Landscape Architect/Land Planner

Job Description

Dewberry is currently seeking a Landscape Architect/Land Planner for Senior Project Management and Business Development in our Frederick, MD office.

This position requires ten (10) plus years of experience in landscape architecture, land planning, and site/civil design collaboration. Additional experience is necessary with home builders and other development entities in the Frederick County, MD region to assist with business development, networking, and marketing to expand workload to our growing team. The position requires subject matter knowledge of the Frederick, and surrounding, County development process as well as familiarity with the active home and site development companies in the area.

The ideal candidate will also be able to assist with the processing of entitlement documents with county and government agencies and be able to assist with approval of engineering plans needed to move a project from permitting to construction.

Individual will be required to self-engage and develop targeted marketing strategies to put Dewberry’s capabilities in front of all appropriate development parties. Candidates will also work closely with Dewberry Project Managers (Planning, Engineering, and Survey), supervise internal junior staff, and coordinate with agency staff.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors is our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry.

Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

• Selected candidate will supervise a multi-discipline team designing and developing construction plans for site civil/infrastructure projects
• Specific work may include, but is not limited to:
• Client communication
• Budget oversight and responsibility
• Construction document (plan and specifications) and technical reports preparation and/or oversight
• Engineering analyses and cost estimates
• Quality control/quality assurance in order to deliver a quality design product.
• Management of project team to bring project from concept, permitting, design, construction and post construction phases
• Establish milestones and completion dates for projects and monitor progress for final evaluation of results
• Other duties as required

• Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture or Urban and Regional Planning
• RLA/AICP in the state of Maryland
• Ten (10) plus years of experience directly related to the design and execution of land development projects in Frederick, Maryland, greater Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC metro area preferred
• Preparation of graphics, exhibits, and site/civil construction plans
• Strong technical capabilities in various Software Applications including but not limited to:
• AutoCAD, Civil 3D, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employees. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.

Notice to Third Party Recruiters: Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.

The projected salary range for this position is $89,000-$114,000 annually in our Frederick, MD office.