Hybrid Landscape Project Manager

at LPA, Inc.

• Job title: Landscape Project Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: $98,000 - $150,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Austin, United States

About the role

• Landscape Project Manager overseeing sustainable design projects at award-winning firm LPA. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver community-first designs in a hybrid work environment.

Responsibilities

• Guide the project from inception to completion with preparation, monitoring and control of budgets, schedules, and Work Plan during all phases of a project.
• Lead the project team and partner other team members to develop innovative design solutions in support of the LPA brand.
• Cultivate and maintain trusted relationships with clients, builders, governing authorities, stakeholders and team members.
• Ensure the design is in alignment to any client specific standards (design guidelines, education specifications, development standards, etc.) and implementation.
• Prepare additional services when appropriate, mitigating uncompensated services.
• Review contractual and financial construction administration documents.
• Sign and stamp, as a licensed professional, all project related documentation which has been prepared under the supervision and direction of Managing Director.
• Coordinate with other Project Managers to effectively plan and execute overlapping project milestones.
• Inspire and mentor team members and help train and upskill them.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture required
• 8+ years of experience in all phases of architectural projects
• Landscape Architectural license required
• Proficiency in CAD and Microsoft products is required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills: focused, articulate and motivated
• Knowledge in management of project business: scope, fee, schedule, work plans and budgets
• Enthusiastic commitment to the multidisciplinary design process and team environment
• Ability to inspire collaboration between client and projects teams as the single point of contact

Benefits

• Mentorship from Managing Directors, Design Directors, and senior team members across disciplines.
• Career development support, including licensure incentives, professional development grants, and in-house training.
• Ongoing education through LPA+U courses and Tech Talks focused on innovative, sustainable practices.
• 8 paid hours of volunteer time each year.
• Opportunities to propose and lead projects that impact your local community, including more than $1 million since 2015 in Habitat for Humanity builds, scholarships, and other pro bono community projects.
• Access to our Professional Development Grants program, created to encourage professional development and further LPA's collective knowledge as a firm. Over the life of the grant program, we have invested $1,196,890 and impacted 848 LPA employees.