Senior Landscape Architect - Nashville

Foster + Partners; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Life assurance

Retirement planning support

Employee assistance programmes

Job summary

Foster + Partners in Nashville seeks a Senior Landscape Architect to shape inspiring, sustainable landscapes for flagship projects. You will lead design development through delivery, collaborating with architects, urban designers and specialists.

You bring broad landscape architecture experience, strong plant knowledge, BIM proficiency and the ability to mentor others while driving excellence across complex sites and international commissions.

Qualifications

• Experience in landscape architecture across design and delivery.
• Knowledge of landscape construction detailing and British standards.
• Understanding of landscape planning processes and CDM regulations.
• Strong plant knowledge and horticultural design principles.
• Experience working on BIM-coordinated projects.
• Excellent communication, organisation and relationship-building skills.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Rhino, Revit, Adobe Creative Suite and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with architects, urban designers and consultants across project stages.
• Contribute to design development from concept to delivery.
• Mentor junior team members and lead design reviews.

Skills

Landscape architecture

Construction detailing

British standards

CDM regulations

Plant knowledge

BIM coordination

Communication skills

AutoCAD

Rhino

Revit

Adobe Creative Suite

MS Office

Tools

AutoCAD

Rhino

Revit

Adobe Creative Suite

MS Office

Job description

Description As a

Department: Landscape Design

Location: Nashville

Description

As a Senior Landscape Architect at Foster + Partners, you will help shape inspiring and sustainable landscapes that enhance some of the world's most ambitious architectural and urban design projects. Working as part of a talented in-house landscape team, you will contribute to projects from concept through to delivery, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to create innovative, people-focused environments that make a lasting impact.

This role is ideal if you want to:

• Design exceptional hard and soft landscape solutions for high-profile projects around the world.
• Collaborate closely with architects, urban designers and specialist consultants in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Develop sustainable and innovative landscape strategies that enhance the built environment.
• Gain exposure to both design development and site-based project delivery.
• Support and mentor colleagues while growing your own leadership skills.

What you will bring to the team:

• Experience in landscape architecture with the ability to contribute across design and delivery stages.
• Knowledge of landscape construction detailing and British standards.
• Understanding of landscape planning processes and CDM regulations.
• Strong plant knowledge and an appreciation of horticultural design principles.
• Experience working on BIM-coordinated projects.
• Excellent communication, organisation and relationship-building skills.
• Proficiency in some of the following: AutoCAD, Rhino, Revit, Adobe Creative Suite and MS Office.

What we offer:

We offer a benefits package designed to help you thrive professionally and personally. This includes medical and dental insurance, partially funded by the practice, life assurance, retirement planning support and access to employee assistance programmes providing counselling, wellbeing resources and lifestyle support.

To support you in building a meaningful career, the practice offers opportunities for development through continuous learning and knowledge sharing and insights from experienced colleagues.

If our designs spark your curiosity and you would like to contribute to solving complex challenges with local and global impact, we invite you to join our team. You’ll be challenged and inspired, collaborating on extraordinary projects in an environment designed to cultivate excellence.

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