Senior Landscape Architect

Parsons International

Doha, Qatar

Ref: HP094-1188

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Job Objective:

Performs advanced, complex assignments using convention or innovative techniques for master planning and soft and hard landscape architectural design for residential, mixed use, resort and commercial properties, site planning, grading and design, agency coordination, and permits.
Thorough knowledge of the theories, principles, and practices of landscape architecture, including knowledge of plant materials and planting design integrating ecological sustainability.

Key Accountabilities:

• Background in traditional landscape architecture and the design of outdoor public areas, landmarks, and structures to achieve environmental, social-behavioral, or aesthetic outcomes.
• Develop new or proved theories, policy and methods for landscape planning, design and management and review landscape master plan, develop conceptual soft and hard landscape designs independently from which detailed design drawings and technical specifications are prepared.
• Prepare design impact assessments, conduct environmental and landscape assessments including environmental and visual impact assessments for development and ensure sustainability.
• Inspect sites, analyzing factors such as climate, soil, flora, fauna, surface and subsurface water and drainage; and consulting with clients and making recommendations regarding methods of work and sequences of operations for projects related to the landscape and built environment.
• Identify and support the development of appropriate solutions regarding the quality and use of the built environment in urban, suburban and rural areas and making designs, plans and working drawings, specifications of work, cost estimates and time schedules
• Ensure designs/deliverables compliant with scope of work and contract requirements, QA/QC design deliverables for completeness, utilities coordination, clash analysis and
• constructability
• Leads, manages and coordinates the activities of all landscape planning and design projects including management of other consultants such as engineers, architects and planners
• Act in an advisory capacity to senior management personnel on all matters related to landscape architectural design
• Provides regular reports and presentations on progress to the Principal Landscape Architect as necessary.

Requirements

Experience and Qualification:

• BSc Degree in Landscape Architecture or equivalent.
• Experience related to this class of work; or any equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Professional license is preferred.
• 12+ years of related work experience with preferably comparable position in the GCC.
• Previous experience on waterfront, public realm, resorts, commercial and mixed use projects.
• Ability to manage design and specialists consultants with strong experience/grasp of landscape architectural.

About the Company

Parsons is a leader in many diverse markets such as infrastructure, transportation, water, telecommunications, aviation, commercial, environmental, planning, industrial manufacturing, education, healthcare, life sciences and homeland security.

Parsons provides technical and management solutions to federal, regional and local government agencies as well as private industries worldwide.

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