Landscape Planning Lead

Sheladia Associates, Inc•Washington, DC

7d•$120,000 - $180,000•Onsite

About The Position

This position is contingent upon IDIQ contract award and subsequent task-order award(s) and requirements. It supports SHELADIA's pursuit of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), 2026 Worldwide A/E Support Services IDIQ. Assignments, travel, and responsibilities will depend on awarded task orders. The program may support planning, design, construction, facility rehabilitation, system replacement, security upgrades, communications facilities, and building maintenance at Foreign Service posts worldwide and OBO offices in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Services may include professional support services, constructability reviews, critical-path schedule and risk analyses, and project-budget analyses. The Civil/Site/Landscape Planning Lead will lead integrated civil, site, and landscape planning services, coordinating infrastructure, security, resilience, accessibility, and mission requirements for safe and sustainable diplomatic facilities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, landscape architecture, planning, or related field required
Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in civil/site engineering, landscape planning, infrastructure planning, site development, or related professional services.
Active Professional Engineer (PE) or Professional Landscape Architect (PLA) license required, as applicable to the candidate's discipline.
Demonstrated experience leading complex civil/site, infrastructure, landscape, master-planning, or multidisciplinary programs and teams.
Strong knowledge of grading, drainage, stormwater management, utilities, water/wastewater systems, site circulation, landscape systems, permitting, infrastructure assessment, and construction practices.
Experience coordinating civil, landscape, architecture, engineering, security, environmental, planning, cost, scheduling, and construction disciplines.
Proficiency with Civil 3D, AutoCAD, GIS, stormwater/hydraulic analysis tools, and other relevant design and analysis platforms.
Strong understanding of U.S. Government requirements, applicable federal, state, local, and host-country regulations, codes, permitting, and industry standards.
Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government personnel security clearance when required.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in civil engineering, landscape architecture, planning, or a related field.
Experience with diplomatic, federal, defense, institutional, campus, mission-critical, or high-security facilities.
International experience coordinating U.S. standards with host-country requirements, permitting, security, utilities, and local construction practices.
Experience integrating climate resilience, sustainable site design, landscape planning, and security into active or operational facilities.
Proficiency with Oracle Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or Microsoft Power BI.
Experience with business development, proposal development, contract administration, or client relationship management.

Responsibilities

Lead civil/site and landscape teams in planning, assessment, design support, infrastructure improvements, rehabilitation, and security-related projects.
Evaluate grading, drainage, stormwater, utilities, water/wastewater, roadways, parking, circulation, access, and landscape infrastructure; develop site plans, feasibility studies, capacity analyses, alternatives, and phased improvement plans.
Integrate physical security, perimeter protection, standoff, accessibility, sustainability, climate resilience, and mission requirements into site-planning solutions.
Coordinate multidisciplinary teams including civil, landscape, geotechnical, environmental, surveying, transportation, architecture, structural, MEP, security, cost, scheduling, and construction.
Assess existing infrastructure and develop repair, replacement, modernization, resilience, and lifecycle strategies.
Coordinate with OBO, U.S. Government agencies, host-country authorities, utilities, permitting agencies, contractors, and local consultants while applying U.S. Government/OBO and host-country requirements.
Review technical deliverables for quality, compliance, coordination, and constructability and support budgets, schedules, risk management, and critical-path analyses.
Supervise and mentor staff and support business development, proposals, client presentations, and contract activities.
Perform other duties as assigned.