Designer - Landscape & Horticulture

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.