Principal, Landscape Architect
Principal, Landscape Architect
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Job Description
Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 36000 people in over 70 countries dedicated toimproving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
Arcadis is seeking a Principal Landscape Architect to join our Placemaking Practice. Placemaking is a part of the Architecture and Urbanism (A&U) division of the Places Global Business Area. This position reports to the US West Placemaking Practice Manager. This position should be located in Texas.
As a principal landscape architecture in the US West you will profitably grow the respective practice unit presence in line with Placemaking Practice and AU Division strategy and financial targets with a focus on operational efficiency and workforce optimization.
We are seeking an experienced professional with a passion for creating walkable urban communities at a variety of scales and including a range of project types including new neighborhoods urban redevelopment waterfront sports/entertainment institutional and corporate campuses and transitoriented development. As a senior leader in our Placemaking practice the ideal candidate will be someone who has a record of building a successful business understands how to manage a studio of professionals write winning proposals/contracts build successful teams and deliver amazing work across a wide range of project types including public agency institutional and private clients.
Role accountabilities:
This position will take a leadership role with our US Placemaking team in helping to build the US West practice but will also contribute in crossregion and intercompany pursuits and projects. Accountable for project performance (utilization billability contribution debtors etc.) service quality delivery; develop and oversee the implementation of the strategy to ensure service quality delivery service excellence and profitable growth within the practice group to support the delivery of the line of business objectives.
Takes a lead role in business development identifying and cultivating new relationships particularly in Texas. Actively participate in the identification and targeting of clients through the delivery of service excellence to deliver growth in organic revenue in the practice group. Contribute to the development and implementation of the business plan and ensure the team understands it and the role that they play in its achievement through the development of the appropriate culture and the provision of context and clarity. Build strong relationships and create successful teams. Develop enduring relationships with clients to understand their business needs and ensure client satisfaction to improve retention and deliver organic revenue growth. Direct the identification of talent in the practice group in both technical capability and sales and promote career development by directing individuals who are identified to the appropriate development programs.
Participate in decisions on resource utilization within the practice group. Maintain an indepth and uptodate understanding of the practice groups clients and the market to identify key trends and emerging opportunities. Develop relationships throughout Arcadis to foster cooperation and to maximize opportunities to crosssell within the organization.
Qualifications & Experience:
- 15 years of experience in landscape architecture related to the delivery of walkable urbanism
- Relevant degree in landscape architecture and/or architecture
- Critical thinking skills that incorporate and blend innovative ideas in land use landscape architecture urban design and planning and designing walkable urbanism solutions
- Proven track record of building successful planning & urban design practices in an interdisciplinary environment
- Experience managing teams across geographies
- Significant experience on largescale/highly complex projects
- Excellent verbal written and graphical/visualization storytelling skills to convey ideas to clients elected officials managers decisionmakers and technical staff
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud AutoCAD Microsoft Office and SketchUp. Working knowledge of ArcGIS is desired and knowledge of Revit Rhino or other similar 3D graphics design software a plus
Why Arcadis
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its why we are pioneering a skillsbased approach where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career your colleagues your clients your life and the world around you.
Together we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality Diversity Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women minorities people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment on any basis including race creed color religion national origin sex age disability marital status sexual orientation gender identity citizenship status disability veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.
Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical dental and vision EAP 401K STD LTD AD&D life insurance paid parental leave reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per salary range for this position is $124700 $187050.
Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors such as experience education budget internal equity project and location.
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Employment Type
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