Landscape Design Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Summary

This position will oversee landscape architecture while supporting a wide range of design related efforts across high end hospitality, residential, and commercial developments as well as urban design. The role is intentionally versatile and requires a design professional with a strong, holistic understanding of the built environment including landscape architecture, architecture, and interior design.

This individual will support the design team by coordinating multidisciplinary consultants, evaluating overall design quality on site, and contributing hands on design work when needed. Approximately 75 percent of the role is focused on project and consultant management, with 25 percent dedicated to active design and graphic production.

Direct Supervisor: Vice President of Design

Location: Miami, FL

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage landscape architecture inclusive of the total exterior built environment, hardscape, pools, recreation, and resort activities, as well as horticultural environment and related design scopes across all project phases, from predevelopment through construction and closeout.
• Coordinate and manage external consultants including landscape architects, civil engineers, architects, interior designers, lighting designers, and specialty vendors.
• Review consultant drawings and design packages for accuracy, constructability, and consistency with overall project design intent.
• Maintain quality control across all design related deliverables, ensuring alignment with project goals, schedules, and budgets.
• Prepare and coordinate landscape related requests for proposals, including defining scope, evaluating consultant responses, and supporting consultant selection.
• Assist in establishing, tracking, and maintaining landscape and design related budgets throughout all project phases, including coordination with internal teams and external consultants.
• Provide integrated design oversight with a broad lens, evaluating architecture, urban design, and landscape execution holistically rather than in isolation.
• Conduct site visits to assess overall design implementation, including landscape installation, architectural detailing, interior finishes, and site and landscape lighting, and identify issues while coordinating resolution.
• Support permitting, entitlement, and jurisdictional review processes related to site and design scopes.
• Contribute to design development through sketches, diagrams, layouts, and graphic presentations as needed.
• Produce and review visual materials including concept sketches, presentation boards, site diagrams, and design narratives.
• Assist in specifying materials, finishes, planting palettes, site furnishings, and site and landscape lighting that support cohesive design intent across disciplines.
• Respond to RFIs, submittals, and field conditions, providing timely and design conscious solutions.
• Present design concepts, progress updates, and technical strategies to internal leadership and external stakeholders.
• Mentor junior designers and support design standards related to documentation, graphics, and coordination workflows.
• Provide ongoing design progress updates and cost related input including quantity takeoffs, value engineering ideas, and risk mitigation strategies tied to design decisions.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture required.
• 8 to 12 years of professional experience within the built environment, preferably spanning resort, hospitality, residential, and mixed use development.
• Demonstrated experience managing consultants and coordinating multidisciplinary design teams.
• Strong understanding of how landscape, architecture, and interior design intersect during design and construction.
• Experience designing in tropical or subtropical climates preferred, with demonstrated knowledge of tropical plant palettes and site conditions common to Florida, the Bahamas, and Southern France.

Credentials & Licensure

• Florida Registered Landscape Architect preferred but not required.
• Candidates actively pursuing Florida licensure are encouraged to apply.
• LEED accreditation or experience with sustainable and climate responsive site design practices preferred.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Strong graphic design and visual communication skills including hand sketching and diagrammatic thinking.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite required.
• Working knowledge of Bluebeam, Procore, and Canva preferred.
• Familiarity with SketchUp, Enscape, or similar visualization tools a plus.
• Experience with landscape specific software such as Land F/X preferred but not required.
• Experience with specialized collaboration platforms a plus, but not required: SharePoint and Slack.
• Solid working knowledge of planting design, grading, irrigation systems, and landscape construction methodologies.
• Ability to read, interpret, and evaluate architectural, interior, and landscape construction documents.
• Comfort operating as a design generalist with the ability to zoom in on details and zoom out to evaluate the full project context.
• Highly organized, detail oriented, and solution driven.
• Effective communicator across internal teams, consultants, and contractors.
• Comfortable working in a fast paced environment with shifting priorities.
• Willingness to travel to project sites as required.

Applicants must submit a resume, cover letter, portfolio, and a selection of hand or digital sketches demonstrating conceptual thinking and graphic ability. Portfolio work should clearly identify the applicant’s personal contributions.