Designer – Landscape & Horticulture

Job Description

The Designer, Landscape & Horticulture supports the Project Manager, Landscape & Horticulture and the Director, Design in the development, execution, and documentation of a project's landscape and horticulture scheme, both interior and exterior. Working under the direction of the Project Manager, the position produces landscape and planting studies, assists in the preparation of concept, schematic, and design development packages, and communicates design intent through sketches, scaled drawings, and digital models. Alongside that design support, the Designer, Landscape & Horticulture prepares and maintains plant, planter, and hardscape specifications, reconciles quantities and budget counts, and carries first-pass review and logging of RFIs, submittals, and shop drawings through construction administration. Working across time zones with the WDD Al Marjan Island project office, Purchasing, and external landscape consultants, nurseries, and contractors, the position supports the development and interdisciplinary coordination of all landscape design documents and specifications to ensure the highest quality of design representation for use by the entire project team.

WDD team members are required on a continual basis to:

• Contribute to a safe work environment through compliance with established safety guidelines, identifying potential safety hazards, and reporting the same to the appropriate person for proper resolution.
• Maintain a professional and ethical departmental, company and community reputation and comply with the Company’s policies and procedures.
• At all times, demonstrate integrity and honesty in recording all work and project time.
• Demonstrates the expected behaviors and upholds the established values of Wynn Resorts.                                 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities for all Landscape & Horticulture Designers:

• Assist the Project Manager, Landscape & Horticulture and the Director, Design in the conceptual development of a project's landscape theme, character, planting vocabulary, and mood, for both interior and exterior environments.
• Prepare landscape and horticulture design studies, options, and comparative alternatives in support of the concept, schematic, and design development phases, and revise them through successive rounds of internal and client review.
• Communicate design intent through hand sketches, measured and scaled drawings, and digital models, developing each to the level of resolution required by the phase.
• Proactively bring forward creative resources and ideas, and continuously research, review, and incorporate plant material, materials, and detailing precedents to ensure the best possible creative and horticultural solutions.
• Prepare and assist in the preparation of conceptual and milestone design presentations covering planting, planters, hardscape materials, and finishes, for both internal and external review and approval.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplined team of designers, architects, engineers, and operators to interpret the needs of all project stakeholders, and coordinate landscape design with adjacent interior and architectural scope.
• Participate in internal and external design and coordination work sessions, record all information discussed, and assist in the composition of meeting minutes to be disseminated among the landscape & horticulture team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities specific to Landscape & Horticulture Design:

• Assist in the development of interior and exterior planting designs, including plant selection, massing, layering, seasonal and long-term growth characteristics, and the horticultural suitability of each selection to its light, irrigation, and climate conditions.
• Design planter and container layouts, including custom and prefabricated planters, and develop fully illustrative and correctly scaled drawings on architectural and landscape backgrounds for incorporation into the design document set.
• Produce plans, elevations, sections, and details for landscape and planting scope through CAD, Rhino modelling, and hand drawing, implementing the creative intent provided by the Project Manager, Landscape & Horticulture and the Director, Design, and maintaining the discipline’s Rhino models so they remain current with the issued design.
• Prepare planting plans and plant schedules with fully coordinated designations, including specification numbers, botanical and common names, container and nursery sizes, quantities, and locations.
• Assist in the preparation of exterior landscape studies covering grading relationships, paving and hardscape materials, planting beds, tree pits and root zones, lighting coordination, and irrigation intent, in coordination with the landscape architect of record and peer consultants.
• Coordinate with the digital design team on the development and updating of all landscape renderings and visualisations, and prepare the study imagery, plant palettes, and material boards required to support them.
• Support the ongoing coordination of landscape and horticulture design with interior design, architecture, structure, MEP, and water feature scope, tracking soil volumes, drainage, waterproofing, maintenance access, and structural loading, and flagging unresolved conditions to the Project Manager.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities specific to Documentation, Specification, and Coordination:

