At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners. Within HNTB's Planning & Mobility Department, the Sr. Urban Designer/ Landscape Architect will have the opportunity to lead planning, landscape architectural des... more details
What We're Looking For
At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.
Within HNTB's Planning & Mobility Department, the Sr. Urban Designer/Landscape Architect will have the opportunity to lead planning, landscape architectural design and engagement on pivotal transportation projects lead by city and state agencies within the tri-state area and beyond.
As a Senior UD/LA you will work on all scales and phases of project development. As a landscape architect you will focus on developing sustainable design and nature-based solutions for our portfolio of resiliency and sustainability projects. Assignments may include green infrastructure, living shorelines, and wetland restoration, as well as urban parks, plazas, streetscapes, greenways and landscape restoration. As an urban planner/urban designer, you may work on city and regional visioning and conceptual approaches for resiliency, sustainability and reconnecting communities for infrastructure driven projects.
You will be responsible for supervising design assignments with multiple team members, and leading the technical production of concept design, design development drawings and construction documents. You will coordinate efforts with the project manager, design team and other disciplines on multiple, large-scale and complex projects to ensure that the client’s technical requirements for all urban design and landscape architecture aspects of a project are fully met. You may serve as a Project Manager on a limited basis for select large scale projects. You will balance multiple projects and assignments.
As part of this position, you will be responsible for coordination and implementation of public engagement and involvement programs for infrastructure projects. You will have an opportunity to learn HNTB's innovative Public Involvement and Equity Planning Tools which bring equal opportunities for all communities surrounding project areas. This position plays a role in the development of communication strategies including materials, and digital and print content. In this role you will perform research, gather data, and create project messaging resources to educate the community while also participating in the development of digital strategies. You will develop and implement effective dissemination of outreach materials, facts and information on project messaging and support client activities to stakeholders according to the public outreach plan including external agencies, associations.
What You’ll Do:
- Serves as technical lead and task lead on planning, landscape architecture, and urban design projects.
- Interfaces with client group and community stakeholders. Conducts site visits to review implementation of project.
- Responsible for significant portions of presentations and public facilitation.
- Identifies and recommends appropriate technical procedures that should be used on a project.
- Leads and prepares design documents, technical plans, and written reports on projects.
- Develops and prepares work plans, scopes of work, fee proposals, and responses to RFP’s for projects.
- Provides oversight in consistent delivery of quality work, on time, on budget, and to the client's satisfaction on every project.
- Understands the design applications of construction materials, plan materials, construction methods, and the integration of landscape architecture and urban design with other disciplines.
- Reviews shop drawings and requests for information.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
What You’ll Need:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Urban Design or related field and 10 years of related professional experience, or
- Master's Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Urban Design or related field and 9 years of related professional experience
What You’ll Bring:
- Demonstrates advanced design and production skills with construction/technical competency (i.e., PS&E) utilizing attention to detail, with minimal oversight from Section Leader or Manager.
- Coordinates with clients, sub-consultants and personnel within the firm on a regular basis to manage projects, maintaining strong relationships.
- Practices strong project management skills.
- Directs and supervises the work to the project team in coordination with the Section Leader or Manager.
- Discovers project opportunities and initiates involvement in business development.
- Possesses strong writing skills to support client proposals.
What We Prefer:
- Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Urban Design or related field,
- Registered Landscape Architect (RLA), Professional Landscape Architect (PLA)
- American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), Envision (ENV SP), WEDG Certification, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP), Registered Landscape Architect (RLA), Professional Landscape Architect (PLA), Registered Architect (RA)
- Expertise in the design of green infrastructure and resilient, nature-based solutions.
- Experience with stakeholder engagement related to design/infrastructure projects, including the development of outreach materials and management of stakeholder databases.
- Strong background in NY/NJ public agency projects.
Additional Information
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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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Locations:
New York, NY
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The approximate pay range for New York is $120,833.64 - $236,245.26. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.
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