Senior Landscape Architect & Design Lead

Next City; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Next City seeks an experienced Associate Landscape Architect/Design Lead to shape and deliver high-quality landscape architecture projects in a senior role. You will lead projects from concept through delivery, set design direction, and inspire a collaborative team.

You will work with clients, consultants, and contractors to maintain design ambition through the project lifecycle, mentoring junior designers and guiding multidisciplinary coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's 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.

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture

Job description

Next City seeks an experienced Associate Landscape Architect/Design Lead to shape and deliver high-quality landscape architecture projects in a senior role. You will lead projects from concept through delivery, set design direction, and inspire a collaborative team.

You will work with clients, consultants, and contractors to maintain design ambition through the project lifecycle, mentoring junior designers and guiding multidisciplinary coordination.