Project Manager - Landscape Architecture
RVi Planning + Landscape Architecture · Naperville, IL ·
- Employment
- Contract
- Category
- Project management
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Salary
- USD 85,600 – 113,000 / year
Oversee landscape architecture projects from design to construction, coordinating teams and budgets while ensuring client and regulatory compliance using CAD, SketchUp, and Adobe tools.
Who We Are
At RVi, we advocate for nature, inspire creativity, tell captivating stories, and forge strong relationships to create places with staying power. We’re process-oriented and results-driven. Our design is grounded in data, inspired by culture, and committed to responsible stewardship. Through creative strategy and design, we lead integrated teams to envision the world’s next great communities, public places, campuses, and hospitality experiences.
The Project Manager is a licensed professional Landscape Architect responsible for production, coordination, and supervision of multiple projects. The Project Manager’s responsibilities include all aspects of project development, including project initiation, design and planning, team organization and leadership, coordination, staff supervision, scheduling, and management to ensure the efficient production and delivery of a well-coordinated quality product in a profitable and timely manner. Ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience within Urban/Civic or Parks and Recreation.
Responsibilities
- Attends scheduling meetings
- Leads project team activities
- Manages project initiation, research, materials and site furnishing selections, programming, and conceptualization
- Coordinates, and approves project presentation materials and participates in design review and client presentations
- Leads development of project goals and organization
- Prepares consultant agreements
- Coordinates design presentations
- Prepares creative solutions that meet client goals
- Prepares and reviews project correspondence, documentation and presentation materials that meet project intent, schedule, and budget
- Leads and coordinates project and client meetings
- Coordinates and monitors project and client communications
- Prepares and oversees CAD document production and coordinates drawings
- Prepares project specifications and coordinates with drawings
- Produces documents within established fee budget and schedule
- Reviews takeoffs, cost estimates, and manages project budgets
- Review construction documents
- Approves and seals construction documents
- Adheres to RVi Quality Control review process
- Directs Construction Administration activities and makes site visits
- Manages project submittal review
- Reviews and approves project reprographics and printed materials
- Manages project budget and updates leadership monthly
- Effectively delegates tasks to Staff Designers, Staff Planners, and Student Interns
Education
- Landscape Architecture degree from accredited BLA or MLA university program
Registration and Certification
- Registered Landscape Architect and CLARB certification
Experience and Skills
- 5-10 years of experience in a private sector design or planning office
- Advanced AutoCAD and customizations, Photoshop, SketchUp, and Microsoft Office suite
- Advanced contract document layout and production knowledge
- Advanced hand and digital rendering skills
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RVi Benefits
To attract and retain the best professionals in the industry, we aim to provide an excellent working environment and a progressive benefits program designed to support your personal and professional needs. We will support you to be a lifelong learner. You will be encouraged to give back to your community. Meeting deadlines, budgets and project objectives is important, but of equal importance is meeting your needs through training, advancement, and mentorships.
Work/Life:
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Flexible work schedules are available for some positions
- Tenure Awards — Travel Vouchers to see the world based upon your travel preferences
Compensation:
- Competitive Compensation packages
- Annual bonuses, spot bonuses and peer recognition awards
- 401K match - 1:1 up to 4% of compensation
- Tuition Assistance
- Student Loan Repayment
- Paid Licensing / Certification Fees and Renewals
- Financial Rewards for Obtaining Licensure
- Employee Referrals
- Annual Wellness Reimbursement for anything wellness related (gym memberships, fitness tracker, home gym equipment, etc.)
- Dependent Care Match
Wellness:
- Medical (BC/BS), Dental (Delta), and Vision (VSP)
- Family Planning & IVF Benefits
- Pet Insurance
- Health Savings Account & Flex Spending Account options
- Employer paid LTD, STD, and life insurance
- Metlife Supplemental Benefits covering accident, hospitalization, and critical illness
- Member Assistance Program (MAP) with complimentary counseling sessions, legal benefits, financial consultations, and work/life referral services