Principal Landscape Architect

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,400 - 180,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid family leave

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

A leading engineering and design firm is seeking a Principal Landscape Architect in Boston. The role involves leading large multi-disciplinary projects, emphasizing design leadership, business development, and client engagement. Candidates should have a licensed background in Landscape Architecture and at least 15 years of experience, with skills in resilient designs and strong communication. The firm offers a full-time position with opportunities for collaboration and growth within a dynamic team environment, along with competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of experience preferred.
• Ability to integrate sustainability in all aspects of planning and design.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in building and maintaining client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead design vision and strategy for large, complex projects.
• Manage large, multi-disciplinary projects from scoping to construction.
• Foster existing client relationships and develop new ones.

Skills

Licensed Landscape Architect

Experience with public and private sectors in the Northeast

Expertise in resilient and sustainable designs

Excellent creative and critical thinking skills

Strong communication skills

Excellent time management skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture

Tools

AutoCAD

Adobe Suite

Microsoft Office

Civil3D

LandFX

Job description

Your Opportunity

We are seeking a Principal Landscape Architect to serve as a business developer and co-team leader for our Boston-based Landscape Architecture Team. The Principal Landscape Architect will lead design vision and strategy for large, complex, multi-disciplinary projects while driving business development and client engagement. This role emphasizes design leadership, guiding concept development, ensuring design integrity through all phases, and mentoring team members, alongside responsibilities for project management, construction documentation, and administration. The successful candidate will work within Stantec’s Community Development practice, and collaborate with internal Architectural, Environmental, and Engineering disciplines.

As a Principal Landscape Architect, you will work in a team environment on a wide range of projects and scales such as planning and design of parks and recreation facilities; bicycle, pedestrian, and multiuse trails; sports and athletic facilities; healthcare, urban infill, corporate, and educational campuses; and master planned communities including multi-family residential, senior housing, mixed‑use and transit‑oriented developments. You will lead and assist with assignments across disciplines, manage budgets, provide urban and landscape architecture design experience, and interact with existing and prospective clients with exemplary communication skills and a strategic and design‑oriented perspective.

Business development responsibilities will include: market research and strategy, client relationship management, proposal development, branding and marketing, identifying and cultivating strategic partnerships, monitoring business development performance indicators including win rates and revenue growth, and fostering a culture of internal collaboration.

You will work within a local and virtual team setting, with weekly presence at our Boston office expected. Local travel will be required for attending client or public meetings, scoping new assignments, and participating in internal meetings.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Business Development – fostering existing client relationships and developing new to support the team’s backlog and presence in the market
• Proposal preparation, coordination, and review
• Client-facing responsibilities on key assignments
• Supporting projects and pursuits led by other disciplines within Stantec
• Management of large, multi-disciplinary projects
• Oversight of projects from scoping, to conceptual design, through construction document phase and construction administration
• Promoting design excellence, development of creative solutions
• Maintaining project budgets
• Quality control review of deliverables
• Oversight and management of staff
• Mentorship of team
• Inter-office and inter-disciplinary collaboration
• Fostering positive collaborative environment within Stantec’s Boston Community Development Team

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Licensed Landscape Architect
• Experience with public and private sectors in the Northeast
• Demonstrated responsibility, maturity, and commitment to a team-driven environment, including an ability to communicate effectively, lead teams, develop strong internal relationships, and foster a culture of collaboration
• Expertise in resilient and sustainable designs
• Desire and ability to lead and contribute on multiple levels within the design process
• Excellent creative and critical thinking skills
• Ability to integrate sustainability in all aspects of planning and design
• Well-versed in local, regional, and national trends in planning, landscape architecture and urban design.
• Ability to successfully scope and deliver multi-disciplinary projects
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present ideas clearly and confidently
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Adobe Suite and Microsoft Office; Civil3D and LandFX experience preferred
• High-level understanding and working knowledge of GIS, Sketch‑Up, Rhino or similar platforms at a supervisory level of effectiveness
• Excellent time management skills
• Thorough understanding of task assignments and schedules, budgeting, and efficient use of time and resources
• Detailed knowledge of codes, legal and design requirements in relevant jurisdictions, and how they apply to design projects
• Demonstrated effectiveness in building and maintaining client relationships; Proven ability to translate those relationships into winning new work opportunities
• Experience conducting presentations and project interviews
• Good driving record and valid driver’s license required

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from an accredited Landscape Architecture program. Minimum 15 years of experience preferred.

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that may be required in this job; other duties, responsibilities, and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Pay Range:

• Locations in WA, DC & Various CA, MA areas – $120,400.00 – $180,500.00 Annually

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part‑time roles will be pro‑rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full‑time and part‑time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short‑term/long‑term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full‑time and part‑time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location: United States | MA | Boston
Organization: 2104 CommDev-US Northeast-Boston MA
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: Yes
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 12/12/2025 08:12:29
Req ID: 1003384

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, termination or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.