SmithGroup - Ann Arbor, MI
posted 3 months ago
SmithGroup is an award-winning, integrated design firm that blends research, data, and technology with innovation and a creative spirit to deliver resilient, inclusive spaces that solve our clients' greatest challenges. Our teams create exceptional design solutions for healthcare, science and technology, workplace, mixed use, higher education, cultural, waterfront, parks and open spaces, and urban environments. We are looking for passionate problem solvers who want to elevate design, push boundaries and move us closer to a carbon-free future. The Ann Arbor office of SmithGroup is looking for a Senior Landscape Architect Designer to join our team. In this role, you will supervise the preparation of landscape architectural drawings for all phases, including proposal presentations, concept, schematics, design documents, construction cost estimates, and construction documents. You will establish and guide the vision of the design on projects, directing team members and others in the application of landscape architectural standards and guidelines. Leading the design efforts through all stages of a project, you will engage with clients, contractors, and the internal team, ensuring quality control through reviews of others' projects. You will anticipate and plan ahead for potential roadblocks on agency approvals, manage contractor and client relations during construction for larger and more complex projects, and consult with product manufacturers to evaluate and select construction materials. Additionally, you will determine the content of design presentations to client representatives and/or design review committees, and present them effectively. Conducting design work sessions, visioning, outreach, and public forums will also be part of your responsibilities. You will participate in marketing efforts including proposal development, interview participation, and presentations, which includes proposal writing and scope and fee negotiation. Mentoring junior staff and participating in performance coaching will be essential to your role, as well as developing and maintaining relationships with current and new clients.