Project Manager, Landscape Architect/Landscape Designer

Stantec; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Landscape Architect/Designer, Project Manager to join their Community Development Team in Irvine. The role involves managing diverse projects including parks, urban spaces, and multi-disciplinary developments while collaborating with various disciplines within a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of experience in landscape architecture.
• Desire and ability to lead and contribute in design processes.
• Excellent verbal and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects from concept design through construction administration.
• Oversee and mentor support staff on projects.
• Develop creative solutions and conduct quality control reviews.

Skills

Creative thinking

Critical thinking

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture

Tools

AutoCAD

Adobe Creative Suite

Microsoft Office

GIS

Job description

Through innovative design, we empower communities and help them to realize their potential. Our landscape architects create inspired spaces that reflect context and user needs along with our commitment to sustainability. We take a collaborative approach to design and believe that the best solutions are the product of diverse perspectives.

Your Opportunity

We are seeking a Landscape Architect/Designer, Project Manager to join our growing Community Development Team in our Irvine office. You will work closely with our Southern California teams, manage projects, assist with designs, construction documents and construction administration California. The successful candidate will work within with the Community Development practice, and collaborate with Architecture, Environmental, and Engineering disciplines and other Business Lines.

As a Project Manager Landscape Architect/Designer, 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 mixed-use and transit-oriented developments. You will lead and assist with assignments across disciplines, manage assignments, 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.

Currently this role is a hybrid work schedule, work from home and in office when required. If you desire to be in the office more than 3 days a week, then you will be assigned a permanent desk. In office work local travel will be required for attending client or public meetings, scoping new assignments, and participating in internal meetings with staff in Community Development and across all business lines.

Stantec is the place where opportunity, great ideas and rewarding careers happen.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Project management
  
• Prepare and oversee project scoping, graphics, concept design through construction document phase and construction administration.
  
• Oversee and manage support staff on projects.
  
• Staff mentorship and inter-office collaboration.
  
• Develop creative solutions and quality control review on documents.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Licensed Landscape Architect in California, preferred but not required.
  
• Experience with public and private sectors in major Southern California Cities and Counties, including LA County.
  
• Desire and the 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.
  
• Excellent verbal and presentation skills.
  
• Proficient in AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office; LandFX preferred but not required.
  
• High-level understanding and working knowledge of GIS, Sketch-Up, or similar platforms at a supervisory level of effectiveness.
  
• Possesses excellent time management skills and has a thorough understanding of task assignment and schedule, budgeting, and efficient use of time and resources.
  
• Thorough understanding of codes, legal and design requirements in relevant jurisdictions and how they apply to design projects.
  
• Demonstrated effectiveness in building and maintaining client relationships.
  
• 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 6 years of experience.

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.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on the talents of each other, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Additional Information

• Salary Range(s): Pay transparency laws require employers to provide the following information for positions that may be in the following jurisdiction(s):
• Location Description: Min/Max Pay Range for postings located in CA (SF Area includes SF, SJS & WLC)
• Min Pay Range: CA Other Areas $40 Per Hour
• Max Pay Range: CA Other Areas $58 Per Hour
• Note: The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.