Senior Managing Landscape Architect

Anchor QEA

Senior Managing Landscape Architect leading Anchor QEA's landscape architecture practice in California. Mentoring staff and securing multidisciplinary projects while improving ecological outcomes.

Posted 5/26/2026full-timeIrvine • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $143,242 - $162,937 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the growth and strategic direction of Anchor QEA’s landscape architecture practice in California.
Serve as a senior client-facing leader for landscape architecture, restoration, resilience, public access, parks, recreation, and climate adaptation work.
Mentor and develop junior and mid-level staff and help identify future staffing needs for the growing practice.
Collaborate with Anchor QEA leadership on market strategy, business planning, staffing, teaming, and long-term practice growth.
Identify, pursue, and help win competitive landscape architecture and multidisciplinary consulting opportunities.
Develop and lead client engagement strategies, pursuit planning, proposal development, interviews, scopes of work, fee estimates, and teaming approaches.
Build and maintain relationships with public agencies, ports, municipalities, special districts, regulatory agencies, community organizations, and consultant teaming partners.
Represent Anchor QEA externally with clients, agencies, professional organizations, strategic partners, and stakeholders.
Serve as project director, senior technical lead, or project manager on complex projects.
Lead multidisciplinary teams that include landscape architects, engineers, planners, scientists, permitting specialists, restoration practitioners, designers, and subconsultants.
Provide senior design leadership and mentorship from early planning and visioning through design development, permitting support, construction documents, and implementation.
Guide design strategy for shoreline resilience, habitat restoration, public access, recreation, planting, irrigation, grading coordination, materials, site furnishings, and constructability.
Oversee the preparation of high-quality plans, graphics, reports, presentations, construction documents, specifications, cost estimates, and technical details.
Facilitate and lead meetings with clients, agencies, Tribes, stakeholders, community members, and project teams.
Provide senior review, quality assurance, and technical guidance for landscape architecture deliverables.
Support construction administration and implementation of landscape architecture elements.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited institution.
Licensed Landscape Architect in California.
15 or more years of relevant professional experience in landscape architecture focused on the integration of restoration, resiliency and human use, with substantial experience in California.
Demonstrated success capturing new work, developing client relationships, leading proposals, and contributing to business growth, with a focus on federal, state and local clients.
Strong understanding of California markets and project types, including waterfront, coastal, riverine, habitat restoration, public access, parks, recreation, resilience, and climate adaptation work.
Experience serving in senior leadership roles such as principal-in-charge, project director, project manager, or senior technical lead.
Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and coordinating closely with engineers, planners, scientists, permitting specialists, technical experts, and subconsultants.
Demonstrated ability to lead ecological, restoration-based, and multi-benefit planning and design projects.
Strong technical understanding of coastal, freshwater, estuarine, riparian, wetland, and shoreline systems. This includes experience with federal, California state, and local environmental regulations and permitting processes, particularly for projects involving aquatic resources, coastal resources, public access, habitat restoration, or shoreline development.
Familiarity with AutoCAD, ArcGIS, Adobe Creative Suite, Lumion, SketchUp, and Microsoft Office Suite, with the ability to direct and review work produced using these tools.
Entrepreneurial mindset and interest in helping grow a landscape architecture practice within a multidisciplinary environmental consulting firm.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare: Medical, dental, vision, basic life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability programs.
Paid Company and Floating Holidays: 7 paid company and 2 floating holidays annually
Vacation: Minimum 3 weeks accrued paid vacation based on length of service. Vacation may vary by level.
Sick and Safe Time: 80 hours annually
Retirement Plan: 401k plan with an employer match

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Hard Skills & Tools

landscape architecturerestorationresiliencepublic accessparksrecreationclimate adaptationecological planningdesign developmentpermitting

Soft Skills

client engagementmentorshipleadershipbusiness growthrelationship buildingteam collaborationproject managementstrategic planningquality assurancecommunication

Certifications

Licensed Landscape Architect in CaliforniaMaster’s degree in Landscape ArchitectureBachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture