Landscape Architect

Job Description

Landscape ArchitectAbu Dhabi, UAE Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Landscape Architect to join our team!What Youll Be Doing:

• Background in landscape architecture and the design of outdoor public areas, landmarks, and structures to achieve optimum environmental, social-behavioral, or aesthetic outcomes.
• Develop new or proved theories, policy and methods for landscape design and management develop conceptual soft and hard landscape designs independently from which detailed design drawings and technical specifications are prepared.
• Inspect sites, analyzing factors such as climate, soil, flora, fauna and all physical site conditions and consulting with clients and making recommendations regarding methods of work and sequences of operations for projects related to the landscape
• Identify and support the development of appropriate solutions regarding the quality and use of the built environment in urban, suburban and rural areas and making designs, plans and working drawings, specifications of work, cost estimates and time schedules.
• Ensure designs/deliverables compliant with scope of work and contract requirements, QA/QC design deliverables for completeness, utilities coordination, clash analysis and constructability
• Leads, manages and coordinates the activities of all landscape planning and design projects including management of other consultants such as engineers, architects and planners
• Act in an advisory capacity to senior management personnel on all matters related to landscape architectural design
• Provides regular reports and presentations on progress to the CRE Landscape Development as necessary

What Required Skills Youll Bring:

• Bachelor s degree in landscape architecture or architecture
• Minimum 8 years of experience in design and/or supervision of Landscape Projects (At Least 3 years in Abu Dhabi)
• Designs and manages landscape architecture projects
• Responsible for the design quality of work.
• Develops solutions to design problems
• Effectively listens and responds to client goals and offers excellent solutions and service.
• Designs, develops, modifies and reviews drawings for landscape architecture projects.
• Demonstrates creative thinking abilities and contributes to Firmwide design excellence and problem solving.
• Demonstrates reliable understanding of the relationship between design and constructability.
• Strong conceptual and design skills
• Experience with technical detailing, writing specifications, preparing contract documents, and construction administration
• Experience in material selection and construction detailing
• Excellent communication skills and fluency in English (spoken and written)

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:Not Applicable/NoneParsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.

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About Company

Parsons Corporation (Parsons) is an American technology-focused defense, intelligence, security, and infrastructure engineering firm headquartered in Centreville, Virginia. The company was founded in 1944.
Parsons has more than 16,000 employees across 24 countries. Carey Smith serves as Chairwoman, President, and CEO of Parsons.
The company has been named as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere for 13 consecutive years.