Senior Landscape - Architecture

We are seeking a visionary and innovative Senior Landscape Architect to join our team in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. As a key member of our design leadership, you will be responsible for creating stunning, sustainable landscapes that enhance the urban environment and respect the local ecosystem.

• A  Senior Landscape Architect is expected to contribute to the practice strategy, develop innovative design processes, standards and methodologies for delivery of various projects.  
• In addition, have an understanding of the complex and sometimes difficult customer/market needs. 
• Contributes to the development of project outcomes and coordinate the team to effectively manage the delivery and resourcing as agreed with the Director and clients.  
• Has the ability to manage, coordinate, and lead smaller, less complex landscape design projects independently with less oversight. 
• Understand roles within teams for the delivery of projects with clear understanding of the project’s roles and responsibilities. 
• Prepares deployment based on the fee provided for review with the senior team.  
• Leads client meetings and take ownership of the deliverable structure and content. 
• Reads, qualifies, quantifies and graphic standards applicable to projects and design tasks. 
• Determines the correct source of governance, sustainability standards, construction standards and regulatory guidelines per region.
• Demonstrates a clear ability to deliver descriptive writing of landscape design principles, technical reports and guidelines.
• Actively participates in internal and external workshops with ability to put together summary outcome reports. 
• Leads teams of designers to prepare adequate material for workshops and client presentation following a clear story line set by design managers.
• Delivers designs independently with direction from senior team. Delivers entire technical landscape packages independently with review from senior team.
• Understands all applicable authorities’ requirements and coordinates with various discipline’s technical inputs into a project.
• Full understanding of the planting and irrigation requirements/standards and guidelines as per the region.
• Provides updates for weekly studio/resourcing meetings.         
• Gain experience where possible on site for an ongoing landscape-built project and try to resolve key issues with the help of the senior team. 
• Understand bid requirements and able to support on putting together bids technical approach and methodologies while supporting on delivery structure, coordinating input and implementing commercial aspects of bids.
• Organizes internal libraries and update project sheets for ongoing projects.
• Develops innovative design ideas and solutions through digital tools and personal skills.Be an advocate of quality procedures applicable to the landscape design Technical practice group and apply continuously thorough self-checks and reviews of deliverables before being shared. 
• Understand and reviews the documents as per PDS deliverable (QA/QC checks).
• Enhances standards of developed landscape design graphics (diagrams, photoshop and Lumion renders) across projects and documents the same for wider team use.