• Prepare, format, and maintain landscape and interior planting (PL) specifications for live plant material, live floral arrangements, artificial and preserved plant material, and custom and prefabricated planters, in accordance with WDD specification numbering conventions and platform standards.
• Maintain the specification tracker and reconcile plant counts, container sizes, and quantities against the project bill of quantities; verify unit pricing with Purchasing and flag discrepancies to the Project Manager for resolution.
• Log, track, and route landscape & horticulture Requests for Information, workflows, submittals, and shop drawings through the project's document-control platforms, prepare first-pass reviews and draft responses for Project Manager review, and monitor each item through to closure.
• Maintain document control for the landscape & horticulture discipline, including the upload, filing, naming, and version control of drawings, specifications, submittals, and correspondence across all project platforms in both digital and printed formats.
• During the construction administration phase, support the Project Manager, Landscape & Horticulture from the WDD Las Vegas office while the Project Manager conducts on-site field reviews and installation observation of planting, planters, and hardscape, providing real-time reference to approved specifications, drawings, submittals, and approved samples, and recording, distributing, and tracking observations covering plant material quality, container sizing, drainage, soil and top-dressing conditions, and installation against the design intent and quality standards established by Wynn Design & Development; compile and maintain punch lists and assist with the close-out and archiving of all project data. On-site attendance by this position is occasional and as required.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position.  They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Required:

• Bachelors/Professional degree in Landscape Architecture, Horticulture, Landscape Design, Architecture, Construction or Project Management from an accredited academic institution
• Minimum of 3 years of landscape and/or horticulture design, project coordination, or design team experience within a design, landscape architecture, or construction environment. This position is aligned to the WDD Designer III experience tier.
• Ability to communicate design intent through hand sketches, scaled drawings, and 3D digital models, supported by a portfolio or work samples evidencing planting, landscape, or related design work
• Working familiarity with interior and exterior plant material, botanical nomenclature, and nursery and container sizing conventions, with the willingness to develop deeper horticultural knowledge on the job

Preferred:

• International project and/or client experience within the past three years, or experience supporting a project team operating in a different time zone
• Four and/or Five Star resort hospitality or high-end residential experience
• Landscape Architecture registration, horticulture certification, or accreditation in a related discipline

• Experience with construction document-management platforms such as Aconex, Procore, or Project Sight
• Experience with specification authoring platforms and structured specification numbering systems, and with computational or parametric design workflows such as Grasshopper
• Compliance with all Wynn brand training requirements, including completion of WE Lead in its entirety and within the designated timeframe.

SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Working understanding of the design and construction process from concept to completion, with the willingness to learn WDD standards, processes, and quality expectations.
• Familiarity or working knowledge of AutoCAD and AutoCAD Architecture 2021 or newer, with the ability to produce and mark up landscape and architectural drawing sets.
• Familiarity with Revit 2021 or newer; preferred but not required.
• Working familiarity with Rhino is required, as Rhino is the primary 3D modelling platform used by the landscape & horticulture discipline. The individual must be able to navigate, model, and edit within a shared Rhino environment, build quick study models to test landscape and planting ideas, and produce clean working files that can be exchanged with the Project Manager and the wider design team. Grasshopper proficiency is a plus. Familiarity with Sketch-Up or comparable modelling and massing software is also valued.
• Hand drawing and sketching ability sufficient to communicate an idea clearly within a work session.
• Computer Graphic skills, such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and In-Design, for the preparation of plant palettes, material boards, and presentation graphics.
• Working knowledge of Bluebeam Revu or comparable PDF markup software for submittal and shop drawing review.
• Strong working proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the maintenance of trackers, logs, and quantity and cost reconciliations, together with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, and current Windows operating systems (Office 365 preferred).
• Experience working within database systems and structured document registers, or the demonstrated ability to learn them quickly.
• Exposure to project management and construction administration software (Microsoft Project, Procore, Aconex, Primavera.)
• Ability to work in a creative, collaborative, entrepreneurial, and fast-paced team environment.
• Ability to approach all tasks with proactive thinking and a comprehensive plan of action.
• Must be self-motivated, self-directed, well organized, and capable of managing a high volume of concurrent deliverables without loss of accuracy.
• Exceptional attention to detail, particularly in the review of quantities, specification numbering, plant schedules, and dimensional information.
• Must be design sensitive, with a developing aesthetic sensibility and landscape & horticulture design vocabulary, and the interest to grow it in support of high-end projects and design teams.
• Must have a professional personal presentation and the ability to represent the qualitative character of WDD in written and verbal communication.
• Must be able to communicate visually through clear drawing, illustration, and descriptive writing.

Additional Information

Wynn Resorts is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. Wynn Resorts does not discriminate on the basis of disability, veteran status or any other basis protected under federal, state or local laws.