What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Executive - Land Planning Market position at Gresham Smith?
We are a creative team of architecture, engineering and design professionals who serve both public and private sector clients. Together, we share one Core Purpose: To plan, design, and consult to create healthy and thriving communities. Our offices are full of genuine, fun, and down-to-earth people who believe in fostering an inclusive culture where all employees feel they belong. Loving where you work, who you’re working with, and what you’re working on is important to us, which is why we put our people first—they’re at the heart of everything we do. From professional growth and development support and opportunities to give back to your community, to flexible work schedules and competitive benefits, we have a genuine interest in the whole you. So, if you’re just as passionate about what you do as we are, then we’d love to hear from you!
Our Land Planning market follows a multidisciplinary approach that incorporates the combined expertise of civil engineers, landscape architects, planners and surveyors. We excel at projects both large and small in scale—whether it’s creating site plans for a development, designing public spaces and bike/pedestrian paths, or incorporating green, low-impact features that help improve a community’s quality of life. We invite you to join us!
We are seeking a Senior Landscape Architect who will bring extensive experience delivering thoughtful, innovative design and planning work. They will help lead the market to diversify our portfolio and have an interest in multimarket business development with a focus on the public realm to create the future of site design and planning work.
Responsibilities:
- Lead prime landscape architecture projects and collaborate across internal markets during other pursuits.
- Collaborate with the Project Executive team to identify and develop new business opportunities.
- Drive the preparation of large and strategic pursuit marketing proposals and presentations for targeted clients.
- Successfully negotiate and manage contracts.
- Actively nurture client relationships.
- Support strategic and tactical planning activities.
- Serve as a mentor for landscape architecture staff.
- Contribute to firm's stature by actively participating in leadership roles in the community and/or profess
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's/Master's degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited program.
- Minimum of 8 years’ experience focused on a combination of public space, private development and master planning design projects.
- Proven track record of winning work and serving clients successful design and project implementations.
- Demonstrated success in business development and long-term client relationship management.
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