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Lake County Forest Preserve District · 1 day ago

Landscape Architect

Libertyville, IL

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$83K/yr - $95K/yr

5+ years exp

Lake County Forest Preserve District is focused on expanding public access and habitat restoration, and they are seeking a Landscape Architect to manage and design capital improvement projects. The role involves planning, conducting field investigations, and ensuring compliance with project specifications and budgets.

Government

Responsibilities

Apply landscape architectural and engineering knowledge to plan, design and implement recreation and natural resource capital improvement and land acquisition projects throughout the District

Manage project design and planning teams and monitor public access projects, consultants, and project implementation to ensure compliance with budgets, schedules, and contract specifications

Conduct detailed field investigations, site inventories and technical analysis of soils, slopes, vegetation, drainage, and other existing conditions to determine design opportunities and constraints

Compile and analyze data to prepare feasibility studies and master land management plans for District properties

Manage and direct outside consultants for the preparation of wetland studies, plant inventories, topographic surveying, civil engineering, architecture, contract document preparation, permitting and other specialties for the District’s planning or capital improvement projects

Qualification

Landscape architectureMaster planningProject managementMicrosoft OfficeAdobe Creative SuiteSketchUpArcGISComputer Aided Design (CAD)Analytical decision-makingNative plantsOrganizational skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree in landscape architecture

Professional Landscape Architect, registered in Illinois with a license issued by the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Registration

Five years' experience as a landscape architect including experience in project management, large scale master planning and site design

Advanced skills in Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, ArcGIS, and Computer Aided Design software (CAD)

Full understanding of the native trees, shrubs and herbaceous ground cover and plant communities of northern Illinois

Analytical decision-making and organizational skills necessary to design complex engineering and planning projects, to understand and interpret construction plans, contract documents and specifications, and prepare master land management plans

Must possess valid driver's license

Candidates will be required to provide proof of registration with the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, documentation of application status for first-time licensure or documentation regarding the status of application for reciprocity