characteristics.

We are considering candidates who possess the following basic qualifications:

• Bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in landscape architecture.
• Minimum of 8 years of applicable design experience.
• Previous project management experience required.
• Professional licensure required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, AutoCAD Civil 3D or Revit, and / or GIS software desired.
• Experience with business development activities such as marketing, proposals and client development.
• Good communication skills and a proven track record in successfully interacting with clients and internal team members are necessary.
• Experience in leading and mentoring staff for career development and advancement.
• Excellence in written communication, quantitative analysis, graphic design, urban design, presenting, and critical thinking skills.

Why GRAEF? We are proud to offer you a complete benefit package to include:

• Training, Mentorship, and Leadership Development Programs
• A team atmosphere dedicated to open communication and collaboration
• Flexible Hours/Hybrid Schedule
• Embed yourself in the community by participating in numerous outside activities that GRAEF endorses and supports
• Exciting downtown office location with free amenities, including onsite fitness center, pickleball courts, and more
• Free covered parking
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Time Off
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Plans
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Casual Dress

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