We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Site Architect / Construction Architect with expertise in landscape construction, hardscape detailing, and coordination with construction teams. The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing landscape construction activities for a new civic plaza, ensuring compliance with design specifications, and resolving on-site technical challenges.Responsibilities:Landscape & Hardscape Execution: Oversee and ensure proper implementation of landscape and hardscape elements as per design drawings and specifications. Ensure proper execution of hardscape details, including pavement finishes, sublayers, joints, edging, and planter sublayer components. Supervise and verify the correct tree settings and planter sublayer placement. Ensure proper irrigation system installation and integration with landscape elements. Oversee and validate the installation of children’s play areas, ensuring compliance with manufacturer specifications and safety standards. Technical Supervision & Coordination: Coordinate with construction teams to implement designs correctly and resolve on-site design modifications. Ensure the correct placement and construction of elements such as pergola footings, paving edges, and other structural elements affecting the landscape. Collaborate with the design team to address and adapt any necessary changes in the field. Verify proper drainage implementation to prevent water accumulation or improper water flow. Ensure correct slope setting in all paved and landscaped areas to ensure optimal usability and water runoff. Oversee and guide the execution of water features, ensuring correct slopes, equipment placement, and finishing quality. Quality Control & Compliance: Ensure compliance with safety regulations, construction codes, and best practices in landscape architecture. Conduct quality control inspections to confirm that the materials and construction techniques meet project standards. Ensure all landscape and hardscape works are executed as per approved plans and specifications. Monitor and report any deviations, issues, or non-compliance on-site. Communication & Reporting: Act as the primary liaison between the design team and construction site personnel. Provide regular progress updates to management and design teams. Prepare site reports documenting construction progress, design deviations, and technical resolutions. Coordinate and communicate effectively with project managers, contractors, engineers, and other stakeholders. Requirements Bachelor’s degree in architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, or Civil Engineering with Landscape experience 7+ years of experience in landscape and hardscape construction. Experience working on plazas, public spaces. Etc. Strong knowledge of hardscape details, pavement finishes, sublayers, drainage systems, irrigation, and planting techniques. Experience in resolving on-site technical issues and coordinating with construction teams. Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, specifications, and construction documents. Familiarity with construction materials, methods, and industry best practices. Strong understanding of children’s play area construction and safety standards. Experience with water feature construction, including slopes, drainage, and equipment placement. Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to project changes effectively. Strong communication and leadership skills to coordinate between multiple teams. Proficiency in AutoCAD, SketchUp, or similar design and drafting software is an advantage.
We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Site Architect / Construction Architect with expertise in landscape construction, hardscape detailing, and coordination with construction teams. The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing landscape construction activities for a new civic plaza, ensuring compliance with design specifications, and resolving on-site technical challenges.
Responsibilities:
Landscape & Hardscape Execution:
- Oversee and ensure proper implementation of landscape and hardscape elements as per design drawings and specifications.
- Ensure proper execution of hardscape details, including pavement finishes, sublayers, joints, edging, and planter sublayer components.
- Supervise and verify the correct tree settings and planter sublayer placement.
- Ensure proper irrigation system installation and integration with landscape elements.
- Oversee and validate the installation of children’s play areas, ensuring compliance with manufacturer specifications and safety standards.
Technical Supervision & Coordination:
- Coordinate with construction teams to implement designs correctly and resolve on-site design modifications.
- Ensure the correct placement and construction of elements such as pergola footings, paving edges, and other structural elements affecting the landscape.
- Collaborate with the design team to address and adapt any necessary changes in the field.
- Verify proper drainage implementation to prevent water accumulation or improper water flow.
- Ensure correct slope setting in all paved and landscaped areas to ensure optimal usability and water runoff.
- Oversee and guide the execution of water features, ensuring correct slopes, equipment placement, and finishing quality.
Quality Control & Compliance:
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations, construction codes, and best practices in landscape architecture.
- Conduct quality control inspections to confirm that the materials and construction techniques meet project standards.
- Ensure all landscape and hardscape works are executed as per approved plans and specifications.
- Monitor and report any deviations, issues, or non-compliance on-site.
Communication & Reporting:
- Act as the primary liaison between the design team and construction site personnel.
- Provide regular progress updates to management and design teams.
- Prepare site reports documenting construction progress, design deviations, and technical resolutions.
- Coordinate and communicate effectively with project managers, contractors, engineers, and other stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, or Civil Engineering with Landscape experience
- 7+ years of experience in landscape and hardscape construction. Experience working on plazas, public spaces. Etc.
- Strong knowledge of hardscape details, pavement finishes, sublayers, drainage systems, irrigation, and planting techniques.
- Experience in resolving on-site technical issues and coordinating with construction teams.
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, specifications, and construction documents.
- Familiarity with construction materials, methods, and industry best practices.
- Strong understanding of children’s play area construction and safety standards.
- Experience with water feature construction, including slopes, drainage, and equipment placement.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to project changes effectively.
- Strong communication and leadership skills to coordinate between multiple teams.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD, SketchUp, or similar design and drafting software is an advantage.
Tatu City is a 5,000-acre new city on Nairobi’s doorstep with homes, schools, businesses, a shopping district, a medical clinic, nature areas and recreation for more than 250,000 residents and tens of thousands of day visitors. Tatu City’s schools educate thousands of students daily, and a range of homes suits all incomes and businesses that thrive in the country’s first operational Special Economic Zone. Located 30 minutes from Westlands, Tatu City represents a new way of living and thinking for all Kenyans in a live, work and play environment that is free from traffic congestion and long-distance commuting.Tatu City is a development by Rendeavour, Africa’s largest new city builder with 30,000 acres of visionary projects in growth trajectories across Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Tatu City is a 5,000-acre new city on Nairobi’s doorstep with homes, schools, businesses, a shopping district, a medical clinic, nature areas and recreation for more than 250,000 residents and tens of thousands of day visitors. Tatu City’s schools educate thousands of students daily, and a range of homes suits all incomes and businesses that thrive in the country’s first operational Special Economic Zone. Located 30 minutes from Westlands, Tatu City represents a new way of living and thinking for all Kenyans in a live, work and play environment that is free from traffic congestion and long-distance commuting.
Tatu City is a development by Rendeavour, Africa’s largest new city builder with 30,000 acres of visionary projects in growth trajectories across Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
