PROJECT MANAGER

Nashville, TN

HDLA, an award-winning landscape architecture firm located in the urban fabric near downtown

Nashville, TN, is seeking a Landscape Architect/Project Manager with 4-7 years of professional

experience to join our energetic and creative design studio.

HDLA is a Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, and Planning Firm, committed to design excellence

and the creation of sustainable, beautiful, and memorable landscapes that evoke a sense of place and connect communities to the built environment. HDLA values professional growth, work-life balance, and a collaborative open office environment. HDLA’s diverse portfolio includes high-profile urban spaces, parks, botanical gardens and arboreta, historical and cultural landscapes, mixed-use and civic centers, multi-family, institutional, and campus planning. For a more in-depth cross-section of work, please visit www.hodgsondouglas.com.

Successful Landscape Architect/Project Manager Candidates will demonstrate a superior level of

design skill, creativity, and a passion for continued learning and professional growth. This position

serves as the critical contact point between the firm and its clients as well as consultants and

contractors with whom we work. As such, strong written, verbal, and graphic communication skills are essential to the position. Candidates must be creative, organized, detail-oriented, efficient, adaptable to changing deadlines and priorities, and able to work collaboratively and confidently within a project team. The position serves a crucial role within the overall firm structure and exists to fulfill the overall, as well as day-to-day, management of individual projects within the firm. Candidates should be passionate about design and the practice of landscape architecture and motivated to make an impactful difference in this profession and its changing role in shaping the built environment.

Skills Required

• 4-7 years of professional experience

• Experience in working on Landscape Architecture projects from Concept to Construction

Administration

• Technically competent and experienced with both plant and hardscape design

• Well organized

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to communicate via sketches and hand graphics

• Disciplined in time management

• Strong personal skills including phone skills and personal interaction with clients

• Ability to handle multiple projects/tasks/schedules

• Ability to effectively manage and delegate work to Project Designers within the firm

• Ability and Passion for collaboration during the entire design and construction process

• Self-motivated

Education Requirements

BLA or MLA from an accredited Landscape Architecture program is preferred but not required.

HDLA offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience.

Interested candidates should send a resume, cover letter, and work samples, in PDF format to Chris

Mantle at cmantle@hodgsondouglas.com.

Entry-level Landscape Designer

Nashville, TN

HDLA, an award-winning landscape architecture firm located in Nashville, TN, is seeking an Entry-Level Designer with 0-4 years of professional experience to join our energetic and creative design studio. HDLA is a Landscape Architecture, Urban Design and Planning Firm, committed to design excellence and the creation of sustainable, beautiful, and memorable landscapes that evoke a sense of place and connect communities to the built environment. HDLA values professional growth, work-life balance, and a collaborative open office environment. HDLA’s diverse portfolio includes high-profile urban spaces, parks, retail, mixed-use, and civic centers, multi-family residential communities, and institutional and campus planning. For a more in-depth cross-section of work, please visit www.hodgsondouglas.com.

Successful Candidates will demonstrate a superior level of design skill, creativity, and a passion for continued learning and professional growth. Candidates must be creative, organized, detail-oriented, efficient, adaptable to changing deadlines and priorities, and able to work collaboratively and confidently within a project team.

Candidates should be passionate about design and the practice of landscape architecture and motivated to make an impactful difference in this profession and its changing role in shaping built environments.

Skills Required

• 0-4 years of professional experience

• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Office required

• Working knowledge of SketchUp and other 3-D modeling programs (Lumion preferred)

• Excellent hand graphics, specifically at the conceptual level

• Broad understanding of plant material selection and use

• Ability to construct and administer CAD drawings in accordance with office standards

• Construction document and detailing experience preferred

• Strong oral, written, and graphic communication skills

• Excellent time-management and organizational skills

• Ability to self-edit work and command a high level of accuracy

Education Requirements