Principal Landscape Engineer / Landscape Architect

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Job Description

Parsons is seeking an experienced Principal Landscape Engineer / Landscape Architect to lead the landscape design and technical delivery of a major luxury high-end development.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead landscape design development and technical delivery.
• Coordinate landscape design with architecture, civil works, infrastructure, irrigation, lighting, water features, and MEP systems.
• Review grading, drainage, planting, irrigation, hardscape, furniture, lighting, and material specifications.
• Ensure compliance with environmental, sustainability, irrigation, water conservation, and authority requirements.
• Maintain the project’s landscape vision, sense of place, guest experience, and luxury standards.
• Coordinate plant selection, nursery requirements, soil preparation, maintenance, and long-term landscape performance.
• Review landscape mock-ups, samples, planting trials, and site installations.
• Coordinate with water feature, pool, lighting, horticulture, and irrigation specialists.
• Review contractor and supplier submissions for technical compliance.
• Support value engineering and constructability reviews.
• Conduct site inspections and monitor landscape installation quality.
• Support testing, commissioning, establishment, maintenance, and handover.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to the landscape team.
  
  
  

What Required Skills You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture, Landscape Engineering, Horticulture, or a related discipline.
• Professional registration or equivalent certification is preferred.
• Minimum of 15+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with luxury high-end developments, resorts, destination developments, or high-end residential projects.
• Strong knowledge of landscape construction, irrigation, horticulture, hardscape, softscape, and external works.
• Experience coordinating landscape design with multidisciplinary project teams.
• Excellent technical, leadership, communication, and coordination skills.
  
  
  

What Desired Skills You’ll Bring

• Experience in arid, tropical, coastal, or challenging environmental conditions.
• Knowledge of water conservation, native planting, ecological restoration, and sustainable landscapes.
• Experience with pools, water features, private gardens, golf landscapes, or destination public realms.
• Professional landscape architecture registration.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Rhino, Revit, or relevant landscape design software.
  
  
  

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Confidential

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