Seeking Senior LA | Tech Lead
JONATHAN CECI LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS is seeking a senior-level landscape architect to take a leading role in the technical development and documentation of complex, design-driven projects. This position is ideal for a landscape architect who enjoys making ambitious ideas buildable — someone who finds satisfaction in construction detailing, grading resolution, planting and soil design, and the disciplined production of clear, coordinated construction documents. Our projects are layered and demanding; success in this role requires comfort with complexity, direct communication, and proactive leadership. This role will work directly with the principal to shape designs and the technical direction of projects and help strengthen the firm’s documentation standards as we continue to grow.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Shepherd visionary design concepts into built form
Take technical ownership of projects from design development through documentation
Lead the resolution of grading, drainage, soils, planting, and constructability challenges
Develop, coordinate, and review construction details, drawings, and specifications
Identify technical risks early and address them decisively
Provide clear technical direction and mentorship to junior staff
Coordinate with consultants and respond directly to contractor and agency questions
Uphold and help advance office standards for documentation quality and clarity
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
A minimum of 8 to 12 years of professional experience in landscape architecture
Demonstrated experience leading the technical documentation of built projects
Strong command of grading design, planting design, soil design, and construction detailing
Experience writing, editing, or coordinating technical specifications
Comfort making clear decisions and standing behind technical solutions
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Proficiency in AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite (Rhino and Revit experience a plus)
ABOUT US
JCLA is a small, design-driven practice based in Baltimore working across civic, institutional, and cultural landscapes. Our work ranges from urban public spaces and campus environments to historically significant landscapes. We are a collaborative studio that values rigorous design thinking, ecological stewardship, and precise technical execution. Our mission is to expose and distill what is extraordinary and beautiful in each unique place. We are committed to the distinctness of landscape architecture as a hybrid discipline and provide a space where the unique insights of landscape architectural practice can incubate and compound—ultimately enriching our collaboration with other professions. Though small in number, we have an outsized impact, working in diverse environments across the continental US. Recent projects range from gardens on the Chesapeake Bay to new campus landscapes in South Carolina and Mississippi to public lands in the Great Plains and public parks throughout Baltimore. Across all project types, we aspire to create thriving plant communities, spaces that perform well for people and durable well-crafted details. Careful listening and sparking fun, engaging dialogue with clients and stakeholders are also central to our practice.
We offer employees competitive compensation, bonus and growth opportunities and a robust benefits package including PTO, employer-sponsored health insurance and retirement plans, educational and fitness reimbursements and more.
THIS ROLE IS A GOOD FIT IF YOU…
Enjoy untangling complex technical problems
Take pride in rigorous, well-coordinated drawings
Are comfortable being accountable for technical outcomes
Like mentoring and helping others grow professionally
THIS ROLE MAY NOT BE A GOOD FIT IF YOU…
Prefer conceptual or high-level design roles
Find construction documentation tedious or secondary
Feel overwhelmed by projects with many moving parts
TO APPLY
Please submit a resume and portfolio that includes examples of technical drawings or details you personally developed, along with a brief description of your role on those projects. Send by email to resumes@jonathanceci.com or send us a link to your portfolio (for files larger than 10 MB).