Project Manager, Landscape Architect/Designer

Stantec • Sacramento, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Strong communities don’t just happen. They’re thoughtfully planned and future-ready. We bring life to urban downtowns, suburban hubs, small towns, and rural areas through master-planned communities, mixed-use developments, infrastructure projects, parks, and recreation facilities. The result: vibrant economic centers, resilient neighborhoods, and welcoming places that feel like home. If you’re passionate about empowering communities, join us to discover a career with endless opportunities to make communities more equitable, resilient, and livable. Preferred office locations: Sacramento, San Francisco, Irvine, Reno, Las Vegas, Nashville or potential fully remote, depending on the experience. We are seeking a Project Manager, Landscape Architect/Designer to join our growing Community Development Team. You will work closely with our teams, manage projects, and assist with designs, construction documents and construction administration. The successful candidate will work within the Community Development practice, and collaborate with Architecture, Environmental, and Engineering disciplines and other Business Lines. This individual will work in a team environment on a wide range of projects and scales such as planning and design of parks and recreation facilities; bicycle, pedestrian, and multiuse trails; sports and athletic facilities; healthcare, urban infill, corporate, and educational campuses; large-scale infrastructure projects; and master planned communities including mixed-use and transit-oriented developments. You will lead and assist with assignments across disciplines, manage assignments, provide urban and landscape architecture design experience, and interact with existing and prospective clients with exemplary communication skills and a strategic and design-oriented perspective. Currently this role is a hybrid work schedule, work from home and in office when required. If you desire to be in the office more than 3 days a week, then you will be assigned a permanent desk. In office work local travel will be required for attending client or public meetings, scoping new assignments, and participating in internal meetings with staff in Community Development and across all business lines. Stantec is the place where opportunity, great ideas and rewarding careers happen.

Requirements

• Experience with public and private sectors
• Desire and the ability to lead and contribute on multiple levels within the design process.
• Excellent creative and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to integrate sustainability in all aspects of planning and design.
• Well-versed in local, regional, and national trends in planning, landscape architecture, and urban design.
• Ability to successfully scope and deliver multi-disciplinary projects.
• Excellent verbal and presentation skills.
• Proficient in AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office
• High-level understanding and working knowledge of GIS, Sketch-Up, or similar platforms at a supervisory level of effectiveness.
• Possesses excellent time management skills and has a thorough understanding of task assignment and schedule, budgeting, and efficient use of time and resources.
• Thorough understanding of codes, legal and design requirements in relevant jurisdictions and how they apply to design projects.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in building and maintaining client relationships.
• Good driving record and valid driver’s license required.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree from an accredited Landscape Architecture program.
• Minimum 8 years of related work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Licensed Landscape Architect, preferred but not required.
• LandFX preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and oversee project scoping, graphics, concept design through construction document phase and construction administration.
• Oversee and manage support staff on projects.
• Staff mentorship and inter-office collaboration.
• Develop creative solutions and quality control review on documents.

What This Job Offers

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