Senior Landscape Designer

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Start Date: March, 2026  Compensation: $80,000 - $100,000 per year

We are seeking a Senior Landscape Designer with a strong design voice and the confidence to work with a high degree of creative and professional independence.  

This is a leadership role for a designer who can originate ideas, set design direction, and carry projects forward with minimal oversight — from early concept through construction. You will be trusted to shape both the creative and practical aspects of projects, engage directly with clients and community stakeholders, and contribute meaningfully to a small landscape design firm with citywide impact.

Responsibilities/Duties

Creative Direction & Design Leadership

  • Originate and develop landscape concepts that are site-specific, systems-driven, and aligned with Field Form’s design values
  • Translate ideas into compelling drawings, diagrams, and presentations that communicate both concept and constructability
  • Lead planting and material strategies that balance ecological performance with strong spatial and aesthetic outcomes

Independent Project Ownership

  • Take ownership of projects from concept through documentation, coordination, and construction support
  • Make informed, independent design and technical decisions while knowing when to collaborate or escalate
  • Manage multiple projects simultaneously with attention to scope, schedule, and budget
  • Maintain organized project documentation and communication

Client, Community & Public Engagement

  • Act as a primary client contact and design lead in meetings and presentations
  • Navigate feedback thoughtfully while protecting design integrity
  • Participate in public, civic, and community-facing projects, including coordination with agencies, partners, and stakeholders

Collaboration & Construction

  • Coordinate with internal teams, consultants, contractors, and fabricators
  • Support construction administration through site visits, reviews, and issue resolution
  • Contribute to permitting and agency review processes as required

Qualifications/Requirements

  • 5+ years professional garden design and build experience
  • Experience producing construction documents, details, and drawings to communicate design intent and support installation using industry standard tools including AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, hand drawing etc.
  • Familiarity with exterior design materials, systems, assemblies, and installation practices – including horticultural elements
  • Substantial, on-site project management experience and comfort coordinating with trade partners and other stakeholders in real time from concept phase through final turnover
  • Strong verbal and written communications skills 
  • Valid driver’s license

Contact Information

Field Form
Contact Name: Samuel Robinson, Principal
Email: samuel@fieldform.nyc