Moffatt & Nichol Hiring for Landscape Architect – Mid Level at New Orleans, LA  Full Time

Waggonner & Ball, a Moffatt & Nichol Studio, is seeking highly a motivated, creative, team-oriented Architect or Landscape Architect to join our team in our New Orleans office. Ideal candidates have more than 5 years of post-degree, professional experience across a range of project types. We are searching for candidates who are committed to crafting timeless projects attuned to climate and context.

Waggonner & Ball is an internationally respected urban planning, design, and architecture firm with an interdisciplinary practice committed to creating resilient landscapes, buildings, and communities. Our projects span all scales from buildings and sites to regions with a focus on water, culture, and history.

Moffatt & Nichol is a leading U.S.-based global infrastructure advisor specializing in the planning and design of facilities that shape and serve our coastlines, harbors and rivers, as well as an innovator in the transportation complexities associated with the movement of freight. The firm is currently ranked Engineering News Record #1 in the United States for Marine & Port Facilities and Top 20 for Transportation.

Moffatt & Nichol’s professional staff includes engineers, planners, economists, visualization designers, architects, landscape architects, and scientists who serve our global client base from offices in Europe, North America, Latin America, and the Pacific Rim. The firm provides clients worldwide with customized service and a level of excellence that have become the firm’s hallmark in several primary practice areas – ports and harbors; coastal, environmental and water resources; urban waterfronts and marinas; transportation, bridges and rail; inspection and rehabilitation; and energy.

Together, we deliver beautiful, holistic solutions to the most critical climate challenges of our time.

Duties and responsibilities:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Develops design concepts for clients/projects.
• Direct and coordinate the production of drawings for schematic design, design development, and contract documents
• Assist in negotiating and managing project scope and fees as well as risk management and financial accountability
• Execute applicable agency review analysis (accessibility, zoning, life-safety, etc.) to ensure that designs comply with minimum legal standards
• Establish budget, task schedule, and other components of the work plan
• Manage the project team, keeping everyone on task and on time to ensure project goals and objectives have been satisfied
• Coordinates or assists with outside disciplines such as Civil, Structural, Electrical and Mechanical and other consultants with the architectural designs
• Mentor, train, and lead junior staff
• Participate in new business pursuits, including proposals and interviews
• Develop relationships with current and new clients
• Stays current with graphic standards and building construction methods

Other duties:

Please note this job posting is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or Landscape Architecture; required
• 5 or more years of experience; required
• Professional Licensure (RLA); required
• LEED AP; preferred
• Experience in Waterfront projects; preferred
• Experience with business development and client management; preferred
• Software proficiency including:
  • REVIT
  • Rhino
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • AutoCAD
• Advanced knowledge of project design process, construction documentation & administration
• Commitment to Design Excellence
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation)
• Availability and willingness to travel to client and project sites
• Experience managing junior staff; preferred
• All new hires will be required to successfully complete and pass a pre-employment (post offer) background check in compliance with NIST 800-171
• Waggonner & Ball, a Moffatt & Nichol Studio uses E-Verify and employment is contingent upon the legal ability to obtain employment in the U.S. and to present the required documentation at hire

Physical requirements:

Sedentary for long periods of time, interact with clients, and travel occasionally.

Moffatt & Nichol’s EEO Statement:

As a global business, Moffatt & Nichol and Waggonner & Ball, a Moffatt & Nichol Design Studio relies on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goal of Creative People, Practical Solutions serving our client needs, and ensures nondiscrimination in all activities in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. We continuously seek talented, qualified employees in our world-wide operations regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, religion, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, protected veteran status, or any other protected classification under country or local law. Moffatt & Nichol is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer/ Federal Contractor desiring priority referrals of all protected veterans for job openings.

EEO is the LAW

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