Senior Landscape Architect

Overview:
KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration - through conceptualization - to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 57th largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2023 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job - you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards, mentoring and coaching programs and extensive in-house on demand learning courses.

**Responsibilities**:
Our newest opportunity is for a talented Senior Landscape Architect (Site Based), to join our Allied Practice, InSite, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

This position is responsible for managing projects and directing the work of more junior landscape architects and the successful delivery of Landscape projects to high quality standards, in a timely and cost effective manner and in accordance with the Client’s expectations.

We envisage success in this role to include;
- Provides leadership and mentorship to staff.
- Manages projects through all aspects of the design process.
- Guides the aesthetic and technical development of assigned projects.
- Takes responsibility for the financial performance of assigned projects.
- Leads, organizes and directs teams of more junior staff in the execution of assigned projects.
- Coordinates with other internal disciplines and manages the activities of outside sub-consultants in the execution of assigned projects.
- Prepares technical and financial proposals for designated project opportunities.
- Performs other related tasks as directed.
- Demonstrates strong senior leadership potential.
- Demonstrates an expert understanding of the aesthetic, technical, resource, and financial components of landscape architecture.
- Demonstrates an expert understanding of production techniques, procedures, and standards.
- Possesses the ability to develop technical scopes of works, resource allocations, and financial fees for project opportunities.
- Possesses construction administration experience on landscape projects.
- Demonstrates an expert understanding of industry codes/standards/health and safety requirements and sustainability regulations.
- Demonstrates an expert understanding of the regional construction industry, local construction methods and their influence on design decisions.
- Performs other related tasks as directed.

Qualifications:
To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 10+ years of relevant experience partnered with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from an accredited University or College program.

Possess professional registration, licensure or chartership with an internationally recognized professional association.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.