Landscape Architect

Job Description:

Landscape Architect

Description

Pay Range: $ 75,200 - $ 89,576 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Monday, September 30, 2024

Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm; Occasional evening/weekend work required.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Landscape Architect job is available with the City of Fort Worth Park & Recreation Department - Planning & Resource Management Division. This position reports to the Landscape Architect Manager. Assigned projects may range from traditional park development projects to specialized facilities such as trails, major athletic complexes, aquatic facilities, golf courses and community centers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Landscape Architecture or a related field
• Three years of responsible experience in landscape architecture and park and recreation design
• Valid Driver's License
• Possession of, or ability to obtain registration as a licensed Landscape Architect in the State of Texas is required within six months of employment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with AutoCAD, ArcView or other geographic information system (GIS) program experience.
• Additional education, knowledge, experience and/or certification as it relates to the position.
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) computer skills.
• Certified Park and Recreation Professional (CPRP) certification

The Landscape Architect job responsibilities include:

• Work with Senior Landscape Architect Manager and Field Operations Superintendent in development and updating of Small Capital Construction Crew annual schedule. Monitor and inspect in-house construction projects for quality and compliance to all local, State and Federal development guidelines.
• Management of a diverse portfolio of projects simultaneously and set priorities to ensure work is completed on schedule and within budgetary constraints.
• Development and review of park improvement plans and specifications, establishing project schedules, determining consultant scope of services and evaluation of consultant proposals.
• Management and reporting of project schedules and budgets.
• Administration of the public bidding and award process upon completion of the design.
• Working with construction inspectors to oversee the contractor’s work during construction phase to ensure projects follow design plans and to address unforeseen constructability issues.
• Working with the project management team and other park staff to resolve complex design problems related to park construction and stewardship of resources.
• Organizing and conducting public meetings for park master planning and discussion of other park related issues
• Direct supervision of Park Planner, providing project assignments, oversight, guidance, review and personnel annual evaluations. Responsible for project assignments, to include but not limited to in-house design work for scheduling of Small Capital Construction Crew - estimated at $1M per fiscal year.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.