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 related site improvement programs.

• Evaluate landscape design solutions for constructability, maintainability, lifecycle costs, accessibility, public safety, environmental sustainability, and compliance with District requirements.

• Provide professional consultation and technical recommendations to District management and project teams regarding landscape architectural design, irrigation, site development, grading, sustainability, and related engineering coordination.

• Ensure landscape architectural projects are delivered in accordance with established design requirements, project schedules, budgets, and applicable construction standards.

• Perform additional related responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture from a recognized college or university.

Professional Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of professional landscape architectural design experience supporting commercial developments, public agency projects, educational facilities, or similar large-scale capital improvement programs.

• Minimum of 3 years of supervisory experience leading landscape architects and related design personnel while managing projects from initial planning through completion.

• Demonstrated experience developing and reviewing landscape architectural plans, grading plans, irrigation systems, planting plans, hardscape improvements, and construction specifications.

• Experience managing complex landscape architecture projects, including consultant coordination, project documentation, construction administration, and stakeholder engagement.

• Experience reviewing construction documents, specifications, contracts, consultant proposals, cost estimates, and design service agreements.

• Experience coordinating landscape architecture activities with civil, electrical, structural, and other engineering disciplines.

• Strong knowledge of planting design, landscape materials, sustainable landscape practices, construction methods, and technical landscape architecture requirements.

• Experience supporting commercial, municipal, institutional, or public agency construction projects, preferably involving K–12 schools, colleges, or universities.

• Ability to fulfill applicable professional responsibilities associated with serving as Landscape Architect of Record.

Technical Skills

• Extensive proficiency with AutoCAD for landscape architectural drafting, site planning, and construction document development.

• Advanced experience with Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word and Excel.

• Experience utilizing architectural graphics, visualization, and design presentation software.

• Experience with Revit, Rhino, and Lumion is preferred.

• Strong knowledge of landscape architectural construction documentation, technical detailing, and design coordination.

Professional Skills

• Strong leadership and supervisory abilities with experience managing multidisciplinary design teams.

• Excellent organizational, project management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Strong written and verbal communication capabilities.

• Ability to coordinate effectively with consultants, contractors, government agencies, educational administrators, and community stakeholders.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, competing deadlines, and complex design challenges.

• High degree of self-motivation, flexibility, resourcefulness, and professional accountability.

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CMTS LLC offers 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life, and long-term disability insurance coverage for employees.

CMTS, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.