Landscape or Urban Designer III

What We're Looking For

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

This position will participate in the design of the public realm and human centered mobility. This opportunity entails being responsible for performing all conventional aspects of landscape architecture and urban design assignments. Generally, work emphasizes design and technical aspects of projects but may include limited task assignee duties and tasks associated with business development. A focus will be placed on coordination of projects and programs requiring urban design expertise and coordination across disciplines resulting in a better built environment for community and infrastructure outcomes.

• Investigates, evaluates, and recommends the design and technical solutions that best meet the project needs.
• Leads discrete technical tasks from conceptual planning and concept development through construction documentation for landscape architecture and urban design tasks.
• Develops conceptual, design development and construction-level plans and technical specifications for urban design and landscape architecture (layout plans, planting plans, grading plans and construction details) using CAD software.
• Develops preliminary design concepts, technical solutions, studies, graphics, models, animation, photo-simulations, illustrations, and reports for projects.
• Assists in the direction of landscape architectural, land planning, transportation, and urban design projects from concept development through working or submission drawings, and final urban design plans.
• Coordinates with clients, sub-consultants, and in-house personnel on a regular basis to complete assigned tasks.
• Leads the production of 3D graphics and renderings using the latest software.
• Presents project work to client and community groups.
• Supports public outreach coordination and facilitation.
• Assists in the preparation of scopes of work, fee proposals, and responses to RFP’s.
• May oversee the work and mentor less experienced staff.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Urban Design or related field and 4 years of related professional experience, or
• Master's Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Urban Design or related field and 3 years of related professional experience

• Urban Design knowledge and skills focused on design of the public realm and human-centered mobility
• Provides graphics, renderings, and visualizations for internal and external communication, presentations, and reports
• Demonstrates intermediate design and production skills and attention to detail with construction/technical competency (i.e., PS&E) for assembling TxDOT construction packages, with oversight from more experienced staff.
• Develops estimates and take-off lists with guidance from more experienced staff.
• Delegates tasks as required and supports growth of less experienced staff.
• Gains strong design and production skills and attention to detail with a high level of construction/technical competency.
• Confidently presents projects to clients and in public settings.
• Organizes scheduling of specific tasks and assignments.
• Verifies that the QC process has been followed.
• Demonstrates proficiency with one or more CAD software (AutoCAD, Micro Station, etc.), 3D visualization software (Sketchup, Rhino, Revit, Lumion, etc.), and graphics software (Adobe Creative Suite). Provides guidance to less experienced staff.

• Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Urban Design or related field.
• Professional Landscape Architect (PLA), Registered Architect (RA)

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Locations:

Austin, TX

Job Type: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Category: Planning Group

ReqID: R-31115

Equal Employment Opportunity & Disability Accessibility…