Strategic Director — Planning & Landscape Architecture

Bohler Engineering Group; North Carolina; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bohler’s Raleigh, NC office seeks a Director of Planning & Landscape Architecture to lead strategy, people development, and project direction across Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Land Development. Be a senior leader shaping regional growth, client relationships, and project quality in Charlotte or Raleigh, NC.

You’ll mentor future leaders, drive multidisciplinary initiatives, and influence how Bohler delivers excellence in site development work across the region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited program.
• 7+ years of experience in private-sector landscape architecture, planning, and land development.
• RLA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across planning, landscape architecture, and land development initiatives.
• Establish and maintain discipline standards, best practices, and operational workflows.
• Guide project direction from early strategy through approvals and construction support.
• Oversee staff development, mentoring, performance evaluation, and succession planning.
• Lead client management and relationship development across key accounts and market sectors.
• Drive business development efforts through networking, market involvement, and strategic outreach.
• Represent Bohler in civic, political, professional, and industry organizations.
• Review and approve proposals, scopes, fee structures, contracts, and change orders.
• Collaborate with internal leadership on regional growth, financial performance, and workload strategy.
• Maintain oversight of project quality, QA/QC, discipline alignment, and technical excellence.
• Support recruitment and development of a high-performing planning and landscape architecture team

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Client management

Staff development

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture

Tools

AutoCAD (Civil3D)

Adobe Creative Suite

MS Office

SketchUp

Job description

Bohler’s Raleigh, NC office seeks a Director of Planning & Landscape Architecture to lead strategy, people development, and project direction across Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Land Development. Be a senior leader shaping regional growth, client relationships, and project quality in Charlotte or Raleigh, NC.

You’ll mentor future leaders, drive multidisciplinary initiatives, and influence how Bohler delivers excellence in site development work across the region.