Designer - Landscape & Horticulture

Wynn Resorts•Las Vegas, NV

22h

About The Position

The Designer, Landscape & Horticulture supports the Project Manager, Landscape & Horticulture and the Director, Design in developing, executing, and documenting interior and exterior landscape and horticulture schemes. Under the Project Manager’s direction, the Designer prepares landscape and planting studies; contributes to concept, schematic, and design development packages; and communicates design intent through sketches, scaled drawings, and digital models. The role also prepares and maintains plant, planter, and hardscape specifications; reconciles quantities and budget counts; and performs first-pass review and tracking of RFIs, submittals, and shop drawings through construction administration. The Designer coordinates with the WDD Al Marjan Island project office across time zones, Purchasing, and external landscape consultants, nurseries, and contractors. The role supports the development and interdisciplinary coordination of landscape design documents and specifications, helping ensure high-quality design representation for the project team. During construction administration, the Designer supports the Project Manager from the WDD Las Vegas office and may attend site occasionally as required. The position requires a bachelor’s or professional degree in a related field and at least three years of relevant landscape or horticulture design, project coordination, or design-team experience. Candidates should be able to communicate design intent through sketches, scaled drawings, and 3D models, and have familiarity with plant material, botanical nomenclature, and nursery and container sizing. The role uses Rhino as its primary 3D modeling platform and involves CAD, specification and document-control systems, graphic tools, and project coordination software.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or professional degree in Landscape Architecture, Horticulture, Landscape Design, Architecture, Construction, or Project Management from an accredited academic institution.
At least 3 years of landscape and/or horticulture design, project coordination, or design-team experience in a design, landscape architecture, or construction environment.
Ability to communicate design intent through hand sketches, scaled drawings, and 3D digital models, supported by a portfolio or work samples demonstrating planting, landscape, or related design work.
Working familiarity with interior and exterior plant material, botanical nomenclature, and nursery and container sizing conventions, with willingness to develop horticultural knowledge.
Working understanding of the design and construction process from concept to completion, and willingness to learn WDD standards, processes, and quality expectations.
Familiarity or working knowledge of AutoCAD and AutoCAD Architecture 2021 or newer, including producing and marking up landscape and architectural drawing sets.
Working familiarity with Rhino is required; ability to navigate, model, and edit in a shared Rhino environment, build study models, and produce clean working files.
Hand drawing and sketching ability sufficient to clearly communicate ideas during work sessions.
Computer graphics skills, such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, for plant palettes, material boards, and presentation graphics.
Working knowledge of Bluebeam Revu or comparable PDF markup software for submittal and shop drawing review.
Strong working proficiency in Microsoft Excel for trackers, logs, and quantity and cost reconciliations, plus proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and current Windows operating systems.
Experience with database systems and structured document registers, or demonstrated ability to learn them quickly.
Ability to work in a creative, collaborative, entrepreneurial, fast-paced team environment and approach tasks proactively with a comprehensive plan.
Self-motivated, self-directed, organized, and able to manage many concurrent deliverables accurately.
Exceptional attention to detail, particularly when reviewing quantities, specification numbering, plant schedules, and dimensions.
Design sensitivity, a developing aesthetic sensibility and landscape and horticulture design vocabulary, and interest in developing these further.
Professional presentation and ability to represent WDD’s qualitative character in written and verbal communication.
Ability to communicate visually through clear drawing and illustration, and to communicate through descriptive writing.

Nice To Haves

International project or client experience within the past three years, or experience supporting a project team operating in a different time zone.
Four- or five-star resort hospitality or high-end residential experience.
Landscape Architecture registration, horticulture certification, or accreditation in a related discipline.
Experience with construction document-management platforms such as Aconex, Procore, or Project Sight.
Experience with specification-authoring platforms and structured specification numbering systems.
Experience with computational or parametric design workflows such as Grasshopper; Grasshopper proficiency is a plus.
Familiarity with Revit 2021 or newer.
Familiarity with SketchUp or comparable modeling and massing software.
Exposure to project management and construction administration software such as Microsoft Project, Procore, Aconex, or Primavera.
Compliance with Wynn brand training requirements, including completing WE Lead in its entirety within the designated timeframe.

Responsibilities

Assist with developing landscape themes, character, planting vocabulary, and mood for interior and exterior environments.
Prepare landscape and horticulture studies, options, and comparative alternatives for concept, schematic, and design development phases, and revise them through review cycles.
Communicate design intent through hand sketches, measured and scaled drawings, and digital models at the level of detail required for each phase.
Research and incorporate plant material, materials, and detailing precedents, and bring forward creative resources and ideas.
Prepare and assist with milestone design presentations covering planting, planters, hardscape materials, and finishes.
Collaborate with designers, architects, engineers, operators, and other stakeholders, coordinating landscape work with adjacent interior and architectural scope.
Participate in design and coordination work sessions, record information, and assist in preparing meeting minutes.
Develop interior and exterior planting designs, including plant selection, massing, layering, growth characteristics, and suitability to light, irrigation, and climate conditions.
Design planter and container layouts and produce scaled drawings for incorporation into design documents.
Produce landscape and planting plans, elevations, sections, and details using CAD, Rhino, and hand drawing; maintain current discipline Rhino models.
Prepare coordinated planting plans and plant schedules with specification numbers, plant names, container and nursery sizes, quantities, and locations.
Assist with exterior landscape studies covering grading, paving and hardscape, planting beds, tree pits and root zones, lighting coordination, and irrigation intent.
Coordinate landscape renderings and visualizations with the digital design team, and prepare study imagery, plant palettes, and material boards.
Coordinate landscape and horticulture design with interior design, architecture, structure, MEP, and water feature scope; track soil volumes, drainage, waterproofing, maintenance access, and structural loading; and flag unresolved conditions.
Prepare, format, and maintain landscape and interior planting specifications for live, floral, artificial, and preserved plant material and custom and prefabricated planters.
Maintain the specification tracker and reconcile plant counts, container sizes, and quantities against bills of quantities; verify unit pricing with Purchasing and flag discrepancies.
Log, track, and route RFIs, workflows, submittals, and shop drawings; prepare first-pass reviews and draft responses for Project Manager review; and monitor items through closure.
Maintain discipline document control, including uploading, filing, naming, and version control of drawings, specifications, submittals, and correspondence in digital and printed formats.
Support construction administration from the WDD Las Vegas office by referencing approved documents and samples, recording and tracking observations, maintaining punch lists, and assisting with project close-out and archiving.
Contribute to a safe work environment, comply with company policies and procedures, maintain professional and ethical conduct, record work and project time honestly, and uphold Wynn Resorts values.