Associate Landscape Architect

Associate Landscape Architect

With supervisor approval, incumbents may be eligible for intermittent remote work; however, they must physically reside within the Sacramento region or have the ability to regularly report to a City of Sacramento physical worksite with little notice. The Associate Landscape Architect serves as a key professional within the department by leading the planning, design, and implementation of complex landscape architecture projects that support the City's parks and other public spaces.

This position works collaboratively with internal departments, outside agencies, consultants, and the public to ensure projects meet regulatory requirements, design standards, and community needs. In addition to managing projects from concept through construction, the Associate Landscape Architect provides technical guidance and helps ensure high-quality project delivery. By applying sound professional judgment and independent decision-making, this role contributes to the department's mission of creating safe, functional, and sustainable public environments.

The ideal candidate will be a licensed Landscape Architect with strong technical expertise, sound judgment, and demonstrated experience managing complex landscape architectural projects from planning through construction. They are an effective leader and collaborator who can mentor staff while building productive relationships with City departments, consultants, contractors, regulatory agencies, and community stakeholders. Additionally, the ideal candidate will be skilled in problem-solving, project coordination, and public communication, with a commitment to delivering high-quality, sustainable, and community-focused design solutions.

They will be organized, adaptable, and able to manage multiple priorities while ensuring compliance with applicable standards, regulations, and project objectives.

To perform professional landscape architectural work in planning, designing, technical investigation, and construction of parks, medians, plazas, and other outdoor public spaces.

Supervise and participate in the preparation of detailed and complex site plans, master plans, construction drawings, specifications, and cost estimates for the development of parks, plazas, medians, and other landscape architectural projects.

Supervise and participate in the design of landscape architectural elements including layout, grading, drainage, planting, irrigation, paving, and construction detailing for parks, plazas, medians, and other outdoor public spaces.

Prepare sketches, preliminary drawings, and schematic designs.

Review landscape plans to insure compliance with regulations and requirements.

Inspect in progress field work to insure proper interpretation and compliance with plans and specifications, quality of materials, and workmanship.

Suggest design changes or improvements as necessary.

Conduct studies and prepare reports and recommendations concerning landscape architectural needs and/or concerns of the City; prepare studies in connection with park acquisition and development.

Prepare ecological studies, environmental impact statements, and feasibility reports pertaining to landscape architectural projects.

Confer with other City departments, governmental and community agencies, and contractors involved in the development of landscape architectural projects; coordinate landscaping work with other phases of development projects.

Facilitate public presentations and/or represent the department at various meetings to explain landscape development projects.

Assign routine investigation, design, and drafting tasks to professional subordinates; review completed work; assist in the solution of difficult problems.

Order survey, mapping, and data collection.

Coordinate planning, design, and construction activities with other City departments, divisions, and sections and with outside agencies.

Supervise, train, and evaluate assigned personnel.

Other related duties may also be performed; not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual holding this classification.

Knowledge of:
Principles, techniques, and methods of landscape architectural design,…