Principal Landscape Architect / Business Developer

About the Opportunity

Strong and vibrant communities don’t just happen—they’re creatively imagined, collaboratively planned, and designed. At Stantec, we bring together landscape architects, planners, engineers, architects, and designers to shape resilient, inclusive, and inspiring public spaces.

Our New York City Landscape Architecture studio is seeking a Principal Landscape Architect with a strong focus on Business Development to help grow our presence, opportunities, and project impact across the Northeast Region. Our New York City studio leads transformational design projects throughout the city, region, and United States greatly enhancing urban livability, social infrastructure, recreation, neighborhood connectivity, biodiversity, and resiliency in our communities.

Key Responsibilities

Business Development Leadership

• Lead and grow client relationships across public and private sectors in the Northeast, translating relationships into new opportunities and awarded work
• Drive business development strategy for private sector and select public sector clients, including lead identification, pursuit planning, and capture management
• Partner with local and regional leadership to develop and execute Account Management Plans for priority and emerging clients
• Collaborate with Stantec’s Transportation, Community Development, Environmental, and Buildings (Architecture) practices to identify cross‑sector opportunities and joint pursuits
• Build and maintain strategic internal and external partnerships and networks to support long‑term growth in project opportunities, new project work, and staff recruitment
• Track and support business development performance metrics, including win rates, backlog, and revenue growth with our internal marketing support team
• Contribute to branding, marketing, and thought leadership through speaking engagements, professional organization participation, publications, social media, and awards
• Lead efforts to obtain and leverage high‑quality project photography to support marketing, pursuits, and awards
• Critical thinking and advanced proposal writing, project approach development, and design communication skills

Project & Design Leadership

• Serve in a client‑facing leadership role on key projects
• Manage and oversee large, complex, multi‑disciplinary projects from scoping and concept design through construction documentation and construction administration
• Ensure design excellence, innovation, and quality across all phases of work
• Champion and integrate technology, digital tools, nature‑based solutions, and climate‑based solutions into our work
• Maintain project budgets, schedules, and scope, with accountability for financial performance
• Provide quality control review of deliverables and ensure consistency with client and regulatory requirements

People & Studio Leadership

• Mentor and support staff development, fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high‑performing studio culture
• Lead interdisciplinary collaboration across offices and disciplines
• Promote a positive, team‑driven environment within Stantec’s Community Development practice

Capabilities and Credentials

• Demonstrated success in business development, client relationship management, identifying new opportunities, and winning new work
• Experience working with public and private sector clients in the Northeast
• Strong leadership, design communication, and presentation skills, including project interviews and public presentations
• Expertise in resilient, sustainable, and climate‑responsive design
• Ability to successfully scope, manage, and deliver complex, multi‑disciplinary projects
• Well‑versed in local, regional, and national trends in landscape architecture, planning, and urban design
• Strong creative and critical thinking skills, with the ability to guide teams through all phases of design
• Thorough understanding of project delivery, budgeting, scheduling, and quality management
• Knowledge and/or demonstrated success in integration of codes, accessibility guidelines, regulations, and local, state, and federal approval processes in previous project work
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Excel, BlueBeam, and Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) and/or demonstrated success in guiding teams in utilizing essential design software tools
• Working knowledge of GIS, SketchUp, Rhino, or similar platforms at a supervisory level

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from an accredited Landscape Architecture program
• Minimum 15 years of experience
• Professional licensure required

Pay Range

Locations in NYC & CA (Bay Area) & NJ (RP) – $128,500.00 - $192,800.00 Annually

Pay Transparency

In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part‑time roles will be pro‑rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary

Regular full‑time and part‑time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short‑term/long‑term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full‑time and part‑time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law). Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law. The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location

United States | NY | New York

Travel

Yes

Schedule

Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.