Principal Landscape Architect

Ready to take leadership and work with a professional design team. Want to take your Engineering expertise to the next level to work on challenging projects that will make an impact on the community. Parsons is looking for a **Principal Landscape Architect **that will be able to work among a design team and take leadership in the delivery of different major design projects for all our important clients.

**SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Take the leadership, supervise, and lead a team of landscape architects and designers, and work among a team of design engineers from all disciplines to deliver large projects in compliance with each project requirement under the direct supervision of the technical Director.
- Lead and undertake landscape design drawings, specifications, and calculation submittals and planning for a range of landscape projects, from concept to delivery stages in accordance with all relevant standards
- Preparation, design and presentation of high quality landscape drawings
- Work with a range of disciplines within Parsons and with outside consultants
- Contribute new innovative ideas, materials, research and learnings to the landscape team
- Support both the design and landscape and visual assessment teams.
- Ensure professional speedy and courteous responses to all landscape related enquiries from Clients and Authorities
- Lead the preparation of the technical correspondence, reports, and studies for all landscape related works
- Interface and provide high level liaison with Clients and Client’s representatives.
- Interface with approval Agencies/Authorities for all landscape works
- Preparation of technical design packages through to tender and IFC.
- Design Support to contract administration of projects.
- Liaise with engineers and plan, program and delegate within the team structure.
- Coordination with other relevant disciplines such as Master Planners, Engineers, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, Architects.
- Prepare contracts within budget requirements and provide accurate costing information to the client or quantity surveyors.
- Develop maintenance plans for completed sites. Maintain affiliations with professional societies to keep abreast of technologies.

**REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE**:

- Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree and post graduate qualification in landscape architecture with fifteen (15) years minimum post-graduate professional experience in landscape projects.
- Completion of the relevant professional qualifications and affiliation to a recognized landscape body in the country of education.
- Demonstrated project management experience to deliver multiple projects that meet strict deadlines, budgets and deliver identified outcomes.
- Demonstrated experience investigating, analyzing and resolving difficult design problems.
- Ability to work independently on a diverse range of design projects.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively plan the use of resources to meet the requirements of the organization.
- Demonstrated ability to manage a number of conflicting priorities simultaneously.
- High level excellent English communication skills (written & oral) with demonstrated ability to produce professional accurate, concise and timely reports and high quality presentations on relevant matters. Must be dependable and self-motivated leader.

**REQUIRED SKILLS**:

- Chartered senior Landscape Architect with experience at this level
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary environment.
- Ability to take on projects and work independently, or as part of the wider landscape and multi-disciplinary teams.
- Self-motivated, highly organized, excellent verbal and written communications
- Creative intuitive designer with strong analytical and design synthesis skills. ability to quickly and effectively communicate visual ideas.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD, Adobe CS and other PC software packages typically associated with landscape architectural design is required with good graphical presentation skills for drawing delivery
- Advanced 3D modeling programs such as Rhino are a strong plus. The ability to make presentations to clients and others is preferred.
- Good standard of report writing skills
- Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) experience is required
- Site visits and appraisal work forms part of the role, sometimes in more remote locations, therefore a driving license is essential for this role

**Minimum Clearance Required to Start**:
Not Applicable/None

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.