Senior Landscape Architect »

Hart Howerton; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Retirement Savings Plan/401(k)

Discretionary Year-End Bonus

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Professional Development Funds

Wellness Stipend

Summer Hours

Job summary

Hart Howerton seeks an ambitious landscape architecture leader to shape interdisciplinary hospitality and mixed-use projects from concept through construction. You will lead teams across Hart Howerton's offices in San Francisco or New York, guiding technical decisions and design intent while maintaining high client satisfaction and project profitability.

The role requires a strong track record in design leadership, project oversight, and collaboration with consultants, with 12+ years in the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in landscape architecture; MLA preferred; US license.
• 12+ years in landscape architecture; 2+ years in leadership.
• Experience from concept through construction documents and construction administration; QA/QC reviews.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor design teams on hospitality and mixed-use projects.
• Oversee relationships with project consultants and funding projections.
• Prepare and monitor project fees and workloads for assigned projects.
• Document projects and QA/QC across design and construction phases.
• Supervise production and control design intent and quality.

Skills

Creative design

Technical QA/QC

Presentation skills

Team leadership

Client liaison

Construction documents

Education

Bachelor's in Landscape Architecture

MLA preferred

Landscape Architecture license

Tools

N/A

Job description

We are looking for an ambitious, talented, and self-motivated individual to join the Hart Howerton team. This position is currently available in our San Francisco or New York office. Forward-thinking candidates who demonstrate and apply their experience leading collaborative design of next-generation hospitality and mixed-use developments will immediately influence our work, in creating solutions at a range of scales across the US and internationally. This position provides the opportunity for growth and career advancement.

12 years minimum experience required, 15+ preferred with a landscape architectural firm or division within a firm offering a range of design services that Hart Howerton respects, with at least 2 years in a leadership/management role. Experienced and knowledgeable in types of work HH pursues; Experience with all stages of work, from concept through construction documents and construction administration; Ability to maintain an appropriate average billable percentage.

Educational Requirements

Bachelor's degree in landscape architecture; MLA preferred. More than one degree/background such as architecture (preferred, not required) and/or interdisciplinary exposure/background. License to practice Landscape Architecture in the US.

Qualifications

• Strong creative designer: ability to think conceptually, focusing on the technical solutions that make concepts buildable.
• Proactively consider technical issues in early design stages, develop and mentor the technical knowledge and skills of juniors, and perform technical and QA/QC reviews of detailed design sets prior to issue.
• Proven ability to make presentations and facilitate discussions.
• Produce successful, profitable projects, and lead teams required to execute exemplary projects, including:
  • Oversee relationships with project consultants for assigned projects in the design phase.
  • Assist in preparing fee and workload projections for assigned projects.
  • Document projects and research for reference files.
  • Supervise the production and/or produce documents that convey and interpret design intent.
  • Provide quality control on all projects.
  • Conduct project technical and design reviews when appropriate.
  • Proficiency in all the basic technical skills of landscape architecture including grading, stormwater management strategies, site planning, planting plans, construction documentation, irrigation coordination, graphics, computer skill, etc.

Client Relations

• Think like your clients: focus on their goals and objectives.
• Evidence of strong working relationships with clients and team members, including consultants and contractors.
• Establish client confidence early in the project through careful listening, interactive dialogue, demonstration of expertise, and experience. Ensure that relations with clients throughout any project are well-managed, proactive, responsive, and enjoyable. Continue to reinforce clients' perception of HH as "people who work hard and are also fun to be with".
• Engage clients in explorations that respectfully challenge their understanding of appropriate design solutions.
• Communicate design solutions in a clear and compelling way.

Staff Relations

• Ensure that all staff have a high level of satisfaction with their role in teams you lead.
• Act as a mentor, coaching and motivating design teams and ambitious individuals while encouraging their curiosity and sharing knowledge of the technical aspects of HH project types.
• Prepare and present employee performance evaluations where appropriate.
• Proven ability to prioritize and supervise the work of others in order to meet deadlines and provide high quality service to clients.
• Ability to work effectively with a range of personalities with diplomacy and efficiency.
• Strong management and communication skills.

The salary range for this position is $150,000-$225,000.

Company and Our Mission:

Our firm's practice is interdisciplinary. We think in terms of designing complete environments that respond to market, environmental, and client objectives. We are committed to the professional growth of our staff and promote collaboration, a team environment, and sharing knowledge firm-wide and with our clients.

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan: 401(k)
• Discretionary Year-End Staff Bonus
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Annual Holidays
• Professional Development Program/Funds
• Healthy Living Wellness Stipend
• Summer Hours

Description

Lead and contribute senior expertise to landscape architecture projects for a wide variety of clients as part of interdisciplinary teams of architecture, landscape architecture, and planning at Hart Howerton. Maintain the Hart Howerton approach of "designing complete environments," while responding to market, environmental, and client objectives. Reinforce through design and project leadership Hart Howerton's established reputation as "big thinkers who can create a vision for the whole" and provide technical expertise, oversight and review for a range of projects in the execution of designs at an equally high level.