Manager, Landscape Architect

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Manager, Landscape Architecture to join our team in our Austin office. This position will support a variety of divisions at Westwood, including Public Infrastructure, Land Development, and Renewables.

In this role, you will manage multiple projects, lead a team of landscape architects and technical personnel, manage schedules, business development, project utilization, revenue, and yearly projections. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.

Requirements

• Manager schedules and balances work between teams and shares work between regional teams.
• Build upon business development initiatives and relationships.
• Operations: including project performance metrics, utilization, projections, profits, revenue, etc.
• Uses developed organizational skills to deliver projects efficiently and thoroughly.
• Effectively uses current computer-aided design and production software to maximize project delivery efficiency.
• Takes a proactive role to enhance the training and professional development of assigned team members.
• Creates and maintains a positive environment and team approach for all assignments.
• Actively performs other tasks as assigned or individually identified to benefit the company's overall efficiency and work environment.
• Performs manpower projections and staffing management for multiple tasks and projects to maximize profitability while maintaining the quality of project deliverables.
• Prepare scope/fee proposals and manage contracting processes.
• Maintains effective communications with multiple design teams, other design consultants, the internal engineering and survey departments (re: schedules, deliverables, and billings), and other appropriate parties, both verbal and written.
• Manager relationships with our clients and internal teams to provide the best products and services
• Contribute to the regional landscape architecture practice and strategic initiatives.
• Effectively maintain and grow the team, including landscape architects and technical personnel:
• Manage staffing levels to match available and projected backlog.
• Recruit and interview candidates for open positions.
• Promotes training and professional development.
• Maintains job satisfaction and morale through a positive work culture.
• Performance evaluations and career growth plans for team members.

Required Skills

• Demonstrates competence in fundamental landscape architecture, including the ability to prepare a full construction document set for small to large projects with multiple disciplines.
• Ability to manage staff effectively and build a cohesive and people-focused team.
• Ability to prepare proposals and contracts for new projects.
• Ability to manage projects, including budgets, timelines, quality, revenue, and profits
• Can develop cost estimates, specifications, and field reports
• Understands construction administration and general construction methods.
• Demonstrates proficiency with current computer-aided design and production software and the ability to learn new versions or new technology.

Qualifications

• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience.
• Registered Landscape Architect in the state of Texas, or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire.
• Graduate from an accredited university or college with a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture or urban planning
• Experience or degrees in other disciplines may be considered at Westwood's discretion.