Landscape Architecture Leader

Capital Projects staff, and our university partners - ensuring projects are completed on schedule, on budget, and in accordance with university guidelines and safety standards.

Job Summary

The Landscape Architecture Leader provides strategic leadership for landscape architecture services supporting Indiana University's capital planning, campus development, and construction programs. This position is particularly critical given its responsibility for providing landscape architecture leadership and direction for the Bloomington campus, which is widely recognized as one of the most beautiful college campuses in the nation. Maintaining and enhancing the character, functionality, and aesthetic quality of the campus environment requires dedicated professional leadership to ensure capital investments align with the university's long-term vision and preserve one of Indiana University's most valued assets.

Department Specific Responsibilities

• Serves as the university's subject matter expert for landscape architecture, establishing campus design standards, guiding complex capital projects, managing consultant relationships, and ensuring the long-term stewardship of university landscapes.
• Provides university-wide influence, leads business-critical initiatives, and advises leadership on landscape planning, sustainability, accessibility, and campus development strategies.

General Responsibilities

• Contributes on senior leadership teams to formulate strategic planning and the highest-level operational objectives for landscape architecture areas.
• Establishes long-term business plans and long-term strategic objectives.
• Directs leadership staff who provide supervision to landscape architecture teams.
• Responsible for escalated operational issues, including human resources and/or people management situations.
• Drives innovation and excellence within the area of landscape architecture; reviews and creates policies and procedures.
• Determines overall budget for landscape architecture teams; reviews and approves financial proposals from direct reporting leaders; has significant fiscal responsibilities that require frequent interaction with executive leaders.
• Provides expertise and identifies grant and/or funding opportunities; develops business relationships across the university and externally.
• Stays up-to-date on new landscape architecture standards, procedures, tools and safety requirements and works collaboratively with other landscape architecture leaders across departments and/or campuses in determining standards, best practices, and related policies/procedures; ensures the adoption and implementation by direct reporting leaders.

Qualifications

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree in architecture, landscape architecture, or related field.

Preferred

• Master's degree in landscape architecture.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 5 years in landscape architecture, construction project management, institutional works, public works, parks and recreation, planning, or related field.
• 3 years of management experience in relevant field.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

Required

• Registered Landscape Architect within the state of Indiana upon date of hire.

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient in English written and verbal communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent collaboration and team building skills.
• Effectively coaches and delivers constructive feedback.
• Instills commitment to organizational goals.
• Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills.
• Effective conflict management skills.
• Builds and manages effective teams.
• Effective leadership skills.
• Ability to represent the company with external constituents.
• Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion.
• Evaluation of landscape architectural proposals.
• Demonstrated abilities in current AutoCad and graphics software. Geographic Information System (GIS) software experience preferred.
• Knowledge of site construction methods and processes.

Working Conditions / Demands

This role requires the ability to remain in a stationary position as well as the ability to move about the workplace for long durations. It requires effective communication, the ability to operate machinery, tools, and controls. The role requires the ability to ascend/descend ladders/stairs, and to position one's self in low level positions, detect a variety of chemicals and/or gases. The role requires the ability to ascend to rooftops and move in tight spaces to perform and complete inspections. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

This positions requires the occasional travel to work from the Indianapolis, Indiana campus.

Work Location

IU Bloomington Campus.

Bloomington, Indiana.

Advertised Salary

This position is approved with a salary range of $118,000 - $125,000.00.

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Job Classification

Career Level: Strategic

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Engineering, Trades & Facility

Job Family: Architecture

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.

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