What are the responsibilities and job description for the Landscape Architect position at Blair, Church & Flynn Consulting Engineers, Inc.?
BLAIR, CHURCH, & FLYNN CONSULTING ENGINEERS
A career at Blair, Church & Flynn provides a unique opportunity to work in a collaborative, multi-discipline engineering firm improving communities throughout the Western US. You’ll have a chance to consult and innovate with well-known, world-class companies, educational institutions, public utilities, sports facilities, parks and recreation providers, and energy producers, implementing expertise into action on projects that are reliable, protect the public's safety, and dramatically change communities. You’ll also make long-lasting professional connections and be inspired by the best. Our teams embrace challenges while we focus on opportunity and want to help you make the most of yours.
THIS POSITION
While working closely with our multidisciplinary project teams, you will have an important role winning, leading, and managing projects. You will use your previous landscape architectural experience in the design and preparation of plans, drawing and specifications, and cost estimates for the development of improvement projects with the goal of increasing both the function and aesthetic development of land and related areas. You will have the opportunity to interface with both existing and new clients to ensure their project needs are met; overseeing development of ecological restoration plans, natural resource management plans, and other technical documents; and working as part of our team to solve an array of water and environmental issues critical to California s environmental, water, and conservation landscape.
Responsibilities include:
- Meeting with clients, builders, engineers and landscapers to explain project goals
- Management of multiple projects of various size from initial contact with client, preliminary design phase, and through construction document phase
- Preparing site plans, specifications and estimates
- Development and production of complete detailed project documents, and standardized CAD details
- Select materials based on client desire, budget and climate parameters
- Management of client relationships and attending project walk-through at completion of projects
- Research and analyze environmental reports on land conditions
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) from an accredited college or university with major course work in landscape architecture or closely related field
- Possession of, or ability to obtain, a California certificate of Registration as a Professional Landscape Architect within one year of employment
- Previous experience and good working knowledge with AutoCAD, Civil3D, GIS. and/or Microstation
- Strong communication skills to express work in a timely and effective manner within teams and with clients, various agencies, and other disciplines working on project.
- A strong desire to excel and advance in a fast paced, challenging, client focused environment
- Highly organized self-starter with the ability to work independently and coordinate/ follow-up with multiple priorities, while managing time effectively and meeting deadlines.
- Ability to work with a high degree of problem solving with little supervision; exercising independent judgment in completion of work, including directing engineering activities to complete project.
- A competitive, client oriented personality with a knack for creative problem solving will succeed in this position
LOCATION
- We are strategically located in central California to best serve the needs of our clients. This position is located at our office in downtown Clovis and requires occasional off-site meetings or client site visits.
- This is not a virtual or work from home position.
BENEFITS
- Competitive compensation with continuous growth opportunities
- Medical (two PPO plan choices)
- Dental
- Vision
- Life / AD&D / LTD options
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k) Plan with generous company contribution
- Flexible Spending Account
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Apparel allotment
- Complimentary coffee/snack/drink assortment
- Cookie Wednesday
- Frequent employee mingles and lunches
- Personal phone stipend
- You'll have the opportunity to work with great people, tackle big challenges, and make a real impact – while being your unique, authentic, self at work.
WHY SHOULD YOU APPLY
- We succeed together—across the desk and in the field. We believe the best inspire the best, so we invest in supporting each other, learning together and celebrating our success.
- BCF promotes a work environment that encourages creative problem-solving and the sharing of ideas through an open office environment and a culture of continuous professional growth.
- Our teams come from a variety of educational and professional backgrounds. You’ll have opportunities to make an impact because we have professionals willing to mentor and clients with a range of needs.
- A balance between work responsibilities and family life provides the opportunity to enjoy occasional travel on assignment locally (very often as an opportunity for adventure) and travel to other destinations can arise.
- The work is exciting and never stagnant. It's about the "what's next" as much as the "mission accomplished".
- We pride ourselves on being a thriving, fast-paced company that recognizes talent and effort and rewards hard work.
- We offer flexible work hours, a friendly and family-focused work environment, exciting projects, excellent compensation including bonuses, corporate events and a complete package of benefits.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Applicants must be fully authorized to work in the U.S. and physically be in the U.S.
- Relocation assistance will not be available for this position.
- Blair, Church & Flynn is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected factor.
- Please no calls, emails or additional contact for inquiry. Our HR team will be in contact with you if we need additional information or wish to schedule a phone or personal interview with you.
- Location/Region: Clovis, California (Fresno County)