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Landscape Architect, Green Infrastructure Planner - Chicago, IL

Landscape Architect, Green Infrastructure Planner
Chicago, IL
Excellent Opportunity to grow with small, established, influential Chicago design firm focused on next generation solutions and mentoring landscape architects in all aspects of professional practice.

Workspace in historic loft, Chicago downtown loop neighborhood; bike/walkable, transit friendly location. Our selective yet friendly, motivated design team is interested in what you bring to the table. MLA and registration required. Nice place to work. Benefits.

With portfolio please submit resume, letter of interest, and note your availability and estimated start date.

Skills Required:
Provide experienced project team management and technical oversight, quality control for construction documents. Include design thinking, sketching, backed with technical experience, for team collaboration in and outside of office. Bring a proactive and responsible work ethic to the team. Company representation for Client outreach. Assist the team in pursuing proposals and marketing efforts. Must be timely, self-organized, possess natural interest in supporting group success, balance collaboration with leadership.

Requires leadership, vision, high technical design, artistic & intellectual capabilities, field interpretation and installation experience, in Landscape Architecture, Ecological Planning, Urban Design. Must submit strong portfolio of large and small scale interdisciplinary projects. Pre-concept through design, construction and installation, specifications.

Education Requirements:
Minimum Masters degree. Excellent management and communication, writing skills, fluent in CAD, Adobe Creative Suite, Rhino. Revit and GIS a plus. Strong candidates will possess leadership in rendering, modelling, design and construction documentation.

In addition to education record, please submit record of relevant training, experience, interests.

Travel Required:
No

Date Posted:
April 14, 2015