| The City of Mesa is a great place to work! In addition to competitive salaries, the City also has a generous amount of other benefits available. For more information, please see our website: http://mesaaz.gov/benefits/ Landscape Architect ($72,736.63 - $107,640.00 Annually) Under general supervision, performs responsible administrative and advanced professional landscape architectural work; performs related duties as required. Employees in this class perform the full-range of professional landscape architecture tasks. In addition, a Landscape Architect directs and reviews the work performed by lower-level professional and paraprofessional engineers, technicians, inspectors, surveyors, etc. Assignments are broad in scope and require the use of independent judgment and initiative. The Landscape Architect is responsible for designing and managing projects in the City's Capital Improvement Program (CIP) throughout the entire life of the project. Specifically, this class directs and coordinates landscape design and construction of municipal projects including parks, recreation and cultural development programs, streetscapes, multi-use paths, and other City site developments. Work involves planning and developing landscape and irrigation designs, preparing design criteria and budget estimates, and ensuring consultant compliance with contract requirements. Assignments are broad in scope with considerable latitude and independence allowed in formulating work procedures and developing plans and making technical decisions of considerable difficulty. Responsibilities Include: - preparing design and bid documents, securing necessary permits and approvals
- preparing cost estimates, tracking budgets, coordinating with other City departments
- performing quality control and assurance, coordinating reviews by other City departments and outside agencies
- communicating with the general public and elected officials
- preparing reports and calculations
- mentoring other staff, overseeing the bidding and Council award processes, and reviewing shop drawings
- During the construction phase of a project, the Landscape Architect is responsible for ensuring that the project is completed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications
- Acts as the City's representative for the project performing tasks such as ensuring and verifying compliance with the bid documents, ensuring compliance with the obtained permits and approvals, coordinating with outside agencies, performing construction inspections, verifying quantities, reviewing pay applications, and negotiating change orders
- The incumbent may supervise an Engineering Designer, as well as, a design team consisting of one or more technical personnel
- Work is performed under the general supervision of a Supervising Engineer who reviews work through conferences, reports, inspections and results achieved
This class is FLSA exempt-professional. |
