Senior Landscape Architect

Toole Design Group in is looking to hire an experienced and talented Senior Landscape Architect to join our growing multidisciplinary Northeast region team in the Boston, MA office. We are looking for a teammate who is a creative and forward-thinking designer with leadership experience. Do you have a strong background in landscape architecture with a passion for working on challenging projects that make communities more livable and equitable? If so, please consider joining our Boston team.

This Senior Landscape Architect position earns a competitive salary and great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, a health savings account (HSA), a flexible spending account (FSA), and all staff start with at least 24 days PTO. We practice what we preach and ensure that our employees also have access to transportation by providing them with financial incentives to bike, walk, or use transit for a better quality of life.

About Toole Design

Toole Design is the leading landscape architecture, planning, and engineering firm specializing in urban design and multimodal transportation. Since our start in 2003 as a single office in Maryland, we have expanded throughout the United States. Our talented team of planners, landscape architects and engineers are committed to delivering quality work that meets the needs of all people, regardless of age, ability, race or gender. As an Engineering News-Record top 500 design firm, we have also been named a "best firm to work for" and have one of the lowest staff turnover rates in the industry.

Every project our employees deliver directly and positively affects our communities. We are industry-leading experts, and we work hard to encourage a collaborative and team-oriented environment.

A Day in the Life of a Senior Landscape Architect

You are at the forefront of brainstorming creative solutions for challenging projects. You will apply your broad knowledge of technical design criteria, site design, and trail design best practices, to landscape architecture and urban design tasks. You are leading or co-leading project teams and at the table with our clients, community members, planners, and engineers on projects from start to finish. You will have the opportunity to work on a wide spectrum of projects that may include concept and final design, stakeholder outreach and design workshops, demonstration projects, and construction management. You will supervise and mentor team members through our multidisciplinary design process. You will participate in business development pursuits in your home region as well as across our North American offices. You get to work with a close-knit team that is passionate about the work and the communities that you serve.

We are targeting a salary range of $109,000 to $125,700 for this position.

Work Schedule for a Senior Landscape Architect

This full-time position typically works a hybrid flexible schedule of 40 hours per week. We provide employees with the flexibility and necessary equipment to work from home 2 days per week. Our Boston office is conveniently located in Bostons Downtown Crossing, directly adjacent to the iconic Boston Common, within a short walk to all of the major rapid transit lines and close to both North Station and South Station commuter rail lines. Applicants should be willing to travel within New England to support public engagement activities. The office is easily accessed on foot, by bicycle, and via transit (Downtown Crossing, Park Station, South Station, SL4, SL5, and several buses including routes 43,7, 11).

Ready to Join our Boston Team?
We understand your time is valuable, so we have a quick and easy application process. If you feel that you would be right for this Senior Landscape Architect position, please fill out our application by clicking on the link on this page. Please include a link or attach a portfolio of your work.

At Toole Design, we have a collaborative culture where people of all backgrounds come together to share ideas and build better, more inclusive communities. We encourage everyone, including those from underrepresented communities - women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, first-generation college students/graduates, those with disabilities and people at all the intersections in between - to apply.

We're proud that about half of our managers are women and are committed to achieving diversity in our leadership to better represent the communities where we work, as well. Toole Design is a woman-owned business and an equal opportunity employer (EO/AA/VEV/Disabled employer).

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Qualifications of a Senior Landscape Architect: Even if you don't think your current skill set checks every box below, if this role seems to align with your strengths, we want to hear from you.

• Landscape architect licensure in MA, other New England states a plus
• An accredited bachelors and/or masters degree in landscape architecture required
• 8+ years of hands-on public realm landscape architecture design experience including project management and construction observation and/or administration
• Design and technical expertise in construction document preparation
• Experience in multimodal trail planning and design is a plus
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in leading and managing project teams
• Staff supervision and mentoring experience
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD, and 3D visualization tools (e.g., Lumion, Rhino)

Youll be great here if:

• You are passionate about landscape architecture, urban design and active transportation
• You have experience and an interest in trail planning and design
• You enjoy leading multi-disciplinary project teams and working collaboratively
• You enjoy producing high-quality work products and seeing your projects get built
• You excel at working on a broad range of project types from beginning to end resulting in best in the industry deliverables, with attention to project budgets, and happy clients
• You can build relationships, bring enthusiasm to exciting projects, and are detail oriented with strong organizational skills