Principal Landscape Architect (Project Hire)
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10104730 Emplacement Lake Buena Vista, Floride, États-Unis Entreprise Walt Disney Imagineering Date de publication 11/08/2025Résumé du poste:
Walt Disney Imagineering is the creative force that imagines, designs, and brings to life all Disney theme parks, resorts, attractions, and cruise ships worldwide. Working across a spectrum of disciplines that range from creative and conceptual to scientific and technical, Imagineers blend an innovative mixture of storytelling, art, science, and technology to create immersive experiences, memorable destinations, and innovative entertainment for families around the globe.
Nearly every project at Walt Disney Imagineering includes a first-of-its-kind. Innovation is in our DNA, and Imagineers constantly push the boundaries of technology and invent new goals as well as the solutions to achieve them. As Imagineers, one of our greatest rewards is knowing that the experiences and environments we create inspire others. The diversity of expertise at Imagineering makes us uniquely capable of influencing positive change in our communities and around the world. And knowing that we have helped make a difference is incredibly fulfilling and inspiring for all of us.
Interested in learning more? The Landscape Architecture team is responsible for landscape architecture including hardscape, grading, planting, irrigation and water features; research, studies, illustrations, imagery boards and colored renderings; and the integration of architecture, structural elements, lighting, graphics and utilities for the area development of an individual facility/attraction, land, or theme park project.
You will report into the Landscape Architecture Studio Executive.
This is a Project Hire position with no guarantee of permanent placement.
What You Will Do
- Responsible for Area development analysis and design for large or highly complex projects at the land level, or such projects that require advanced technical specialty, e.g. master planning, site planning and design, infrastructure planning, grading, irrigation, landscape design, horticultural knowledge, sustainability practices, construction methods, materials applications and specifications.
- Effect close collaboration with the Creative Director, Project Design Manager, and other Project leadership for establishment of project goals, and design direction; lead implementation of Area Development design intent and support adherence to established project strategies, schedules and budgets
- Support development of landscape architectural specifications
- Primary responsibility for coordination and communication of Area Development design issues with the project lead
- Establish quality assurance and organization of design packages; guide and monitor landscape design team’s work efforts
- Demonstrate leadership through the building of effective design teams; organize landscape architecture staff, delegate tasks appropriately and responsibly and monitor work progress
- Serve as a technical expert, role model and mentor to junior staff
Required Qualifications & Skills
- U.S. Professional License credential
- Thorough knowledge and experience in the selection and use of plant and hardscape materials and products for thematic applications
- Working knowledge of Excel, Word and CADD, plus digital design tools such as Adobe Suite, 3D design software and BIM
- Knowledge of life cycle cost and present worth analysis of area development systems
- 12 or more years work experience in landscape architecture
- A minimum of five years leading a team of landscape architects and designers in the production of contract documents for construction
- Broad, in-depth knowledge of landscape architecture design and construction techniques.
- Possess in-depth knowledge of Disney resort and theme park Area Development history, storytelling, narrative design principles, goals and objectives; familiar with recent major developments in Disney’s global portfolios.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills
- Membership in one or more professional organizations such as American Society of Landscape Architects, Urban Land Institute, Construction Specifications Institute, U.S. Green Building Council, International Society of Arboriculture, or Green Roof Association is desirable
Education
- A BLA/BSLA degree from an accredited program
- An advanced degree in landscape architecture, horticulture or land planning is desirable
Additional Information
Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.
Sur Walt Disney Imagineering:
Fondée en 1952 sous le nom de WED Entreprises pour concevoir et construire le premier parc à thème au monde — Disneyland — Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) est le lieu où l’imagination et la créativité s’associent à une technologie de pointe pour créer des expériences inoubliables. WDI est la force créative qui imagine, conçoit et construit tous les parcs à thème, complexes hôteliers, attractions et navires de croisière Disney dans le monde entier. La force unique d’Imagineering provient de son équipe mondiale diverse de professionnels créatifs et techniques, qui s’appuient sur l’héritage de la narration de Disney pour créer de nouvelles formes de divertissement. Les Imagineers qui pratiquent ce mélange unique d’œuvres d’art et de science travaillent dans plus de 100 disciplines pour guider une idée du début à la fin, de la phase de conception créative sans contraintes jusqu’au jour de l’ouverture.
Sur The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, ainsi que ses filiales et sociétés affiliées, forme l’une des principales entreprises internationales diversifiées de divertissement familial et de médias. Elle comprend trois secteurs d'activités essentiels : Disney Entertainment, ESPN et Disney Experiences. Depuis ses modestes débuts en tant que studio de dessins animés dans les années 1920 jusqu’à son statut de référence actuel dans le secteur du divertissement, Disney poursuit fièrement sa tradition de création d’histoires et d’expériences exceptionnelles pour tous les membres de la famille. Les histoires, les personnages et les expériences de Disney touchent les consommateurs et les visiteurs du monde entier. À travers nos activités présentes dans plus de 40 pays, nos employés et cast members collaborent pour créer des expériences de divertissement appréciées à la fois au niveau universel et local.
Le poste est rattaché à Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. , qui fait partie d’une entreprise que nous appelons Walt Disney Imagineering.
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. est un employeur qui souscrit au principe d’égalité des chances à l’emploi. Les candidat(e)s seront pris(es) en considération pour un emploi sans distinction de race, de religion, de couleur, de sexe, d’orientation sexuelle, de genre, d’identité de genre, d’expression de genre, d’origine nationale, d’ascendance, d’âge, d’état matrimonial, de statut militaire ou d’ancien combattant, d’état de santé, d’informations génétiques ou de handicap, ou de tout autre motif interdit par la loi fédérale, étatique ou locale. Disney défend un environnement commercial où les idées et décisions de tous et toutes nous aident à grandir, innover, créer les meilleures histoires et être pertinents dans un monde en évolution constante.