VP, Landscape Design & Urban Planning

Founded in 1998, the Client is a landscape architecture and urban planning firm headquartered in Winter Park, Florida.

The Firm focuses primarily on private development projects, supporting developers and homebuilders throughout the planning, entitlement, and design process. With a lean team of eight professionals, the firm manages approximately 35–40 active projects across Central Florida, including Orange, Seminole, Polk, Volusia, Brevard, and Osceola counties. Its scale gives senior leaders unusual visibility across the full project portfolio, client base, and operating rhythm of the business.

The Firm is known for its technical expertise, strong client relationships, and deep familiarity with the entitlement and permitting processes across local jurisdictions. The firm maintains a collaborative culture focused on quality work, strong work ethic, and exceptional client service.

This offers a rare opportunity to step into a central leadership role at a respected boutique landscape architecture and urban planning firm with deep relationships across the Central Florida development community. The firm specializes in integrating landscape architecture, land planning, and entitlement strategy to guide private development projects from early master planning through permitting and construction.

This search is being launched as the Firm looks toward its next chapter. The Founder and Principal is seeking a senior leader who can help carry forward the firm’s reputation, deepen client relationships, and potentially grow into a succession-level leadership role over the next several years. For the right candidate, this is an opportunity not only to lead important work, but to help shape the future direction and continuity of the firm.

The VP, Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, will manage a significant portion of the firm’s active project portfolio while serving as a key liaison with clients, municipalities, and internal design staff.

The Firm has built long-standing relationships with developers, builders, and municipalities across Central Florida. Key strengths include:

• Strong reputation for quality, responsiveness, and practical development insight
• Long-standing relationships with developers, builders, and municipal stakeholders
• Deep knowledge of local entitlement, zoning, and permitting processes
• Consistent project pipeline supported by referrals and repeat client work

This provides professionals the opportunity to work across both design and development strategy.

The VP, Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning will play a key role in project execution and client relationships.

Responsibilities include:

• Managing multiple active projects
• Coordinating with developers, engineers, and municipal staff
• Presenting projects at public hearings and review boards

The Firm's boutique structure gives senior leaders direct access to decision-making, clients, and project strategy. The VP will have meaningful autonomy, close partnership with the Founder and Principal, and the ability to influence both project outcomes and the future operating model of the firm. Benefits of the firm structure include:

• Direct access to leadership
• Ability to shape project strategy and client outcomes
• High level of professional autonomy
• Collaborative, relationship-driven culture with close access to firm leadership

Central Florida development is highly relationship-driven. This role provides the opportunity to build relationships with:

• Private developers and homebuilders
• City and county planning staff
• Development Review Committees and advisory boards
• Community stakeholders through public hearings

Over time, this role allows the individual to develop a recognized presence within the Central Florida development community.

For the right candidate, this role offers a meaningful path toward broader firm leadership as the Firm plans for its next chapter. The Founder and Principal is looking ahead to long-term succession and is seeking a leader who can earn increasing responsibility across client relationships, project strategy, team leadership, and overall firm direction.

Over time, this individual may have the opportunity to play a central role in firm continuity, leadership transition, and the long-term growth of the business.

Reporting directly to the Founder and Principal, the VP, Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning will oversee a significant portion of the Firm's active project portfolio while serving as a key leader across client relationships, project strategy, entitlement coordination, and internal team management.

• Manage multiple projects from concept through construction
• Coordinate timelines, deliverables, and permitting…