Landscape Architect

Position Summary

The Landscape Architect manages the design and planning services of the Division. This position plans and designs the development of cemeteries and cremation gardens per client’s specifications, photos and examples

Job Responsibilities

• Oversees all Landscape Architecure related projects including designing, reviewing, correcting and approving proposals and construction drawings for cemetery planning and/or cremation gardens.
• Meets with prospective and established clients and representatives, answers questions pertaining to design and building code concerns/issues.
• Travels to job sites, attends project meetings, clarifies construction drawings with field personnel and inspects construction.
• Researches building permit applications and design based to meet code.
• Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of employee(s) to ensure goals or objectives are accomplished. Mentors, coaches, trains and develops team.
• Additional duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications / Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architectural studies, construction management or related field
• Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB) – for multi-state registrations preferred
• Landscape Architectural Registration (w/ “Home State”) required/preferred
• 5 years Designing and managing Design consultant contracts experience
• 5 years supervisory and management experience in Design-Build of commercial projects; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5 years in a leadership role
• Routine travel either locally, nationally, and/or internationally may be required.
• Knowledge of national and local building codes.
• Proficient in AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion and other computer aided drawing system(s)
• Ability to interpret and apply building codes
• Familiar with AIA documents
• Understand and able to manage various engineering consultants
• Basic degree of proficiency in MS Office Suite, Outlook & Internet applications.
• Strong analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, budgeting, project management (from conception to completion), & planning skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills (including analysis, interpretation, & reasoning).
• Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with peers and colleagues across the organization, as well as, internal and external clients.
• Ability to work well autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
• Ability to work with and influence peers and management.
• Self-motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines and reporting.
  
  

PHYSICAL ASPECTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands and fingers, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk, hear and see.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the work environment may be high.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
  
  

Matthews Memorialization is a leader in the memorialization industry who is committed to helping customers grow their businesses and helping families move from grieving to remembrance by providing products of superior craftsmanship and revenue generating programs and services. Within this industry, our Environmental Solutions is focused on the design and manufacture of advanced combustion systems. Matthews Memorialization is a (MATW) Matthews International company.

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