Registered Landscape Architect

If you’re a Registered Landscape Architect who enjoys both the technical side of civil site design and the leadership side of managing projects and clients, we’d like to hear from you.

GPI is seeking a Registered Landscape Architect / Project Manager to join our Civil Site Design team in Scranton, PA. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced professional who enjoys combining landscape architecture, civil site design, client interaction, and project leadership.

You will manage and contribute to public- and private-sector land development projects, working collaboratively with civil engineers, architects, planners, environmental professionals, and clients. GPI’s civil site work includes site layouts, grading and drainage, stormwater management, utilities, erosion and sediment control, access, parking improvements, streetscapes, campuses, recreational facilities, and green infrastructure.

What You’ll Do:

• Manage projects from initial concept through design, permitting, bidding, and construction.
• Develop site, landscape, grading, drainage, stormwater, and erosion control plans.
• Establish project scopes, schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams and oversee technical production.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for clients, reviewing agencies, municipalities, and project partners.
• Monitor project progress, budgets, schedules, and quality.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior staff.
• Support proposals, business development, and client relationship management.
• Balance creative landscape architecture with practical, sustainable, and buildable civil site solutions.

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture.
• Active Professional Landscape Architect (PLA/RLA) registration.
• Experience in civil site design and land development.
• Demonstrated project management and client-facing experience.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD/Civil 3D.
• Knowledge of grading, drainage, stormwater management, site planning, and permitting.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.

Requirements

• Maintain a valid driver's license with a clean motor vehicle report (MVR) for final consideration
• Read, write, and understand plans and directions given in the English language
• Basic computer skills with the ability to create and edit Microsoft Word and Excel documents, create Outlook emails and utilize SharePoint and Microsoft Teams to communicate with other team members
• Able to traverse a construction job site consisting of uneven ground varying in height and consistency of material, with a variation of elevation 19" or less (mud, gravel, rutted ground, etc.)
• Able to wear GPI required PPE, i.e., hard hats, safety vest, work boots, and/or safety glasses/goggles while working