EMI Uganda is currently seeking a Landscape Architect to join our team. Landscape Architects are both design professionals and disciples of Christ who God has called into EMI’s ministry. They share their talents and experience with others and lead others into doing design work as disciples of Jesus.
Working alongside Christian ministries and ministry leaders, EMI Landscape Architects have a unique opportunity to influence Christian leadership and vision through the design professions. They ask questions, listen well, and pursue appropriate, sustainable design that serves people and honours God. They are comfortable working across cultures and seek to encourage and empower others to do the same. They invest in EMI’s interns and staff as the future of EMI and work closely with local and international professionals in a spirit of collaboration and service.
Would you consider joining our team in Uganda?
In addition to the typical EMI Staff prerequisites, candidates for this position must have:
- Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field of study
- Professional licensure or registration
- Relevant work experience (5+ years)
The following are essential responsibilities for this position:
- Spiritual and professional discipleship through EMI’s programmes and opportunities.
- Perform master planning and landscape architecture design and drafting on projects as required
- Perform master planning and landscape architecture review and consultation on projects
- Encourage, mentor and direct interns in landscape architecture
- Respond to construction administration questions from our field construction teams related to landscape architecture
- Help to develop and maintain architecture standards for EMI UG projects, including design guides, programs, spreadsheets and professional codes and policies such that EMI UG is consistently providing the most effective balance of risk reducing, cost-effective, and buildable solutions
- Coordinate design so that it is correct, to the appropriate level of detail, and completed on-schedule
- Work with / encourage team members to ensure that the project is completed in a timely manner
- Encourage/mentor/disciple/counsel EMI intern(s)