Landscape Designer - DHI Engineering

Description

D.R. Horton, Inc., the largest homebuilder in the U.S., was founded in 1978 and is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. It is engaged in the construction and sale of high quality homes designed principally for the entry-level and first time move-up markets. The Company also provides mortgage financing and title services for homebuyers through its mortgage and title subsidiaries. Please visit our website at www.drhorton.com for more information.

D.R. Horton, Inc. is currently looking for an Landscape Designer. The right candidate is responsible for providing design and production support on assigned residential and site development projects throughout all phases of a development. Responsibilities will also include monitoring work for compliance to applicable codes, applying all landscape and planning practices and standards, and ensuring effective communication and coordination on assigned projects between all disciplines, the assigned Project Manager, and other project consultants.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Work closely with a team consisting of Engineers, Landscape Architects, CAD Designers and Technicians, and sub-consultants to successfully complete assigned projects
• Prepare site layout studies of minor/ major subdivisions
• Due diligence research and reporting
• Communication and coordination with reviewing agencies, clients, and contractors
• Assist in preparation of deliverables including conceptual and schematic site layouts, feasibility studies, design development and construction plans and documents, grading plans, landscape plans, buffer requirements, cost estimates, and permit applications
• Analyze, interpret, and stay abreast of latest regulations and criteria for local, state, and federal regulatory agencies related to landscaping and planning standards
• Attend planning commission meetings
• Manage multiple projects and deliverables simultaneously
• Maintain knowledge of landscape and planning CAD standards and advanced Civil 3D functionality
• Conducts all business in a professional and ethical manner to serve customers and increase the goodwill and profit of the company
• Ability to work overtime
• Ability to travel overnight
  
  
  

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor of Science degree in Landscape Architecture
• Ability to obtain RLA
• Minimum 3 years of engineering experience related to Land Development Projects
• Experience in technical writing of deliverables including work plans, contract documents, summary reports and project correspondence is required
• Land and Site planning experience is required
• Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D and Microsoft office platforms including Microsoft Project
• Possess strong verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness to learn and expand responsibilities
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written oral form or via DRH applications
• Proficiency with MS Office and email
• Ability to sit for majority of 8-hour workday; use hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and peripheral vision
• The noise level is generally moderate
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently to balance competing deadlines
  
  
  

Come join a winning team with a Fortune 500 company! We are growing fast and are looking for enthusiastic attitudes and team players to join our success. We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical, Vision and Dental
• 401(K)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Flex Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Vacation, Sick, Personal Time and Company Holidays
  
  
  

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