Landscape Architecture, Team Leader

Position Overview

Halff is seeking a Team Leader for our Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Operations. The selected candidate will lead an existing Landscape Architecture and Planning Team that works collaboratively with other disciplines regularly including planners, engineers, and others to provide management on a wide variety of public and private projects.

Project emphasis includes: parks, trails, streetscapes, recreation facilities, trails, sports fields, amenity design for residential and/or multi‑family developments, community development plans, and development of comprehensive plans and master planning on public and private projects.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a collaborative environment to help clients plan, design, and implement projects that improve their communities.

This position offers an excellent professional development opportunity for someone looking to grow with Halff, with potential for not only business and personal growth, but ownership in the firm.

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• Ability to work with and oversee creative design teams, consultants, and clients through all design stages from concept through construction.
• Foster and promote a positive, team‑oriented environment and team culture of high performance.
• Ability to lead and coach a team while meeting deadlines and budget requirements.
• Experience in creating, influencing, and managing the successful financial metrics of a project and the team.
• Knowledgeable in producing CD sets including hardscape, planting, construction details, specifications, and bidding packages.
• Experience designing parks, trails, recreation facilities, master‑planned communities, etc. for public and private sector clients.
• Experience with construction methodologies and implementation.
• Well organized, detail‑oriented, and highly motivated to lead a high performing team.
• Manage multiple projects of various scale and complexity simultaneously.
• Be able to anticipate the needs of clients and projects and resolve conflicts that arise.
• Experience leading, coaching, managing people (Sr. Project Managers to entry level designers).
• Bachelors of Master's Degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited university.
• Oklahoma registration as a Professional Landscape Architect.
• 8+ years of progressively responsible professional experience as a Professional Landscape Architect.
• Familiarity with preparing proposals/scope of work documents and associated fees.
• Strong knowledge in AutoCAD, Land F/X, Sketch Up, Lumion, Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop and InDesign, and Microsoft Office.
• Strong Site Planning capabilities/knowledge, and excellent design skills.
• Experience in planting design, hardscape design and construction document generation is critical.
• Excellent communication skills - written, graphical, verbal, and organizational skills.
• Ability to travel periodically, primarily in state, to support project needs.

Interested candidates who meet or exceed the above qualifications are invited to submit a letter of interest, resume, and project portfolio or work samples that demonstrates their abilities. If collaborative work is shown, credit team members and note your role where applicable.

• Our team gets involved early in the process to develop a plan that seamlessly integrates built elements with the natural environment.
• We understand that a successful design should be driven by how the entity, whether a park, trail or other public area, will be used.
• Halff's projects and employees are consistently recognized for their excellence.

Learn more about Halff's Landscape Architecture services, check out some of our projects, and meet our team.

• Active Transportation Planning
• Streetscapes and Gateways
• Trail Planning and Design
• Neighborhood and Community Parks Planning and Design
• Nature Parks and Greenways
• Sport Facilities and Feasibility Studies
• Master Planned Communities
• Land and Site Planning
• Urban Design and Placemaking
• Low Impact Development / Green Infrastructure

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