Job Description
Landscape Architect/Project Manager - Planning and Economic Development - Columbus, OH
Job Locations
US-OH-Columbus
Job ID
2024-2219
Category/Group
Planning Group
Employment Type
Regular Full-Time
Overview
When you join American Structurepoint, you gain more than a career. You become part of a family of talented, passionate, good-hearted people who take pride in going the extra mile for our clients. At American Structurepoint, we are known for making the impossible happen for clients across the world who want help building and bettering their communities. We live by our values-excellence, respect, integrity, innovation, and social responsibility. We encourage our experts to try new things and explore new ideas that turn our client's dreams into reality, even if those ideas are unconventional. We invest in our people by offering excellent benefits and training, development, and mentorship opportunities that lead to a rewarding career path. If you are ready for more than a career, we invite you to explore opportunities to join our team and help us improve the quality of life for the communities we serve.
Group: Planning and Economic Development
Position: Landscape Architect- Project Manager
Location: Columbus, OH
Our growing urban planning and landscape architecture group helps our clients stay ahead of the curve and find unique and innovative solutions to everyday problems. Our planning group specializes in both rural and urban redevelopment planning, sub-area plans, urban design projects, strategic investment planning, economic development, and general land-use planning.
Our team is looking for a landscape architect project manager responsible for urban design projects, downtown and community revitalization plans, corridor plans, streetscapes, parks and trails master plans, and comprehensive and strategic plans. These project management responsibilities will also include developing budgets and schedules, client interactions, and managing junior staff production time. This position will also assume responsibilities within the civil group to coordinate site and landscape plans with their engineers (schematic through construction documents). Additional duties may include preparation and facilitation of public meetings and workshops, public and client presentations, economic and demographic analysis, and land-use analysis and research.
Responsibilities
Manage projects and efforts in:
Special area master plans;
Site Plans;
Parks and Trails Master Plans;
Alternative transportation plans;
Public participation;
Site and Landscape Improvement Plans;
And Planting and Irrigation Plans.
Project management duties will also include:
Client Management.
American Structurepoint Group and sub-consultant coordination
Cost budgets and estimation
Ensuring budgets and deadlines are met;
Assist with Landscape Architecture staff management;
Help with billing and invoicing; and
Support business development activities, general marketing strategy, and preparation of responses to RFPs and RFQs.
Assist with design and planning process duties including:
Project research and analysis
Graphic communications: renderings, plans, maps, diagrams, presentations materials (digital, boards, reports);
Writing: project program statements and project construction specifications
Visioning and goals development;
Public meeting/outreach support/engagement; and
Provide support to other departments in the company with planning related projects (marketing, outreach and public involvement, project development)
Qualifications
Minimum of a four-year Bachelor's Degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited university program
Ohio Landscape Architecture License preferred.
Must be highly motivated and possess the ability to work independently on concurrent projects in a fast-paced professional environment.
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Minimum of 5 years of experience in the field of Landscape Architecture
Project management experience required
Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google SketchUp, and ArcView GIS
Working knowledge of Adobe design software (PhotoShop, InDesign, Illustrator) and AutoCAD/Civil 3D
Some travel required, about 30% to Ohio or Indiana for project or conference related work.
American Structurepoint is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regad to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
