Landscape manager Jobs in Downey, CA

ABOUT WATG

WATG is the world's preeminent destination and hospitality design firm. We are employee-owned, almost 80 years young, and home to over 500 creative, globe-trotting professionals located remotely and in our offices in Atlantic City, California, Dallas, New York, Honolulu, London, Singapore, and Shanghai.

Our approach to design applies a hospitality ethos to the development of all shapes and sizes. From initial feasibility studies to finishing touches, we operate globally as an integrated, multidisciplinary practice. Along with our interior design studio, Wimberly Interiors, we specialize in hospitality, gaming + entertainment, urban + mixed-use, and high-end residential design.

We were founded in Honolulu in 1945, and the spirit of the islands taught us to focus on community strength, self-reliance, and sustainability - which we still prioritize today. We passionately believe that culture and heritage are the roots that lead to long-term resilience. We stay true to our values of designing spaces that respect, protect, and enhance the natural magic of their surroundings while delivering long-term value for our clients and their communities.

WATG is hiring a Senior Landscape Designer for our office in Los Angeles, California.

ROLE

The Senior Landscape Designer works on the development of project concept design, site plans, specifications, production of presentation drawings, and sketches. The Senior Landscape Designer finds design solutions for a variety of project types from hotel and resort destinations, residential multi- family communities, urban and mixed-use development, and large-scale master planning developments.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Designs landscape architectural projects while developing progressive solutions to design challenges
• Confers directly with senior leadership in the development of design concepts and project implementation to respond to the design intent, schedule, and budget
• Prepares, develops, modifies, and reviews the production of drawings and models, according to established standards
• Prepares site plans to include grading, hardscape, water feature, and planting design, stormwater management systems design, landscaping
• May have input into erosion control plans and sediment control design
• Develops and coordinates diagrams, renderings, and conceptual graphics with members of the project team
• Participates, and may direct project planning and design, including due diligence studies, concept plans, site and landscape plans, and the production of design computations
• Completes design sketches, presentation drawings, diagrams, schedules, and other computer-generated or hand-drawn project documents
• Contributes to layout studies and yield studies
• Provides specialized technical assistance with particular landscape building types, components, materials, elements, or building codes
• May conduct code research, write specifications, and coordinate permitting
• Provides QA / QC on plans and specifications, developing solutions to technical problems in the landscape architectural plans and drawings
• May provide various pre-design services, including feasibility and environmental impact studies, site selection, or other design requirements
• May oversee a small team in project requirements and objectives, schedules, and budgets
• May coordinate client presentations
• Fosters a commitment to external and internal client services

QUALIFICATIONS

JOB INFORMATION

Salary range : $65,000 to $75,000 per year

WATG is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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