Senior Landscape Designer
6 days ago
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Landscape Architectural Designer to join our team at RCH Company Inc. as a Senior Landscape Designer. This is a key role that will play a critical part in the success of our landscape architecture projects.
Key Responsibilities- Participate in the pre-design and design phases of landscape projects, including site visits and analysis, case studies, regulation research, design proposals, concept design, schematic design, design development, and construction administration.
- Work on international projects of various scales, including campus master plans, large-scale mixed-use developments, traffic-oriented developments, waterfront and wetland parks, retail plazas, streetscapes, and community parks.
- Conduct site analysis and information gathering, producing assessments of the natural features and conditions of a site, reading topography surveys, soil reports, identifying local climate characteristics, and existing vegetation.
- Prepare pre-design questionnaires for client representatives to identify goals and needs, develop programmed space spreadsheets, narrative summaries, and graphics for communication.
- Complete research on local design guidance, ensuring that landscape designs comply with local zoning regulations, building codes, and environmental laws.
- Carry out case studies and reference research, incorporating successful precedents into the design process.
- Develop conceptual plans and designs that integrate the client's needs and preferences with environmental, social, and aesthetic considerations.
- Present design proposals to clients and other stakeholders, explaining design intents, materials, and features, and soliciting feedback to refine the design as needed.
- Work closely with clients, consultants, and contractors to communicate project progress, ensuring that design plans meet project goals, budget constraints, and regulatory requirements.
- Design with respect to project budgets and assist with value engineering.
- Assist in establishing task schedules and staffing plans consistent with the project agreement.
- Assist in setting up weekly project issue trackers and identifying project long-term needs.
- Support the implementation of landscape projects from conception to completion, including coordinating construction activities, managing budgets and schedules, and ensuring quality control.
- Provide plant selection and arrangement, choosing appropriate plant species based on factors like climate, soil type, and desired aesthetics.
- Determine proper presentation formats, displaying 3D modeling and renderings, using Adobe Suite products for Photoshop montages, Illustrator diagrams, After Effects animations, and InDesign presentation decks.
- Prepare visual materials for presentations, workshops, and meetings, using 2D/3D digital modeling programs, including Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino, Grasshopper, SketchUp, Enscape, and Lumion.
- Create visually appealing and functional landscapes.
- Incorporate sustainable design practices to minimize environmental impact and enhance ecological functions, such as using native plants, implementing water-efficient irrigation systems, and promoting biodiversity.
- Provide design alternatives requiring site plans, site sections, 3D digital massing, and physical site modeling.
- Propose site grading designs incorporated with drainage strategies.
- Develop documents for all design phases, including landscape plans, sections, and details in imperial or metric standards for jurisdictional agency corrections using computer-aided design software and graphic design tools.
- Organize, file, and distribute documents utilizing firm-wide standard file structures.
- Write and review project landscape specifications.
- Convey design performance to architecture, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, civil, structural, lighting, graphics, and interior consultants to incorporate building systems into designs for production of technical drawings and secure regulatory approval.
- Analyze input materials like sketches, photographs, notes to determine best approaches for completion of drawings to solve technical issues efficiently.
- Apply design principles to review all related shop drawings, samples, mock-ups, and cut sheets on materials and equipment.
- Pick up comments and make corrections as indicated by directors and consultants to in-progress sets of design documents.
- Respond to technical issues or design debates, and develop proper solutions following established standards.
- Bachelor's Degree in Landscape Architecture or foreign equivalent.
- At least 3 years of experience in landscape architecture, including participation in pre-design and design phases of landscape projects, site visits and analysis, case studies, regulation research, design proposals, concept design, schematic design, design development, and construction administration.
- Experience working on international projects of various scales, including campus master plans, large-scale mixed-use developments, traffic-oriented developments, waterfront and wetland parks, retail plazas, streetscapes, and community parks.
- Strong research skills, including the ability to complete research on local design guidance and ensure compliance with local zoning regulations, building codes, and environmental laws.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to present design proposals to clients and other stakeholders.
- Proficiency in computer-aided design software, including Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino, Grasshopper, SketchUp, Enscape, and Lumion.
- Ability to work in a team environment and collaborate with clients, consultants, and contractors to communicate project progress.
- Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to analyze input materials and determine best approaches for completion of drawings to solve technical issues efficiently.
$77,418 per year
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