Job Description

We're seeking a Senior Landscape Architect with a strong history of winning projects and expanding our portfolio of private development clients in the Phoenix market and surrounding areas.

This opportunity is ideal for a results-driven professional who excels at building client relationships and delivering high-quality work that supports our growth initiatives. With landscape architecture and planning emerging as an exciting new service line at Terracon, you'll have the chance to innovate, foster collaboration, and expand into new markets. Supported by exceptional leadership, extensive national resources, and a culture that values teamwork, you'll be empowered to lead boldly, grow strategically, and make a meaningful impact on communities throughout Arizona and beyond.

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Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a proven track record of winning and expanding private development projects in the Phoenix market and surrounding areas.
• Build and nurture relationships with private development clients to drive portfolio growth and secure new opportunities.
• Identify potential private sector clients in need of landscape architecture consulting expertise and actively market the firm's services to them.
• Participate in the development and execution of marketing strategies, including formal presentations of qualifications to private development clients.
• Deliver high-quality project and proposal outcomes that consistently meet or exceed client expectations and support business growth.
• Continuously monitor and improve project quality standards and practices, engaging approved project reviewers from project initiation.
• Develop a deep understanding of project-related risks specific to private development and apply company risk policies to safeguard projects.
• Provide leadership and direction in the application of advanced landscape architectural concepts for private development projects.
• Plan, organize, and supervise design activities for major private development projects, ensuring creative and innovative solutions that address unique challenges and address local trends in design, landscape architecture and planning.
• Promote a state-of-the-art approach within the landscape architectural discipline, positioning the firm a strategic partner with clients in achieving the project goals and expectations.
• Publish technical articles and present papers or seminars to technical groups, enhancing the company's reputation and visibility in the private development sector.
• Lead safety efforts for the team, ensuring compliance with safety rules and guidelines while modeling best practices for private development projects.
• Provide support for creative review, production, and delivery of graphics, strategies, construction documents, and specifications, guiding clients from concept to final permit and construction observation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in landscape architecture from an accredited university
• Minimum 12-15+ years of experience.
• Valid driver's license with acceptable violation history.
• Licensed Landscape Architect (PLA/RLA), ideally in Arizona
• Operating Group Manager and Service Line Director approval required.
• Strong portfolio spanning public, private, and mixed-use development
• Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer status or recognized as a specialized technical subject matter expert (SME).
• Deep knowledge of Sonoran Desert design principles, water-wise strategies, and regional regulatory frameworks

About the Team

Our national environmental team helps our clients do the right thing for their projects, and for our planet. Our professionals include environmental architects, archaeologists, biologists, engineers, geologists, historians, industrial hygienists, planners, and scientists. Working together in the field, office, or lab, we help guide clients through the steps and processes to address environmental challenges and move their projects forward as quickly, safely, and sustainably as possible. With services including site assessment, planning and permitting including cultural and natural resources, sustainability and resiliency, regulatory compliance, and industrial hygiene and safety, we're at the forefront of helping clients succeed and communities thrive.