Associate - Landscape Architect
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About the Role
AECOM seeks an Associate – Landscape Architect to drive strategy, innovation, and excellence in landscape architecture projects in Dubai. This senior design professional leads multiple projects, manages teams, engages clients, and contributes to business development.
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Responsibilities
- Drive strategy, innovation, and excellence in the design and delivery of landscape architecture projects
- Act as line manager, mentor staff, conduct performance reviews, and provide feedback
- Lead multiple landscape architecture projects and define roles and responsibilities
- Lead client interface and manage projects' contractual requirements
- Plan and conduct design and creative review sessions for ongoing projects and competitions
- Identify skills gaps, source, interview, and recruit new joiners
- Present market research outcomes and develop thought leadership presentations
- Drive and conduct site opportunity and constraint studies for projects
- Manage, coordinate, and deliver landscape architecture bids and proposals
- Implement safety in design standards and procedures
Requirements
- Experience as a senior design professional in landscape architecture
- Ability to lead multiple landscape architecture projects and define roles and responsibilities
- Experience in team management, mentoring, and performance reviews
- Knowledge of landscape architecture standards and regulatory guidelines
- Experience in bid and proposal preparation
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Job Description
- The Associate – Landscape operating as a senior design professional is responsible for driving strategy, innovation, and excellence in the design and delivery of landscape architecture projects.
- This role combines hands on project leadership with team management, technical oversight, and client engagement.
- The Associate plays a key role in shaping project outcomes, mentoring staff, and contributing to the studio’s growth and reputation through thought leadership, quality assurance, and business development.
Responsibilities
- May be required to act as a line manager and should be able to mentor, monitor timekeeping, conduct performance reviews, and provide feedback on assigned technical staff.
- Play an active role in the technical development of the allocated team.
- Able to monitor and track the budget for specific tasks within the project.
- Take the lead on multiple landscape architecture projects and define roles and responsibilities.
- Lead client interface and manage projects' contractual requirements.
- Planned and conducted design and creative review sessions for ongoing projects and competitions.
- Identify skills gaps, source, interview, and recruit new joiners.
- Present market research outcomes and develop a thought leadership presentation for the wider team.
- Well aware of landscape architecture standards generally applied across landscape architecture projects sourced from landscape architecture authorities and regulatory guidelines.
- Drive and conduct site opportunity and constraint studies for projects, present proposals internally and externally, and derive design ideas for implementation and further consideration.
- Contribute to discussions and design drivers within the studio's ethos.
- Lead landscape architecture project deliverables with applicable landscape architecture authorities and client requirements.
About AECOM
- AECOM is the global infrastructure leader, committed to delivering a better world.
- AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm that had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.
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