Associate Landscape Architect II

Associate Landscape Architect II Join the Public Lands Department's Planning & Design Division! We are landscape architects and planners working on the capital project implementation of parks, trails, and open spaces in Salt Lake City. With unprecedented funding from two bonds, parks impact fees, and CIP, you will be working on exciting, once-in-a-generation parks projects that help to fulfill the public’s vision and goals as expressed in “Reimagine Nature”, the Public Lands Master Plan.
This position is specifically assigned (with a Public Lands Planner) to design and/or manage high-profile Parks GO Bond-funded projects within the Folsom Trail Corridor; the Jordan River Corridor; and Sunnyside, Ida Cotten, Madsen, Richmond, Taufer, Warm Springs, North Gateway, Steenblik, Donner, Cottonwood, and Fairmont Parks.
Because this is a time-limited position (until GO Bond projects are delivered in the next 4-6 years), the City is offering the candidate that fills this position a generous hiring bonus, an annual incentive bonus (up to $5,000), and highly competitive pay and benefits.
The Public Lands Department intends to request funding for a late 2025 reclassification of this position from an Associate Landscape Architect II (Pay Grade 29) to a Landscape Architect III (Pay Grade 31) in the second and subsequent tranche issuances of the Parks GO Bond (from which this position is funded). Public Lands encourages qualified landscape architects, designers, and project managers (particularly with significant public sector capital project implementation experience) to apply, even if the minimum qualifications (below) seem lower than the positions to which you would normally consider applying.

• Health Insurance (95% of premium paid by city)
• Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Paid vacation and personal leave
• Six weeks of paid parental leave from day one of employment
• Retirement contributions toward a pension plan and/or 401(k)
• A robust Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
• Up to $4,000 tuition reimbursement annually
• Discounted supplemental benefits like pet insurance and legal services

• Prepares, supervises, and manages the design and construction of landscape architectural projects utilizing general design principles and Salt Lake City Standards and codes, and construction principles. Reviews and utilizes information from community engagement, ecological studies, cultural landscape reports and city master plans in project development.
• Develops consultant scope of work and requests for qualifications. Develops project budgets, time scheduling and phasing to interface with fiscal abilities and municipal needs. Initiates extra work orders for division approval.
• Reviews plans submitted by consultants or subordinate landscape architects and assures complete designs follow standards as set by Salt Lake City, various codes or standard construction principles and project requirements.
• Reviews site construction projects. Approves reports of work done and project status. Approves and prepares project documents, monitors, and complies with bidding procedures and meets periodically with division staff to review project status.
• Assists in managing, reviewing, and performing long range planning for capital projects.
• May represent Salt Lake City Corporation on various ad-hoc committees. Coordinates with city department officials and other government management personnel.
• Assists division staff in developing project scoping, cost estimating, time scheduling and phasing to interface with fiscal abilities and municipal needs.
• Provides support services on landscape maintenance related projects. Identifies site uses and constraints.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with consultants, contractors, architects, planners and engineers; consults with other professionals as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Graduation from accredited college or university with a degree in Landscape Architecture Planning or closely related field. BSLA or MLA.
• Two-years of full-time landscape architectural experience.
• Ability to visit various construction and work site locations. Personal and city vehicle use will require a valid driver’s license or driving privilege card.
• Working knowledge of the following software: Autodesk AutoCAD, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Outlook.

• Membership in the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) or equivalent organization.
• Interest or knowledge of the following specialized disciplines: sustainable/green design, ecological restoration, historic landscape preservation, conservation, ADA/universal design concepts, horticulture, Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED), and urban design.
• Strong design skills and the ability to communicate design concepts in graphic and written form.
• Knowledge of issues, policies, regulations, and best-management practices as they relate to natural land and parks management and design, water-quality protection, habitat restoration, nature area restoration, native plant care, trail construction and maintenance, and control methods and applications for noxious-weed monitoring and abatement.
• Knowledge of budgeting, land conservation, open space management, park planning and development.
• Knowledge of methods used to measure and assess site and environmental conditions.
• Knowledge of current trends in natural area, park and recreation facility development and design.
• Knowledge of sustainable design, green infrastructure, and low impact development.
• Knowledge of native and waterwise plant materials and waterwise design principles.
• Working knowledge of one or more of the following software: Sketch Up, Procore, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and/or Adobe Acrobat Pro.
• Commitment to teamwork and an integrated approach to project delivery.

• Moderate physical activity. Required to push, pull, or lift medium to heavy weights (30 to 75 lbs.). Uncomfortable working positions such as stooping, crouching, and bending.
• Intermittent exposure to stress as a result of human behavior.

Full time 40