Landscape Architect 2

About Us

Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm that safely delivers clients across North America the highest quality solutions on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations. With $7.6 billion in revenue for 2024, Clayco specializes in the "art and science of building," providing fast track, efficient solutions for industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential related building projects.

About Lamar Johnson Collaborative

LJC is a growing architecture, design and planning firm committed to creating and delivering design solutions that improve and enhance the human experience of the built environment. Youthful in outlook, seasoned in experience, LJC offers a diverse portfolio of expertise across a range of project scales and typologies, including commercial, mixed use and residential. We believe our work is a fundamental expression of optimism in the future, and that design is a means to effect positive, enduring change.

The Role We Want You For

Lamar Johnson Collaborative (LJC) is looking to hire a Landscape Architect 2 (8+ years of experience) to join our landscape and planning practice team in Chicago or St. Louis.

The ideal candidate will augment and assist the practice’s leadership team, helping it grow and expand its local presence, while seeking, finding and securing the future for LJC through project commissions and talent recruiting. The Landscape Architect 2 will be counted on to mentor and nurture the professional development of colleagues, as well as work across LJC design disciplines and parent company Clayco’s construction and real estate arms to help our entire enterprise thrive. We’re seeking a self-motivated, team-oriented individual who works effectively with clients and colleagues from project inception to completion.

The Specifics of the Role

• Responsible for the delivery of a full range of landscape architecture assignments in all project phases, including proposal support, design, documentation and construction administration – ensuring a high level of quality for each
• Organizes, prepares and helps lead the pursuit of business development and new project commissions
• Oversees schedule, production and coordination of multiple projects at one time
• Delivers analysis, design and construction documents and presentations; coordinates with a multidisciplinary design team; and serves as a client liaison on behalf of the firm
• Provides expertise and technical assistance on topics related to planning, zoning, entitlement process, environmental concerns, and engagement – responsible for helping align agendas to achieve client and community goals
• Participates actively in the local and regional landscape architecture community
• Recruits and interviews potential applicants to ensure practice growth
• Represents LJC in the community and civic events
• Practices LJC’s core values of integrity, humility and fearlessness

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Landscape Architecture
• 8+ years of relevant experience in architecture, landscape architecture, planning and urban design with a keen understanding of the relationship between design and constructability
• Professional landscape architect (PLA) licensure (required)
• Competence with AutoDesk (AutoCAD, Revit, Civil 3D), Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), GIS (ArcView, ArcGIS), Modeling (Rhino, SketchUp)
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrable interpersonal relationship-building and colleague-coaching abilities
• Experience in urban planning and urban design is a plus

Some Things You Should Know

• Our clients and projects are nationwide – occasional travel will be part of the job.
• No other builder can offer the collaborative design-build approach that Clayco does.
• We work on creative, complex, award-winning, high-profile projects.

Why Clayco and LJC?

• 2024 Best Places to Work – Crain’s Chicago Business, St. Louis Business Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal, and Phoenix Business Journal.
• 2024 ENR Midwest – Midwest Contractor (#1).
• 2024 ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms – Design-Build Contractor (Top 5).
• 2024 ENR Top 100 Green Contractors – Green Contractor (Top 5).

Benefits

• Discretionary Annual Bonus: Subject to company and individual performance.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package Including: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401k, generous PTO and paid company holidays, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, learning & development programs.

Compensation

• The salary range for this position considers a wide range of factors in making compensation decisions including but not limited to: Education, qualifications, skills, training, experience, certifications, internal equity, and location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The Clayco Nationwide salary range for this position is approximately $90,000-$105,000+/- annually (not adjusted for location).