Senior Landscape Designer

WATG is seeking a Senior Landscape Designer in Tustin, CA, to develop project designs for various types of developments, including hotels and residential communities. Responsibilities include creating site plans, collaborating with leadership, and ensuring quality in design documents. The firm emphasizes sustainability and community values in its design approach and operates with a global team, allowing for remote work opportunities.
ABOUT WATG

WATG is the world’s preeminent destination and hospitality design firm. We are employee-owned, almost 80 years young, and home to over 500 creative, globe-trotting professionals located remotely and in our offices in Atlantic City, California, Dallas, New York, Honolulu, London, Singapore, and Shanghai.

Our approach to design applies a hospitality ethos to the development of all shapes and sizes. From initial feasibility studies to finishing touches, we operate globally as an integrated, multidisciplinary practice. Along with our interior design studio, Wimberly Interiors, we specialize in hospitality, gaming + entertainment, urban + mixed-use, and high-end residential design.

We were founded in Honolulu in 1945, and the spirit of the islands taught us to focus on community strength, self-reliance, and sustainability – which we still prioritize today. We passionately believe that culture and heritage are the roots that lead to long-term resilience. We stay true to our values of designing spaces that respect, protect, and enhance the natural magic of their surroundings while delivering long-term value for our clients and their communities.

WATG is hiring a Senior Landscape Designer for our office in Tustin, California.

ROLE

The Senior Landscape Designer works on the development of project concept design, site plans, specifications, production of presentation drawings, and sketches. The Senior Landscape Designer finds design solutions for a variety of project types from hotel and resort destinations, residential multi- family communities, urban and mixed-use development, and large-scale master planning developments.

RESPONSIBILITIES
• Designs landscape architectural projects while developing progressive solutions to design challenges
• Confers directly with senior leadership in the development of design concepts and project implementation to respond to the design intent, schedule, and budget
• Prepares, develops, modifies, and reviews the production of drawings and models, according to established standards
• Prepares site plans to include grading, hardscape, water feature, and planting design, landscaping
• May have input into erosion control plans and sediment control design
• Develops and coordinates diagrams, renderings, and conceptual graphics with members of the project team
• Participates, and may direct project planning and design, including due diligence studies, concept plans, site and landscape plans, and the production of design computations
• Completes design sketches, presentation drawings, diagrams, schedules, and other computer-generated or hand-drawn project documents
• Contributes to layout studies and yield studies
• Provides specialized technical assistance with particular landscape building types, components, materials, elements, or building codes
• May conduct code research, write specifications, and coordinate permitting
• Provides QA/QC on plans and specifications, developing solutions to technical problems in the landscape architectural plans and drawings
• May provide various pre-design services, including feasibility and environmental impact studies, site selection, or other design requirements
• May oversee a small team in project requirements and objectives, schedules, and budgets
• May coordinate client presentations
• Fosters a commitment to external and internal client services

QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture or related field
• 4+ years of experience in landscape architecture and/or site design
• Landscape Architecture registration preferred
• Environmental accreditation preferred
• Proficient technical knowledge of Photoshop, InDesign, SketchUp, Illustrator, and AutoCAD; Revit and Rhino experience preferred
• Strong freehand illustration and rendering skills, visualization, and digital graphic skills
• Effective communication skills in verbal presentation, written narrative, and graphic representation
• Ability to manage multiple project priorities simultaneously and meet deadlines consistently
• Works well in a team environment
• Please include a copy of your resume and portfolio to be considered for this position.

JOB INFORMATION

Salary range: $65,000 to $75,000 per year
• WATG is an Equal Opportunity Employer