Team Leader, Landscape Architecture - Richardson, TXHalff is seeking to hire an experienced Team Leader to lead our Planning and Landscape Architecture team in the Richardson, TX office. This is a rare opportunity to lead a team of landscape architects, designers, and project managers in a collaborative environment to help clients plan, design, and implement projects that improve their communities.
The Halff Richardson team is involved in a variety of exciting community enhancement projects across North Texas and in nearby states. We are looking for someone who thrives in a dynamic work environment that is both challenging and fun. Our ideal candidate is a great team member with leadership experience who is technically skilled, supportive of others, and interested in career development.
What you will do:- The responsibilities of this position includes leadership, management, and development of the Richardson Landscape Architecture Team.
- Collaborating with the Team Director to facilitate our continued growth in the North Texas market.
- Supporting the Team's efforts to deliver award-winning projects.
- The ideal candidate can balance client, company, and project team responsibilities, including strategic pursuits and marketing, project leadership, team representation, oversight and preparation of high-quality documents and deliverables, and interactive public engagement.
- Projects will include parks, trails, streetscapes, recreation facilities and sports fields; amenity design for residential and/or multi-family developments, community development plans, and master planning on public and private projects.
What you will need:- Ability to work with and lead creative design teams, consultants, and clients through all design stages from concept through construction.
- Experience in managing the successful financial metrics of a project and the team.
- Foster and promote a positive, team-oriented environment and team culture of high performance.
- Ability to lead and coach a team while meeting deadlines and budget requirements.
- Knowledgeable in producing CD sets including hardscape, planting, construction details, specifications, and bidding packages.
- Experience designing parks, trails, recreation facilities, master-planned communities, etc. for public and private sector clients.
- Experience with construction methodologies and implementation.
- Well organized, detail-oriented, and highly motivated to lead a high performing team.
- Manage multiple projects of various scale and complexity simultaneously.
- Be able to anticipate the needs of clients and projects and resolve conflicts that arise.
- Experience leading, coaching, managing people (Sr. Project Managers to entry level designers).
- Bachelors of Master's Degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited university.
- Texas registration as a Professional Landscape Architect.
- 8+ years of progressively responsible professional experience as a Professional Landscape Architect.
- Familiarity with preparing proposals/scope of work documents and associated fees.
- Strong knowledge in Civil 3D, Land F/X, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop and InDesign, and Microsoft Office.
- Strong Site Planning capabilities/knowledge, and excellent design skills.
- Excellent communication skills - written, graphical, verbal, and organizational skills.
- Ability to travel periodically, primarily in state, to support project needs.
The Halff Landscape Architecture Advantage- Our team gets involved early in the process to develop a plan that seamlessly integrates built elements with the natural environment.
- We understand that a successful design should be driven by how the entity, whether a park, trail or other public area, will be used.
- Halff's projects and employees are consistently recognized for their excellence.
Learn more about Halff's Landscape Architecture services, check out some of our projects, and meet our team
Halff's Landscape Architecture Services- Active Transportation Planning
- Streetscapes and Gateways
- Trail Planning and Design
- Neighborhood and Community Parks Planning and Design
- Nature Parks and Greenways
- Sport Facilities and Feasibility Studies
- Master Planned Communities
- Land and Site Planning
- Urban Design and Placemaking
- Low Impact Development / Green Infrastructure
We offer excellent benefits, including but not limited to:
- Medical, dental, prescription and life insurance
- Long-term and short-term disability insurance
- Paid time off (PTO) and 8 company paid holidays (and Veteran's Day for our veterans)
- Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- 529 College Savings Plan
- Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Click here for a more comprehensive list of Halff's benefits
Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.
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