Principal Landscape Architect

Company: Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professional
Location: Raleigh
Posted on: October 9, 2024

Job Description:

Salary: $95,000.00 - $115,000.00 AnnuallyApplication Deadline: N/AToole Design Group in Raleigh, NC is looking to hire an experienced and talented full-time Principal Landscape Architect. This is an opportunity to step into a leadership role with a talented group of designers as we continue to build our team in Raleigh. Do you have 15+ years of progressive experience in landscape architecture, including concept through final design, and sound capabilities in business development and project management? Are you passionate about active transportation projects and re-imagining public spaces that promote livable and equitable communities? If so, please consider joining our Raleigh team.This Principal Landscape Architect position will lead projects with a focus on public realm and active transportation, and earns a competitive salary and great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, retirement, a health savings account (HSA), and a flexible spending account (FSA). We practice what we preach and ensure that our employees also have access to transportation by providing them with financial incentives to bike, walk, or use transit for a better quality of life.About Toole DesignToole Design is the leading planning, landscape architecture, and engineering firm specializing in multimodal transportation. Our talented team of planners, landscape architects, and engineers are committed to delivering quality work that meets the needs of all people, regardless of age, ability, race, or gender. We have been named a "best firm to work for" and have one of the lowest staff turnover rates in the industry.Every project our employees deliver directly and positively affects our communities. We are industry-leading experts, and we work hard to encourage a collaborative and team-oriented environment.A Day in the Life of a Principal Landscape ArchitectAs a Principal Landscape Architect, you'll be working directly with the Raleigh Leadership Team. The expectation is for the Principal Landscape Architect to hit the ground running, working with existing clients and project teams, and elevate design capabilities in our North Carolina market along with the larger Southern Region. You will identify and lead project proposals as we pursue new projects and build relationships with new clients. Additionally, you will help to grow our landscape architecture practice and build our portfolio as a core Toole Design service practice area.You will apply your broad knowledge of design technical criteria and methods, spatial design, and hands-on management experience to a variety of landscape architecture and urban design projects. You will share a commitment to design excellence and work with a collaborative team. You'll lend your knowledge and experience in project programming, master planning, and site design to all design phases.Qualifications of a Principal Landscape Architect:

• A bachelor's and/or master's degree in Landscape Architecture
• 15+ years of progressive landscape architecture experience
• Licensure or ability to complete licensure within one year of employment
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in streetscape design, project programming, master planning, site design, and all design phases
• Strong proficiency with hand and digital graphic techniques to communicate design ideas and produce illustrative graphics
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Sketchup, AutoCAD
• An interest in streetscapes and multimodal transportation design
• A client-service attitude and entrepreneurial spirit
• Strong project management skills including development of project staffing and schedules, developing and monitoring project budgets, cost estimating, and specificationsWork Schedule for a Principal Landscape ArchitectThis full-time position typically works a flexible schedule of 40 hours a week. We also provide employees with the flexibility and necessary equipment to work from home 2-3 days per week. The Raleigh office of Toole Design is conveniently located in downtown Raleigh, just a few blocks from Moore Square and GoRaleigh Station.Ready to Join our Raleigh Team?If you feel that you would be right for this Principal Landscape Architect position, please visit our website to apply: www.tooledesign.com/careers/. Please include a link or attach a portfolio of your work.At Toole Design, diversity is a necessity. We encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. Toole Design is a woman-owned business and an equal opportunity employer (EO/AA/VEV/Disabled employer).
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