Practice Builder - Landscape Architecture

Kimley-Horn; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exceptional Retirement Plan

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Time Off

Financial Wellness

Professional Development

Family-Friendly Benefits

Job summary

Kimley-Horn is seeking a Senior Project Manager (Practice Builder) to expand its Landscape Architecture practice in Orlando, FL. This leader will build a vision for growth, manage client relationships, and guide a team while pursuing high-end design and complex projects.

The role emphasizes business development, team mentorship, and autonomy to grow the practice and individual portfolios, with performance-based rewards and a path toward ownership.

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience growing and leading a landscape architecture practice/studio.
• PLA/CLA license or ability to obtain in 1 year.
• Experience developing relationships with extensive client contacts.
• Business development and marketing experience including writing proposals, scopes of work, and budgets for projected work.
• Strong desire and ability to be engaged with clients, solving project problems and delivering with the team.
• Ability to communicate positively at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to mentor staff and direct resources effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects profitably.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and technical skills.

Responsibilities

• Work in a dynamic team environment on a range of projects for a wide variety of clients.
• Manage, lead, and expand practice teams for high end design and technically complicated projects.
• Project experience will be diverse as we provide services to both public and private sectors.
• Has an entrepreneurial spirit and create a vision for growth for the high end design practice and beyond.
• Given a great deal of autonomy to lead, direct, and grow their business.
• Our Project Managers/Practice Builders manage their projects profitably, transition work to qualified staff, grow and mentor staff, and act as a positive leader and mentor.
• With success, this individual will enjoy the rewards of an impressive bonus program with the potential to advance to ownership.

Skills

Leadership

Client relationships

Business development

Mentoring

Communication

Education

PLA/CLA license

Job description

Overview

Kimley-Horn has an opportunity for a motivated Senior Project Manager (Practice Builder) to expand our Landscape Architecture practice in Orlando, FL! The successful candidate will be a leader in a practice specializing in high end design and technical complicated landscape architectural services. This individual will have an entrepreneurial spirit and create a vision for growth for a Landscape Architecture practice while growing their own projects, clients and team around them.

This position leads business development efforts, manages relationships with key clients, and oversees all project tasks while mentoring the growth of younger staff. The successful candidate will have a great deal of autonomy to lead, direct, and grow their business.Practice Builders are encouraged to pursue opportunities that fuel their professional passion and contribute to firmwide success. Our system for rewards is designed to recognize staff as they move along a path to success. Bonuses, promotions, path to ownership recognition, and other forms of advancement are performance based, because as a firm we focus on results.

Responsibilities

• Work in a dynamic team environment on a range of projects including private and public development throughout the region for a wide variety of clients
• Manage, lead, and expand practice teams for high end design and technically complicated projects
• Project experience will be diverse as we provide services to both public and private sectors
• Has an entrepreneurial spirit and create a vision for growth for the high end design practice and beyond
• Given a great deal of autonomy to lead, direct, and grow their business
• Our Project Managers/Practice Builders manage their projects profitably, transition work to qualified staff, grow and mentor staff, and act as a positive leader and mentor
• With success, this individual will enjoy the rewards of an impressive bonus program with the potential to advance to ownership

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience growing and leading a landscape architecture practice/studio
• Registered Professional/Certified Landscape Architect (PLA/CLA) license or ability to obtain in 1 year
• Experience developing relationshipswith extensive client contacts
• Business development and marketing experience including writing proposals, developing scopes of work, and creatingbudgets for projected work
• Strong desire and ability to be engaged with clients solving project problems and working with the team to deliver
• Ability to effectively communicate positively at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to manage and mentor staff and direct resources effectively in a positive manner.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects profitably
• Excellent communication, leadership, and technical skills

Why Kimley-Horn?

At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients, and employees are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it— that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune "100 Best Companies to Work" list for 19 years!

Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn

• Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to1- company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary + bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
• Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses.
• Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
• Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.