Senior Landscape Architect

New Haven, CT - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 96000 - 120000

Posted on: 16 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Founded in 2002 we work with clients ready to elevate their business organization or community by intentionally engaging the built environment. Our approach isnt defined by style or project type but by a clients willingness to see space as an active partner in daily life. We bring depth to residential commercial institutional historical and urban design all grounded in broad integrated strategies for development and engagement. Our work often extends beyond traditional architecture drawing on a diverse toolkit to create lasting impact.

Pirie Associates Architects is an award-winning multidisciplinary design practice based in New Haven Connecticut specializing in architecture landscape place making and community-centered design. The firm emphasizes sustainability human wellbeing and purposeful design that strengthens communities and natural systems.

As a Senior Landscape Architect youd be an experienced design professional who leads landscape and urban design work across project types helps shape creative and technical direction and collaborates with the firms architects planners and clients. Youd contribute to strategic and conceptual design while ensuring projects are delivered with excellence at all stages.

Key Responsibilities

Design Leadership & Project Delivery

Lead landscape architecture and place making design from concept through construction documentation and implementation.

Integrate landscape design with architectural urban and environmental strategies to create cohesive sustainable solutions.

Oversee site planning planting design grading environmental response and public realm enhancements.

Project & Team Management

Guide multidisciplinary project teams and mentor junior staff in design development and technical execution.

Manage design workflows timelines and deliverables across multiple concurrent projects.

Ensure high quality standards in presentations drawings specifications and construction documents.

Client & Consultant Engagement

Serve as a primary design contact for clients consultants and contractors throughout project phases.

Present design proposals explain design intent and respond to feedback in clear persuasive ways.

Help refine project scopes budgets and schedules with an emphasis on feasibility and design impact.

Sustainability & Contextual Response

Apply Pirie Associates commitment to sustainability wellbeing and ecological stewardship in all landscape design work.

Conduct site analysis understand environmental and cultural conditions and translate findings into design strategies.

Contribute to narrative-driven design that reflects the context community and purpose of each project.

Business Development Support

Participate in proposals and pitches; help develop compelling design responses for potential new clients.

Maintain and grow professional networks with local and regional planning agencies community groups and design partners.

Requirements

Qualification

Professional degree in Landscape Architecture (BLA/MLA or equivalent); advanced degrees a plus.

Significant professional experience (often 7 years or more) in landscape and urban design projects.

Strong portfolio demonstrating leadership on complex multi-layered landscape projects.

Proficiency in landscape design and documentation tools (AutoCAD Adobe Creative Suite GIS/3D tools).

Excellent presentation graphic communication and interpersonal skills.

Ability to mentor junior staff and work collaboratively in a small studio environment.

Personal Attributes

Passion for sustainable people-centered design and a commitment to ecological stewardship.

Strong critical thinking problem-solving and design research skills.

Effective at balancing creative leadership with practical project delivery.

Work Culture & Values

Pirie Associates values diversity inclusion and collaborative culture where knowledge is openly shared and every team members contribution is meaningful. The firms work intertwines architecture landscape and community engagement to support equitable regenerative design outcomes.

Benefits

Health dental and vision insurance.

Retirement plan options (e.g. 401(k) or similar often with employer match).

Paid time off including vacation sick leave and holidays.

Professional association dues and support for continuing professional development.

Required Skills:

Qualification Professional degree in Landscape Architecture (BLA/MLA or equivalent); advanced degrees a plus. Significant professional experience (often 7 years or more) in landscape and urban design projects. Strong portfolio demonstrating leadership on complex multi-layered landscape projects. Proficiency in landscape design and documentation tools (AutoCAD Adobe Creative Suite GIS/3D tools). Excellent presentation graphic communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to mentor junior staff and work collaboratively in a small studio environment. Personal Attributes Passion for sustainable people-centered design and a commitment to ecological stewardship. Strong critical thinking problem-solving and design research skills. Effective at balancing creative leadership with practical project delivery. Work Culture & Values Pirie Associates values diversity inclusion and collaborative culture where knowledge is openly shared and every team members contribution is meaningful. The firms work intertwines architecture landscape and community engagement to support equitable regenerative design outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Design Leadership & Project Delivery

Lead landscape architecture and place making design from concept through construction documentation and implementation.

Integrate landscape design with architectural urban and environmental strategies to create cohesive sustainable solutions.

Oversee site planning planting design grading environmental response and public realm enhancements.

Project & Team Management

Guide multidisciplinary project teams and mentor junior staff in design development and technical execution.

Manage design workflows timelines and deliverables across multiple concurrent projects.

Ensure high quality standards in presentations drawings specifications and construction documents.

Client & Consultant Engagement

Serve as a primary design contact for clients consultants and contractors throughout project phases.

Present design proposals explain design intent and respond to feedback in clear persuasive ways.

Help refine project scopes budgets and schedules with an emphasis on feasibility and design impact.

Sustainability & Contextual Response

Apply Pirie Associates commitment to sustainability wellbeing and ecological stewardship in all landscape design work.

Conduct site analysis understand environmental and cultural conditions and translate findings into design strategies.

Contribute to narrative-driven design that reflects the context community and purpose of each project.

Business Development Support

Participate in proposals and pitches; help develop compelling design responses for potential new clients.

Maintain and grow professional networks with local and regional planning agencies community groups and design partners.

Requirements

Qualification

Professional degree in Landscape Architecture (BLA/MLA or equivalent); advanced degrees a plus.

Significant professional experience (often 7 years or more) in landscape and urban design projects.

Strong portfolio demonstrating leadership on complex multi-layered landscape projects.

Proficiency in landscape design and documentation tools (AutoCAD Adobe Creative Suite GIS/3D tools).

Excellent presentation graphic communication and interpersonal skills.

Ability to mentor junior staff and work collaboratively in a small studio environment.

Personal Attributes

Passion for sustainable people-centered design and a commitment to ecological stewardship.

Strong critical thinking problem-solving and design research skills.

Effective at balancing creative leadership with practical project delivery.

Work Culture & Values

Benefits

Health dental and vision insurance.

Retirement plan options (e.g. 401(k) or similar often with employer match).

Paid time off including vacation sick leave and holidays.

Professional association dues and support for continuing professional development.

Required Skills:

Company Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Key Skills

Business Development
Rhinoceros 3D
Illustration
Adobe Creative Suite
Sketchup
ArcView
Adobe Photoshop
Autocad
Adobe Illustrator
Customer relationship management
Sketch
Adobe Indesign

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Senior Landscape Architect

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