Landscape Designer III - Lead Designer & Mentor

Pape-Dawson Engineers; Florida; On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Pape-Dawson Engineers is seeking a Landscape Designer III with approximately two years of professional experience to take on leadership within project teams. You will apply strong design and technical skills to develop high-quality work and clearly communicate recommendations to clients, agencies, and internal teams.

The role emphasizes increasing autonomy, mentorship of junior staff, and contributing to the culture and success of the team.

Qualifications

• Approximately 2 years of professional experience in landscape design, planning, or a related field.
• Proficiency with key software tools used for landscape design, planning, drafting, documentation, and presentations.
• Ability to independently produce high-quality designs, plans, and project deliverables with minimal revisions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate and communicate multiple design or planning options.
• Strong written, verbal, and visual communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate with clients, agencies, consultants, and project stakeholders with appropriate guidance.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and provide design or technical guidance to junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Develop landscape designs, plans, and supporting documents with a high degree of accuracy and minimal revisions.
• Confidently utilize key design, drafting, planning, and other software tools required to complete project work.
• Evaluate multiple design, planning, or policy options and recommend appropriate solutions based on project goals and requirements.
• Clearly communicate design decisions, recommendations, and technical information through reports, presentations, drawings, and other project deliverables.
• Take ownership of assigned portions of projects and manage tasks independently while meeting established schedules and deadlines.
• Coordinate with clients, agencies, consultants, and other project stakeholders with appropriate guidance from project leadership.
• Provide mentorship, design feedback, and technical guidance to junior staff.
• Review work and help identify opportunities to improve quality, efficiency, and consistency.
• Collaborate effectively with project managers and multidisciplinary team members to support successful project delivery.
• Identify challenges proactively and develop thoughtful, practical solutions.
• Represent the firm professionally in client, agency, consultant, and industry interactions.
• Participate in professional organizations, networks, and other opportunities that support continued professional growth and industry engagement.

Skills

Landscape design

Job description

Pape-Dawson Engineers is seeking a Landscape Designer III with approximately two years of professional experience to take on leadership within project teams. You will apply strong design and technical skills to develop high-quality work and clearly communicate recommendations to clients, agencies, and internal teams.

The role emphasizes increasing autonomy, mentorship of junior staff, and contributing to the culture and success of the team.