Manager, Landscape Architect

Westwood Professional Services; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Westwood Professional Services in Austin, Texas is looking for a Manager, Landscape Architecture to oversee multiple projects and lead a dynamic team. This role involves managing schedules, enhancing business development, and ensuring project efficiency.

Candidates should possess at least ten years of experience and be a Registered Landscape Architect in Texas. The position requires strong project management skills and the ability to prepare proposals and contracts. Join us and contribute to our ongoing success in delivering high-level professional services.

Qualifications

• Minimum of ten years of experience.
• Registered Landscape Architect in Texas or ability to obtain within 6 months.
• Graduate from an accredited university/college.

Responsibilities

• Manage schedules and balance work between teams.
• Build business development initiatives.
• Prepare scope/fee proposals and manage contracts.
• Manage staffing levels and recruitment for open positions.

Skills

Landscape architecture fundamentals

Project management

Staff management

Computer-aided design software

Proposals and contracts preparation

Education

Bachelor's degree in landscape architecture or urban planning

Job description

Manager, Landscape Architecture

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Manager, Landscape Architecture to join our team in our Austin office. This position will support a variety of divisions at Westwood, including Public Infrastructure, Land Development, and Renewables. In this role, you will manage multiple projects, lead a team of landscape architects and technical personnel, manage schedules, business development, project utilization, revenue, and yearly projections. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.

Responsibilities

• Manager schedules and balances work between teams and shares work between regional teams.
• Build upon business development initiatives and relationships.
• Operations: including project performance metrics, utilization, projections, profits, revenue, etc.
• Uses developed organizational skills to deliver projects efficiently and thoroughly.
• Effectively uses current computer-aided design and production software to maximize project delivery efficiency.
• Takes a proactive role to enhance the training and professional development of assigned team members.
• Creates and maintains a positive environment and team approach for all assignments.
• Actively performs other tasks as assigned or individually identified to benefit the company's overall efficiency and work environment.
• Performs manpower projections and staffing management for multiple tasks and projects to maximize profitability while maintaining the quality of project deliverables.
• Prepare scope/fee proposals and manage contracting processes.
• Maintains effective communications with multiple design teams, other design consultants, the internal engineering and survey departments (re: schedules, deliverables, and billings), and other appropriate parties, both verbal and written.
• Manager relationships with our clients and internal teams to provide the best products and services.
• Contribute to the regional landscape architecture practice and strategic initiatives.
• Effectively maintain and grow the team, including landscape architects and technical personnel.
• Manage staffing levels to match available and projected backlog.
• Recruit and interview candidates for open positions.
• Promotes training and professional development.
• Maintains job satisfaction and morale through a positive work culture.
• Performance evaluations and career growth plans for team members.

Required Skills

• Demonstrates competence in fundamental landscape architecture, including the ability to prepare a full construction document set for small to large projects with multiple disciplines.
• Ability to manage staff effectively and build a cohesive and people-focused team.
• Ability to prepare proposals and contracts for new projects.
• Ability to manage projects, including budgets, timelines, quality, revenue, and profits.
• Can develop cost estimates, specifications, and field reports.
• Understands construction administration and general construction methods.
• Demonstrates proficiency with current computer-aided design and production software and the ability to learn new versions or new technology.

Qualifications

• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience.
• Registered Landscape Architect in the state of Texas, or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire.
• Graduate from an accredited university or college with a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture or urban planning.
• Experience or degrees in other disciplines may be considered at Westwood's discretion.