Senior Landscape Architect/Restoration Designer

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Job description

Job Description

AECOM is the world's premier infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for generations to come. Our Environmental Planning and Permitting (EPP) group are part of the Environment Business Line, responsible for natural, cultural, and land use planning; environmental permitting and regulatory compliance; and mitigation planning and restoration design efforts associated with infrastructure projects for federal, state, and municipal agencies and private industry clients. Our work includes projects in the transportation, water, energy, ports, and mining sectors, as well as large- and small-scale land use and resource management planning for federal, state, and local jurisdictions.

AECOM is seeking a Senior Landscape Architect with interest and experience in landscape architecture and environmental design with an emphasis in restoration ecology to join our EPP team in Northern California, with offices in Oakland and Sacramento. Project opportunities will include partnering with AECOM engineers and ecologists on sustainable landscape architecture, habitat restoration, mitigation, environmental design, and other project assignments.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

Oversee and/or support the preparation of schematic and conceptual designs, construction drawings and specifications, cost estimates, and illustrative drawings and computer-generated graphics.

Provide project/task management for efforts that include landscape design, project site visits to conduct site assessments, monitoring or construction oversight, and other services.

Oversee and/or support the preparation of irrigation plans, details, schedules, including calculations of water demand.

Oversee and/or support the preparation of basis of design, mitigation, vegetation survey, and other reports.

Preparation of planting plans, details, seeding and planting schedules.

Detailed vegetation and tree surveys.

Provide support as-needed to AECOM's Buildings and Places and Water Business Lines, supporting sustainable infrastructure and nature-based solutions projects.

Provide guidance and mentorship to early career landscape architecture staff.

Support business development efforts, including preparation of scopes and costs and supporting key proposals.

Promote AECOM's services, identify prospective clients and arrange business meetings with them to pre-position AECOM for potential new projects.

Pursue landscape architectural and restoration ecology RFPs (requests for proposal), lead proposals and participate in interviews and presentations.

Become an AECOM Project Manager through the AECOM PM coursework certification program.

Independently perform technical assignments of various complexities within approved schedules and budgets.

About AECOM's Environment Business Line

Join AECOM to be part of an expert global team who is connected through a well-developed, worldwide, internal technical practice network through which you can learn from and brainstorm with the best in the world. AECOM is an industry-leading, world class environmental firm, and we want you to succeed within it. We respect and encourage your own pathway to excellence via our Freedom to Grow initiative, which includes provision of equipment for flexible work arrangements.

AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world's most challenging issues. Our global clients and their projects are diverse and interesting. They span market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems within diverse community profiles.

AECOM's program describes our approach to the environment, social equity and governance (ESG.) We embed sustainability throughout our business and help clients embed sustainable practices into their work. We help clients reduce their impact on the environment, achieve compliance and reduce risks.

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