Senior Landscape Architect

Senior Landscape Architect - Los Angeles, CA

Why CMTS?

Every day at CMTS, our team delivers infrastructure projects that positively impact lives and communities. With over 42 years of industry experience, CMTS has built a strong foundation for continued success, providing project and construction management services to public and private clients nationwide.

We value our employees by fostering a culture of learning, professional development, and collaboration. CMTS is committed to maintaining a work environment that emphasizes safety, integrity, and accountability while supporting work-life balance and employee well-being. Our teams are empowered to grow, contribute, and make a meaningful impact through the projects we deliver.

About Your Role

CMTS is seeking an experienced Senior Landscape Architect to support the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Facilities Services Division, Maintenance & Operations program. The Senior Landscape Architect will provide professional leadership, technical direction, and oversight of landscape architecture, site planning, greening, irrigation, grading, and sustainable landscape improvement projects throughout District facilities. This position will oversee landscape architecture staff, manage complex design projects, coordinate consultants and stakeholders, and serve as the Landscape Architect of Record for District-designed projects.

The successful candidate will demonstrate extensive experience managing commercial and public agency landscape architecture projects, supervising design professionals, reviewing construction documents, and delivering projects from initial planning through construction completion.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership, supervision, and technical direction to landscape architects, design professionals, consultants, and support staff responsible for District landscape architecture and site improvement projects.
• Plan, develop, coordinate, and oversee complex landscape architectural projects involving school campuses, educational facilities, site planning, irrigation systems, grading, planting design, hardscape, greening initiatives, and sustainable landscape improvements.
• Serve as the Landscape Architect of Record for District-designed projects, assuming professional responsibility for the preparation, coordination, review, certification, and approval of landscape architectural plans, specifications, and technical documents.
• Direct and supervise landscape architecture teams throughout project development, including conceptual design, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, bidding support, construction administration, and project completion.
• Provide technical direction and professional oversight to consultant landscape architects, civil engineers, structural engineers, electrical engineers, and other design professionals involved in District projects.
• Review and evaluate landscape architectural drawings, plans, design specifications, construction documents, and revisions to ensure compliance with applicable codes, regulations, safety standards, accessibility requirements, and District design criteria.
• Lead the planning and implementation of landscape greening, irrigation, planting, hardscape, grading, and land-use improvement projects while considering environmental sustainability and long-term maintenance requirements.
• Oversee the development, review, negotiation, and processing of Design Service Proposals, consultant task orders, scopes of work, and professional design service agreements.
• Prepare and evaluate construction cost estimates, material specifications, equipment requirements, installation methods, and project delivery approaches to support cost-effective implementation.
• Conduct site visits, field inspections, and construction observations to evaluate existing conditions, monitor installation progress, identify technical issues, and recommend appropriate corrective actions.
• Provide construction administration support by reviewing technical submittals, coordinating design revisions, evaluating field conditions, and assisting in resolving construction-related conflicts.
• Coordinate with school principals, teachers, parent organizations, nonprofit organizations, community representatives, and District personnel to incorporate stakeholder requirements into landscape improvement projects.
• Review and approve technical documentation associated with grant applications for greening, landscape architecture, sustainability, and…