Senior-Level Landscape Designer

This is an opportunity to work with other senior staff in the firm to lead a strong and creative office culture and contribute to building meaningful projects that shape public space, restore ecological systems, and empower communities.

Sit or stand at a desk for extended periods

Work a minimum of eight hours per day, five days per week

• Attentive and lead the team in the integrity of the professional craftsmanship
• Concerned and involved in social and environmental issues surrounding our communities, leading the conversations in the team and the community
• Help shape the future of equitable, regenerative design
• Active in professional organizations, presenting and sharing ideas and professional experiences, guiding the organizations
• Work on high-impact, value-driven projects

Asakura Robinson is seeking a senior landscape architect to join our team with a focus on community-based and public-facing projects. The ideal candidate is a collaborative, mission-driven landscape architect who demonstrates strong design acumen, solid technical skills, and a deep interest in working with historically underserved communities and environmental and social ecosystems.

Be able to walk and move around at job sites

*Texas driver's license is required.

Be fluent in written and spoken English

Ability to travel: local project-related travel as required, including project-related site visits*

Be able to kneel, crouch, or stoop to position oneself to see different areas of project sites

• Excellent in critical thinking and organizational skills
• Creative, collaborative leader, and able to contribute to our improvisational and transdisciplinary teamwork environment
• Bilingual abilities
• Experience in Client Management
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in landscape architecture or related field
• Strongly self-motivated, energetic, responsible, reliable, flexible, and resourceful
• Experience in well-written and regarded reports, white paper presentations, and other publications
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required
• Working knowledge of sustainable communities and green infrastructure practice
• Experience in community engagement, participatory design, or public realm projects is a strong plus
• Demonstrating entrepreneurial understanding of managing the consulting-based design business
• Working knowledge of landscape design and construction; technically proficient with experience in construction documentation and detailing
• Familiarity with Building Information Modeling (BIM), Bluebeam, and GIS mapping
• Understanding of challenges facing the profession and seeking new ideas to bring opportunities
• Experience in successful business development, public presentations, and Interviews
• 10+ years of professional experience in landscape architecture
• Excellent in people skills, empathetic, with a high degree of emotional intelligence and reciprocity thinking as a leader
• Strong graphic communication and conceptual design skills
• Experience in Project and Design Studio management
• Passionate about design and dedicated as a professional designer, experienced in leading a design team in mission and goal-driven projects to successful outcomes
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, Adobe Creative Suite, and rendering software (SketchUp, Rhino, Lumion, etc.)

• 15 paid holidays
• 401(k) employer matching contributions
• Health insurance/wellness allowance
• 120 hours paid time off per year
• Professional development allowance
• 40 hours of professional development per year