Job Description – On-Site Landscape Architect

Responsibilities

🔹 Landscape & Hardscape Execution
▪ Oversee and ensure proper implementation of landscape and hardscape elements as per design drawings and specifications.
▪ Ensure correct execution of hardscape details, including pavement finishes, sublayers, joints, edging, and planter sublayer components.
▪ Supervise and verify proper tree settings and planter sublayer placement.
▪ Ensure correct irrigation system installation and integration with landscape elements.
▪ Oversee and validate the installation of children’s play areas, ensuring compliance with manufacturer specifications and safety standards.

🔹 Technical Supervision & Coordination
▪ Coordinate with construction teams to ensure accurate design implementation and resolve on-site design modifications.
▪ Ensure correct placement and construction of elements such as pergola footings, paving edges, and other structural components affecting the landscape.
▪ Collaborate with the design team to address and adapt necessary field changes.
▪ Verify proper drainage implementation to prevent water accumulation or improper flow.
▪ Ensure correct slope settings in paved and landscaped areas for optimal usability and water runoff.
▪ Oversee and guide the execution of water features, ensuring correct slopes, equipment placement, and finishing quality.

🔹 Quality Control & Compliance
▪ Ensure compliance with safety regulations, construction codes, and best practices in landscape architecture.
▪ Conduct quality control inspections to confirm that materials and construction techniques meet project standards.
▪ Monitor and report any deviations, issues, or non-compliance on-site.
▪ Ensure all landscape and hardscape works adhere to approved plans and specifications.

🔹 Communication & Reporting
▪ Act as the primary liaison between the design team and construction site personnel.
▪ Provide regular progress updates to management and design teams.
▪ Prepare site reports documenting construction progress, design deviations, and technical resolutions.
▪ Coordinate and communicate effectively with project managers, contractors, engineers, and other stakeholders.

Requirements

✅ Education & Experience
▪ Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, or Civil Engineering with landscape experience.
▪ 7+ years of experience in landscape and hardscape construction (experience with plazas and public spaces is an advantage).

✅ Technical Skills
▪ Strong knowledge of hardscape details, pavement finishes, sublayers, drainage systems, irrigation, and planting techniques.
▪ Experience in resolving on-site technical issues and coordinating with construction teams.
▪ Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, specifications, and construction documents.
▪ Familiarity with construction materials, methods, and industry best practices.
▪ Understanding of children’s play area construction and safety standards.
▪ Experience with water feature construction, including slopes, drainage, and equipment placement.
▪ Proficiency in AutoCAD, SketchUp, or similar design and drafting software is an advantage.

✅ Personal Attributes
▪ Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to adapt to project changes effectively.
▪ Strong communication and leadership skills to coordinate between multiple teams.

How to Apply

Deadline: 8 April 2025
Email: Send an updated resume in PDF format to recruitment@tatucity.com
Subject Line: On-Site Landscape Architect

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.