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Professional Landscape Architect

Wade Trim

Grand Rapids, MI

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Communication Skills, Construction, Construction Design, Construction Document Set, Construction Estimates, Cost Estimates, Customer Relations, Design Document, Develop and Maintain Customers, Documentation Design, Graphics, Land Development, Land Use, Leadership, Organizational Skills, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Proposal Writing, Recreation, Safety/Work Safety, Schematics, Status Reports, Strategic Planning, Team Player, Technical Presentation, Technical/Engineering Design, Urban Planning, Work From Home, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Grand Rapids, MI
POSTED
Today
What We Offer:

Our excellent salary and benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, education reimbursement, 401(k), performance bonuses, and an employee stock program. Employee Resource Groups and Programs offered include the Young Professionals Group, Women at Wade Trim, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Professional Development, Leadership Development, Rotation Program, Mentor Program, Sustainability Program, and Wellness Program.

Position Description:

We are looking for a Professional Landscape Architect to join our Community Design Team to improve infrastructure in our Detroit or Grand Rapids, MI office. The candidate must have Professional Landscape Architect license, a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture and have at least ten years of related experience, with a strong design background. The candidate must also be self-motivated, work well with others, and have excellent writing, organizational, and communication skills. A flexible hybrid-remote work schedule is available after 30 days of employment.

Typical responsibilities include:

  • Perform technical design of job (urban design, public space design, land development,
  • recreation projects, etc.) from schematic design through construction document phase
  • Develop design plans for urban planning, park, and urban design projects
  • Articulate ideas through hand sketching and delineation
  • Perform the required evaluation, selection, and modification of standard techniques,
  • procedures, and criteria to meet the project needs
  • Prepare renderings, maps, and report graphics
  • Perform site analysis
  • Prepare construction documents
  • Assist in master plan analysis
  • Assist in writing proposals and technical presentations
  • Deliver presentations at public meetings
  • Research existing land use
  • Prepare project specifications
  • Research and complete permits as necessary
  • Estimate construction costs
  • Document design changes and communications
  • Attend council or commission meetings
  • Observe work in progress on-site as needed
  • Prepare design cost estimates
  • Prepare project status reports
  • Attend various meetings (client, pre-design, pre-construction, staff, public, etc.)
  • Maintain excellent client relations
  • Maintain a safe working environment
Education:
  • Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Landscape Architecture required
Skills/Experience:
  • 10 years of related experience required
  • Professional Landscape Architect (RLA) or equivalent license required


About Wade Trim:

Wade Trim is committed to maximizing the value of infrastructure investments. We've been solving complex engineering challenges for a century. We customize our work approach to fit each project using a collaborative, friendly style to deliver solutions our clients can stand behind.

Our supportive culture recognizes and strives to fulfill collective client, company, and individual needs. Mentoring and building skills of Wade Trim staff is a priority. Frequent interaction among staff is encouraged, company leadership is easily accessible, and opportunities are provided for staff to help shape the firm's future through strategic planning. Work/life balance is supported through a flexible, hybrid work schedule that brings team members together in the office at least three days a week and connects them virtually when working from home.

To solve our clients' toughest challenges, we've devoted ourselves to delivering innovative solutions. Our Office of Applied Technology (OAT) is dedicated to seeking new technologies or ways to apply existing technologies to enhance value to our clients and positively impact communities. All staff are encouraged to share ideas and suggestions for innovative technologies or processes to adopt. This open-minded approach enables us to advance technology, foster innovation, and stay ahead of our clients' needs.

Wade Trim's success is shared by the employees that make it happen. Since our beginning, our firm has been 100% employee owned. This cultivates an ownership mindset that benefits our work approach, collaborative culture, and ability to deliver client solutions. We believe employee ownership drives the sustainability and growth of our firm and provides all our employees with opportunities for financial success.

If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career in a friendly environment, please submit your resume by visiting the Careers section of our website at

Wade Trim does not accept unsolicited resumes, candidate profiles, or CVs from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. Any submission made without a valid, signed agreement and an approved engagement request from Wade Trim's People Services Team will be considered the property of Wade Trim. Wade Trim reserves the right to pursue and hire any candidate submitted through unsolicited means without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. A valid agreement can only be signed by the Director of People Services. Resumes or candidate profiles submitted at the request of a Wade Trim employee who is not authorized by the People Services team do not constitute a valid engagement. Recruiters and agencies must have a current, written agreement authorized by the Director of People Services to be considered an approved vendor.

Wade Trim is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

About the Company

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Wade Trim

Description:

At Wade Trim, we are committed to maximizing the value of infrastructure investment. For nearly a century, we’ve been solving complex engineering challenges to create stronger communities. Our work approach is customized to fit each client and project. We use a collaborative, friendly style – built on excellent communication before, during and after a project – to deliver solutions our clients can stand behind.

Mission Statement:

Trusted partners that deliver innovative solutions built on a foundation of excellence

Vision Statement:

Sustainable infrastructure delivered nationally, for the best, by the best.

Core Values:

Our core values have stood the test of time – holding fast through Wade Trim’s leadership and changes in market conditions. We have nurtured a supportive culture that recognizes and strives to fulfill collective client, company, and individual needs. Six core values define what we believe and how we act.

Safety Starts with Me – Everyone goes home at the end of the day in the condition they arrived.

Value of Our People – We are committed to a diverse team that helps one another to be successful in all our endeavors.

Client Focused – We deliver technically innovative solutions our clients can stand behind, on time and within budgets.

Professional Ethics – We conduct ourselves with the highest degree of integrity, respect and truthfulness. “We do the right thing.”

Accountability – We accept responsibility for our actions and always promote open communication.

Stewardship – We are dedicated stewards of the environment and actively contribute to our professions and our communities.

 

Services:

Engineering

Planning

Surveying

Landscape Architecture

 

Locations:

Wade Trim is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. We have 20 offices located in 9 states around the nation.

COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Engineering Services
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Parking, Performance Bonus, Professional Development, 401K, Stock Options, Employee Referral Program, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Events, Tuition Reimbursement, Life Insurance
FOUNDED
1926
WEBSITE
http://www.wadetrim.com/

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