Landscape Architects

Tasks Include:

• Confer with clients, engineering personnel, and architects on overall program.
• Prepare site plans, specifications, and cost estimates for land development, coordinating arrangement of existing and proposed land features and structures.
• Seek new work opportunities through marketing, writing proposals or giving presentations.
• Inspect landscape work to ensure compliance with specifications, approve quality of materials and work, and advise client and construction personnel.
• Prepare graphic representations or drawings of proposed plans or designs.
• Compile and analyze data on conditions such as location, drainage, and location of structures for environmental reports and landscaping plans.
• Collaborate with architects or related professionals on whole building design to maximize the aesthetic features of structures or surrounding land and to improve energy efficiency.
• Create landscapes that minimize water consumption such as by incorporating drought-resistant grasses or indigenous plants.

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