Senior Associate Landscape Architect & Design Lead

TYG Landscape Architecture; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

TYG Landscape Architecture is seeking an Associate Landscape Architect/Design Lead to join our Houston team. You will lead projects from concept through delivery, shaping design direction and guiding a collaborative team to maintain design ambition.

Applicants should have a strong portfolio, prior leadership of projects and design teams, and deep knowledge of landscape materials, planting, construction and detailing.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters Degree in Landscape Architecture.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking, design development and delivered work.
• Experience leading projects and design teams across multiple stages.
• Excellent knowledge of landscape materials, planting, construction and detailing.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design development of landscape architecture projects from early concept through detailed design and construction.
• Establish clear design vision, principles and narratives for projects.
• Develop and communicate compelling landscape design proposals through drawings, presentations, models and visualisations.
• Lead and mentor project teams, providing clear creative direction and constructive design feedback.
• Coordinate effectively with architects, planners, engineers, ecologists, artists and other external consultants.
• Ensure projects respond thoughtfully to context, ecology, climate, biodiversity and long-term sustainability.
• Oversee design quality and consistency through all project stages.
• Contribute to project strategy, programming, resourcing and fee management.
• Support the development of junior and intermediate designers through mentoring and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Project leadership

Portfolio development

Design communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Landscape Architecture

Job description

TYG Landscape Architecture is seeking an Associate Landscape Architect/Design Lead to join our Houston team. You will lead projects from concept through delivery, shaping design direction and guiding a collaborative team to maintain design ambition.

Applicants should have a strong portfolio, prior leadership of projects and design teams, and deep knowledge of landscape materials, planting, construction and detailing.