Job Description

Asakura Robinson is seeking a senior landscape architect to join our team with a focus on community-based and public-facing projects. The ideal candidate is a collaborative, mission-driven landscape architect who demonstrates strong design acumen, solid technical skills, and a deep interest in working with historically under-served communities and environmental and social ecosystems.

This is an opportunity to work with other senior staff to lead a strong and creative office culture and contribute to building meaningful projects that shape public space, restore ecological systems, and empower communities.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Passionate about design and dedicated as a professional designer, experienced in leading a design team in mission and goal-driven projects to successful outcomes
• Attentive and excited to lead the team in the integrity of professional craftsmanship
• Drawn to and participation in the arts and culture scenes, and encouraging others to explore more creative and innovative thinking
• Concerned and involved in social and environmental issues surrounding our communities, leading the conversations in the team and the community
• Active in professional organizations, presenting and sharing ideas and professional experiences, guiding the organizations
• Engaged in communities, especially those historically marginalized or under-served, to understand and be trusted in the communities as a contributor
• Understanding of challenges facing the profession and seeking new ideas to bring opportunities
• Rooted in a teamwork environment to solve problems
• Demonstrating entrepreneurial understanding of managing the consulting-based design business
• Creative, collaborative leader, and able to contribute to our improvisational and transdisciplinary teamwork environment
• Excellent in critical thinking and organizational skills
• Excellent in people skills, empathetic, with a high degree of emotional intelligence and reciprocity thinking as a leader
• Strongly self-motivated, energetic, responsible, reliable, flexible, and resourceful

Skills, Requirements, and Responsibilities:

• Bachelor's or Master's in Landscape Architecture or related field
• 10+ years of professional experience in landscape architecture
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, Adobe CC Suite, and rendering software (SketchUp, Rhino, Lumion, etc.)
• Strong graphic communication and conceptual design skills
• Working knowledge of sustainable communities and green infrastructure practice
• Working knowledge of landscape design and construction; technically proficient with experience in construction documentation and detailing
• Experience in community engagemen t, participatory design, or public realm projects is a strong plus
• Experience in project and design studio management
• Experience in client management
• Experience mentoring junior staff
• Excellent writing skills: reports, white paper presentation and other publications
• Experience in successful business development, public presentations, and interviews
• Licensure in Landscape Architecture
• Bilingual abilities desired
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required

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