Designer - Landscape & Horticulture

The Designer, Landscape & Horticulture supports the Project Manager, Landscape & Horticulture and the Director, Design in the development, execution, and documentation of a project's landscape and horticulture scheme, both interior and exterior. Working under the direction of the Project Manager, the position produces landscape and planting studies, assists in the preparation of concept, schematic, and design development packages, and communicates design intent through sketches, scaled drawings, and digital models.

Alongside that design support, the Designer, Landscape & Horticulture prepares and maintains plant, planter, and hardscape specifications, reconciles quantities and budget counts, and carries first-pass review and logging of RFIs, submittals, and shop drawings through construction administration. Working across time zones with the WDD Al Marjan Island project office, Purchasing, and external landscape consultants, nurseries, and contractors, the position supports the development and interdisciplinary coordination of all landscape design documents and specifications to ensure the highest quality of design representation for use by the entire project team.

WDD team members are required on a continual basis to:

• Contribute to a safe work environment through compliance with established safety guidelines, identifying potential safety hazards, and reporting the same to the appropriate person for proper resolution.
• Maintain a professional and ethical departmental, company and community reputation and comply with the Company’s policies and procedures.
• At all times, demonstrate integrity and honesty in recording all work and project time.
• Demonstrates the expected behaviors and upholds the established values of Wynn Resorts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities for all Landscape & Horticulture Designers:

• Assist the Project Manager, Landscape & Horticulture and the Director, Design in the conceptual development of a project's landscape theme, character, planting vocabulary, and mood, for both interior and exterior environments.
• Prepare landscape and horticulture design studies, options, and comparative alternatives in support of the concept, schematic, and design development phases, and revise them through successive rounds of internal and client review.
• Communicate design intent through hand sketches, measured and scaled drawings, and digital models, developing each to the level of resolution required by the phase.
• Proactively bring forward creative resources and ideas, and continuously research, review, and incorporate plant material, materials, and detailing precedents to ensure the best possible creative and horticultural solutions.
• Prepare and assist in the preparation of conceptual and milestone design presentations covering planting, planters, hardscape materials, and finishes, for both internal and external review and approval.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplined team of designers, architects, engineers, and operators to interpret the needs of all project stakeholders, and coordinate landscape design with adjacent interior and architectural scope.
• Participate in internal and external design and coordination work sessions, record all information discussed, and assist in the composition of meeting minutes to be disseminated among the landscape & horticulture team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities specific to Landscape & Horticulture Design:

• Assist in the development of interior and exterior planting designs, including plant selection, massing, layering, seasonal and long-term growth characteristics, and the horticultural suitability of each selection to its light, irrigation, and climate conditions.
• Design planter and container layouts, including custom and prefabricated planters,…