Position: Landscape Architect
Minimum 6 – 10 years experience
Ideal candidates should have a minimum of 6 – 10 years of professional experience, with emphasis on project management, technical documentation, landscape construction and site design. Candidates should be eager to work in a fast-paced multifaceted team environment and should have experience designing and documenting (drawings and specifications) complex landscapes while advancing and managing projects across a variety of scales. Knowledge of the various local South Florida County and Municipal entitlement and permitting processes is preferred. Candidates should be able to demonstrate a full range of knowledge for the all phases of the design process. All candidates should be well-rounded designers, detail oriented, display excellent time management skills, open collaborators, self motivated, flexible to working on various project types in different phases simultaneously.
Good communications skills are essential. Candidate should feel comfortable developing project budgets, working directly with clients, coordinating with other disciplines and managing a design team. Showing a positive attitude, and thinking critically will be expected.
Position Requirements:
- Undergraduate or Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited University program
- Professional licensure
- Demonstrated experience in mentoring and leading teams of designers on complex projects from concept to construction
- Minimum 6 years of landscape architecture profession experience
- Experience collaborating and directly interfacing with public and private client or stakeholder groups of varying types.
- High Level of proficiency in MS office suites or Mac office programs, AutoCAD, LandFX and Adobe Creative Suite. Some proficiency in Rhino, Sketch up, Lumion or other 3-D modeling software preferred.
- Excellent written, verbal and graphic communication skills
- Self motivated
- Ability to self-edit work and command a high level of accuracy
- Demonstrated experience in Construction Administration and developing complex landscape design solutions are a plus.
Additional skill sets a plus:
- LEED AP or SITES AP, General Contractor license
- Multi-Lingual
- Public speaking + presentations skills
- Experience in social science field work
- Experience with coding
- Preferably local to the South Florida Region
At Cadence we focus on work that connects physical and social landscapes. We recognize the strength and resilience diversity brings to all aspects of life. We welcome persons from all background to join our team. We bring out views of creating equitable and just landscapes to the studio by including, valuing and trusting on another. Each team member offers their own unique talents and contribution to our process and our company culture. Cadence was founded on a commitment to making environmental and community advocacy an integrated part of our studio ecosystem.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Please send a cover letter, along with a digital copy of your resume / portfolio, and two references in PDF or JPG format by email to ashley@cadence-living.com.
(w) www.cadence-living.com
(e) ashley@cadence-living.com
