Senior Landscape Architect
About The Position
Waukesha County prides itself on operating in a business-like manner and is recognized as a leader delivering high quality services with competence and skill. With our vision of "Leading the Way", we value teamwork and collaboration, ethics and diversity, communication, efficiency and cost savings, innovation, and the wellbeing of our staff and the citizens we serve. Employees are provided professional development opportunities and encouragement to learn and practice continuous improvement and LEAN principles as we regularly ask ourselves "Is there a better way?" Located in the City of Waukesha, our campus offers an on-site fitness center, free parking, and easy access to interstate highway systems. Waukesha County offers a perfect blend of urban and rural living where one can enjoy the benefits of quiet rural lake communities or opt for nearby attractions that the greater Milwaukee area offers including vast beach and park systems, public markets, performing arts, music festivals, and sports including the Milwaukee Admirals, Brewers, Bucks, Wave, Marquette University Golden Eagles and the UW-Milwaukee Panthers Basketball programs.
Requirements
- Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture, civil engineering, architecture, construction management, or a closely related field.
- Three (3) years of responsible work experience in landscape architecture, civil engineering, architecture, or construction management work.
Nice To Haves
- Licensed in the State of Wisconsin as a Landscape Architect, Professional Engineer, or Architect preferred.
Responsibilities
- Makes site studies and prepares reports relating to the acquisition, maintenance, and development of park sites.
- Prepares preliminary project plans, cost estimates, and justification statements for operation and capital budgets.
- Prepares complete plans and specifications for construction projects such as park structures, roads, parking lots and picnic areas, recreational centers, and tree and shrub plantings.
- Prepares site plans, specifications, request for proposals, bid documents, cost estimates, purchase orders, contracts, and funding applications for approved park projects.
- Prepares applications and reimbursement claims for state and federal funded programs.
- Prepares construction drawings showing the alignment, gradient, profile, and cross sections, and evaluates the relationships of these elements to landscape values.
- Performs field work such as site investigation, field surveys, and project layout.
- Prepares maps and drawings and required reports for potential land acquisitions, development, and maintenance.
- Prepares land use analysis studies.
- Manages and coordinates park development projects.
- Prepares a variety of studies and reports for presentations to county and public committees and groups.
- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with the staff, other organizations, and the public.
- Performs other duties as required.
Benefits
- excellent health/dental/vision
- life insurance
- generous paid time off (vacation, 10 holidays, 3 floating holidays, ample accrued sick time that rolls over each year)
- an exceptional pension plan with employer match and lifetime retirement payment
- an optional tax advantaged 457 retirement savings plan
- pay for performance system
- performance-based merit increases
- non-base performance awards
- balanced work-life culture
- exceptional employee wellness program that offers a variety of programs and tools to help promote an employee's wellness and health, including an on-site health & wellness clinic
- professional development opportunities
- on-site fitness center
- free parking
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
