Senior Landscape Architect – Schoolyard Greening Leader

MAAS Companies, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401k

Three weeks PTO

ESOP (employee stock ownership)

Job summary

MAAS Companies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Landscape Architect to lead its Landscape Unit and be the Landscape Architect of Record on District-designed projects. You will set design direction for in-house work and guide external consultants to meet the District's standards.

You will engage with principals, teachers, and community groups, oversee complex site planning and greening initiatives, and ensure quality documentation from concept to construction.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional landscape architectural design on commercial and public agency projects.
• 3+ years supervising a team of landscape architects and related staff, carrying projects from inception to completion.
• Bachelor's degree in landscape architecture and licensure as a Landscape Architect.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Landscape Unit: staff, projects, programs, and technical direction.
• Architect of record on District-designed projects, coordinating plans and specs.
• Direct design for site planning, greening, irrigation, grading, planting, and hardscape.
• Provide technical direction to consultant landscape architects and other design professionals.
• Develop, review, negotiate, and approve design service proposals and task orders.
• Engage community stakeholders including principals, teachers, parents, and nonprofits.

Skills

Landscape architecture

Team leadership

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in landscape architecture

Licensed landscape architect

Tools

AutoCAD

Adobe Creative Suite

Word/Excel

Job description

MAAS Companies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Landscape Architect to lead its Landscape Unit and be the Landscape Architect of Record on District-designed projects. You will set design direction for in-house work and guide external consultants to meet the District's standards.

You will engage with principals, teachers, and community groups, oversee complex site planning and greening initiatives, and ensure quality documentation from concept to construction.