Historical Landscape Architect

About Quinn Evans

Quinn Evans is a nationally recognized architecture and design firm and recipient of the American Institute of Architects 2024 Firm Award. Our process is informed by the past to address todays complex challenges and design our shared future. We are technical experts caretakers conveners and listeners. We identify the solutions that best serve the community and the long-term life of a bring expertise in cultural and sustainable stewardship to every aspect of our practice and projects. Our projects encompass a variety of project types including public sites museums and visitor centers civic performing arts educational and hospitality to multi-family housing.

Team building is critical to our practice. Together we create better work and more fulfilling professional lives. We do this through a culture that fosters constructive engagement leveraging a diversity of staff practice client communities and points of view.

Be a part of a collaborative and diverse team that is designing ways for places and people to thrive today and tomorrow. Quinn Evans is one of the largest women-owned design practices in the country. We take pride in our diverse team and workplace culture. We emphasize leadership innovation teamwork and professional development. We offer competitive compensation a supportive hybrid work environment and opportunity to make a difference through work on unique and impactful projects.

We contribute to and advance our profession through sponsorship and team member leadership positions. This includes the American Institute of Architects Association for Preservation Technology membership in the Presidents Circle of theNational Organization for Minority Architects (NOMA)and as a signatory of the1.5C COP26 Communiqué.

Job Description

We are seeking a licensed landscape architect with 8-10 years of experience who is dedicated to cultural landscape preservation. Individuals with skills and knowledge to lead and support comprehensive planning and design projects apply National Park Service (NPS) and Secretary of the Interiors (SOI) standards for cultural landscapes and work with interdisciplinary teams to support resilient design and stewardship are highly encouraged to position provides opportunities for professional growth exposure to a variety of project types and immediate opportunities to contribute to the work of the firm.

Quinn Evans is a nationally recognized firm for our expertise in cultural landscapes and historic places. The Preservation Planning team at QE collaborates across disciplines and practice areas to create resilient planning and design solutions that connect people to heritage of urban and rural places. From revitalization and interpretation of historic sites to the preservation of places significant to Indigenous peoples we strive for enduring stewardship in our work. Our award-winning portfolio includes cultural landscape reports master plans site designs maintenance guidelines historical studies National Register and National Historical Landmark Nominations and climate adaptation consultation. Collaborative decision-making on projects is a hallmark of our process whether working with a vast national park to discreet city sites across the nation.

KeyRoles and Responsibilities

• Coordinate project teams schedules and budgets
• Facilitate collaborative projects including multiple disciplines stakeholders and the public
• Researchcreative synthesis ofarchival documentation historic mappingand analysis to inform responsible planning design and interpretationfor a broad range of cultural landscape types and scales
• Interact with the client and regulatory personnel
• Contribute to the preparation of Cultural Landscape Reports (CLRs) Cultural Landscape Inventories (CLIs) and other preservation planning documents including site history existing conditions assessment and treatment recommendations
• Develop preservation strategies and design guidance that align with the Secretary of the Interiors Standards while accommodating contemporary use accessibility and resilience.
• Conduct field investigations and landscape documentation including condition assessments photographic surveys and identification of character-defining features.
• Prepare illustrated reports and graphic documentation including maps and diagrams to clearly communicate landscape evolution and preservation recommendations.

Qualifications

• Professional degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited institution.
• 8-10 years of professional experience in landscape architecture landscape preservation projects and heritage conservation.
• Demonstrated experience leading internal project teams through different project phases and experience coordinating with external consultant teams and agency partners.
• Highly organized and professional with the ability to create workplans prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously manage budgets staffing and projections.
• A collaborative passionatedispositionand comfort with iterative workflows.
• Strong communicationand presentation skills for both internal collaboration and client relationships.
• Strong working knowledge of NPS guidelines and SOI standards for the treatment of cultural landscape isrequired.
• Proficiencyin software including but not limited to the Adobe Creative Suite AutoCAD Microsoft Word Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with ArcGIS Pro Revit and Serif Affinity is a plus.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of landscape construction detailing and craft.
• Familiarity and fluency with resilience or climate adaptation related work is preferred but not required.

Travel Required:

Travel to a range of project and office locations including remote locations isrequiredtravel expenses are provided. Candidates should have the capacity and be willing to work outdoors in all seasons through various kinds of weather in rural or urban environments for field surveys and meetings.

Salary Range Amount

$62400 - $92560 Annually

Quinn Evans is an equal opportunity employer offering employment to qualified individuals regardless of race color national origin religion sex age sexual orientation/gender status Veterans status and disability. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and encourage women and diverse applicants to apply.