Senior Level - Landscape Architect

Sasaki Associates • Los Angeles, CA

1d • $110,000 - $130,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Sasaki is seeking a curious, well-rounded, self-motivated project manager to join its landscape architecture team in Los Angeles. The role focuses on delivering high-quality campus and institutional landscape projects, working with clients and interdisciplinary teams, and managing multiple projects at once. Work includes built projects from schematic design through construction administration, as well as master plans, landscape master plans, and conceptual studies. The successful candidate will build strong relationships with campus clients and develop an understanding of their needs and goals.

The position offers the opportunity to contribute creative and technical skills in a collaborative environment and help create impactful, lasting campus landscapes. Sasaki’s campus landscape practice includes built and unbuilt institutional work recognized by ASLA and SCUP.

Requirements

• Professional degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited program.
• Licensed Landscape Architect.
• 10 or more years of experience.
• Experience leading teams through design phases from master planning to construction documentation and administration.
• Strong communication, presentation, and public speaking skills.
• Marketing and business development experience and acumen.
• Working knowledge of trends in public space, resilience, and green infrastructure.
• Interest in detail design, including material selection, construction techniques, and planting.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and take initiative in solving problems.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with universities, colleges, and institutions.
• Experience in project management and designing alongside interdisciplinary teams.
• Experience with popular trends in public space, resilience, and green infrastructure.
• Interest in detail design, including material selection, construction techniques, and planting.

Responsibilities

• Manage internal project teams and relationships with clients and subconsultants across project types, from master planning and conceptual design through construction documentation.
• Oversee construction documentation, bidding, and construction administration.
• Lead marketing and business development efforts, including crafting proposals and interviewing for new work.
• Build subconsultant teams, develop work plans, and write detailed scopes of work and contracts.
• Develop and coordinate all aspects of project design, from conceptual design—including sketches, illustrative graphics, 3D models, and renderings—through construction documentation.
• Guide teams, mentor staff, incorporate others’ ideas, and represent Sasaki to clients and the broader design community.
• Coordinate multiple projects and manage time effectively while working with campus clients and interdisciplinary teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior