Associate - Landscape Architect

Company Description

Role Overview

Project Leadership and Delivery

• Lead strategy and innovation related to products, processes, standards, and methodologies.
• Manage, coordinate, and lead multiple medium-sized landscape design projects independently with less oversight.
• Structure project teams and prepare deployment plans for review by senior team members.
• Operate as technical lead for medium-scale landscape projects and coordinate multiple disciplines.
• Lead client meetings, manage contractual requirements, and coordinate deliverables with clients, consultants, subcontractors, and internal teams.
• Lead and deliver complete technical packages and landscape designs independently with senior review.

Design and Innovation

• Plan and conduct design and creative review sessions for projects and competitions.
• Apply public realm design standards across landscape projects.
• Contribute to studio design ethos discussions and design drivers.
• Balance design ideas with budgets and steer design thinking according to client objectives.
• Promote innovative design solutions and improvements in design graphics and presentations.
• Promote new digital tools in landscape design projects and support internal research and development.

Commercial and Studio Support

• Review landscape cost plans and update project finance reports and project financial status.
• Prepare change orders and variation orders in liaison with the project manager and project director.
• Organize internal libraries and update landscape capability statements and project sheets.
• Coordinate landscape bids and proposals, including technical approaches, methodologies, delivery structures, and commercial aspects.
• Provide updates for weekly studio and resourcing meetings.
• Help identify skills gaps and support sourcing, interviewing, and recruitment of new joiners.

Quality, Site, and Mentoring

• Gain site experience on ongoing landscape-built projects and help resolve site issues.
• Apply quality procedures and perform self-checks and reviews before deliverables are shared.
• Review and check deliverables according to QA/QC requirements.
• Provide professional mentorship and guidance to junior staff members.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in landscape architecture with demonstrated project design and delivery expertise.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline is required.
• A master's degree is preferred.
• Candidates should be working toward professional membership in urban design or architecture, such as RIBA or an equivalent body.
• Applicants should upload a portfolio demonstrating landscape architecture design work.

Onboarding Requirement

• Newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location.

Benefits and Work Environment

• Benefits may include healthcare, insurance, paid time off, flexible work options, well-being resources, business travel insurance, retirement savings, and employee stock purchase plans, depending on employment status.
• AECOM describes a collaborative workplace with training and development programs, technical resources, and opportunities to work on local and global projects.