Landscape Manager

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for a talented Landscape Manager to join our team. In this role, you will manage horticultural, softscape, forestry, planting, and landscape establishment works across a major development program, with specific responsibility for protecting and enhancing heritage assets and cultural landscapes, and integrating landscape information within the project s BIM environment.

What You ll Be Doing:

Horticulture, Softscape and Landscape Establishment

• Manage horticultural, softscape, forestry, planting and landscape establishment activities across the project.
• Provide technical oversight on plant selection, tree species, nursery stock, soil preparation, planting methodology, irrigation requirements, fertilization, pruning, pest control and plant health.
• Review planting plans, landscape specifications, method statements, material submittals, inspection requests and contractor technical documentation.
• Monitor site works to ensure planting, tree works, soil works, irrigation interfaces and horticultural activities are delivered in line with approved designs, contract requirements and project quality standards.
• Inspect nursery stock, trees, palms, shrubs, groundcovers, turf and other plant materials to confirm quality, suitability and compliance before installation.
• Support tree management activities, including tree protection, relocation, replacement, establishment and long term maintenance planning.

Heritage and Cultural Landscape Management

• Conserve the topography and open spaces within heritage zones and associated cultural landscapes so that their character, identity and image are preserved for future generations.
• Safeguard architectural heritage interrelated with the cultural landscape by ensuring that landscape and open space works respect and foster the special character and heritage of the region.
• Ensure that heritage related landscape works comply with the Client sustainability program, Saudi heritage legislation and applicable UNESCO and ICOMOS conservation guidelines.
• Enhance the relationship between people and heritage places by creating landscape connections that respect and support heritage buildings, cultural landscapes and their settings.
• In heritage zones, review and support the design of new landscape and open space developments so they are located, designed and scaled to avoid any detrimental impact on existing heritage, cultural landscapes or their visual setting.

What Required Skills You ll Bring:

• Bachelor s degree in Horticulture, Forestry, Agriculture, Arboriculture, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Science or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 18 years of relevant experience in horticulture, forestry, softscape, planting, landscape establishment or landscape maintenance.
• Strong technical knowledge of plant health, tree management, soil science, irrigation requirements, nursery stock, pest control, fertilization, pruning and landscape establishment.
• Experience managing horticultural or forestry works on large scale public realm, parks, infrastructure, mixed use, urban development or open space projects.
• Ability to review planting plans, landscape drawings, specifications, method statements, material submittals and inspection requests.
• Understanding of heritage sensitive environments and the need to conserve topography, open spaces and cultural landscapes in line with defined conservation principles.
• Familiarity with BIM enabled project delivery and coordination of landscape information with other disciplines (awareness of LOD concepts, data integrity and codification).

What Desired Skills You ll Bring:

• Experience working in the GCC or Middle East region.
• Knowledge of arid climate planting, native and adaptive species, water efficient landscaping and sustainable horticultural practices.
• Experience with tree surveys, tree relocation, tree protection, forestry management or arboricultural assessments.
• Experience with nursery management, plant procurement and plant material inspections.
• Experience working on projects involving heritage assets, cultural landscapes or historic environments.
• Experience contributing landscape information to BIM models and participating in BIM coordination activities.
• Professional certification or membership in horticulture, forestry, arboriculture, agriculture, irrigation or a related discipline.
• Previous experience in a PMC, supervision consultant, contractor or client representative environment.

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