Senior Landscape Architect

Are you looking for an opportunity to do challenging, creative work that makes a real impact? Would you like to be part of a company that respects individual contributions and thrives on collaboration? Do you love to win? Then consider joining Wight & Company. We’re a nationally recognized, award-winning architecture, engineering, and construction firm known for a dynamic company culture that fosters innovation and challenges the status quo, and we’re looking for a talented professional to join our team.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Determination and selection of project design criteria, procedures and processes. 
• Independently leads projects of significant complexity and scope. 
• Determination and implementation of project design criteria, procedures and processes. 
• Organize project related meetings to coordinate activities, communicate designs and assign tasks to technical and non-technical staff. 
• Applies expertise to achieve overall objectives, resolve critical issues, project financial performance, and formulate group initiatives. 
• Mentoring and training of mid to junior level staff.
• Supervise preparation of landscape architecture deliverables including models, drawings, specifications, and other project related documentation.
• Participate in working design sessions and public visioning and outreach meetings.
• Responsible for project completion/closeout and overall client satisfaction.
• Participate in business development efforts, marketing and communication and project pursuits.
• Perform construction administration related tasks including submittal review, responding to RFI’s and observation of construction related activities. 

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS:

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Landscape Architecture from accredited program required.  
• 10 years of related landscape architecture experience required.  Focus on public and recreation markets a plus. 
• Professional Landscape Architect (PLA) required. 
• CAD/BIM experience required.  Knowledgeable in GIS and Civil 3D a plus. 
• Experience with ornamental and native plantings of the Midwest required.
• Strong communicator with the ability to interact with a variety of internal and external clients. 
• Hand rendering, digital graphic skills and estimating required.
• Responsible for project task management and meeting scope and schedule. 

Salary Range: $110,000 - $145,000. Individual pay will be based on several factors including experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant.

Wight & Company offers excellent benefits and a wonderful work environment. Our comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, flexible spending, paid holidays, paid time off, and a 401(k). Our flexible work schedule allows for a healthy work-life balance. For more information about our company, visit our website at www.wightco.com.

Wight & Company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetics, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. 

Wight & Company values diversity in our workforce. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, and promoting people with disabilities and veterans. If you need an accommodation to assist with completing the electronic application, please call us at 630.969.7000 and ask to speak with a Human Resources representative.

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