Josh Landis

Environmental, land management, and project professional with 15+ years of experience managing public landscapes, municipal infrastructure, natural resources, facilities, and capital projects. Brings a practical combination of field and project-management experience, with a strong understanding of environmental stewardship, stormwater and sediment/erosion control, soil and plant health, permitting, site assessment, and land management. Experienced coordinating contractors, vendors, consultants, budgets, schedules, regulatory requirements, and stakeholders from planning through implementation.

Facilities & Infrastructure Director at Town of Lovettsville (2024-03 – 2026-05)

• Managed municipal facilities, infrastructure, environmental projects, public assets, and capital improvement projects from planning through implementation.
• Reviewed civil plans, AutoCAD drawings, site conditions, contractor proposals, and project documentation for alignment with municipal requirements, zoning, drainage, and environmental considerations.
• Developed scopes of work, cost estimates, procurement documents, schedules, and project requirements for public works, streetscape, drainage, and site-improvement projects.
• Coordinated contractors, engineers, regulatory stakeholders, municipal leadership, and residents to resolve issues and keep projects moving.
• Monitored contractor performance, environmental mitigation measures, project documentation, invoices, schedules, and deliverables across concurrent projects.

Director of Gardens & Grounds at Morven Park (2021-09 – 2024-02)

• Directed natural resource stewardship, landscape management, facilities operations, and ecological initiatives across a 1,000-acre historic property.
• Managed soil and plant health, site assessment, turf and landscape practices, and long-term land-management initiatives.
• Implemented sediment and erosion-control BMPs addressing drainage, grading, runoff, and sensitive landscape areas.
• Oversaw contractors performing earthwork, vegetation management, restoration, maintenance, and site-improvement projects.
• Balanced historical preservation, environmental stewardship, operational needs, budgets, and long-term property improvements.

Landscape Designer / Project Coordinator at Museum of the Shenandoah Valley (2012-08 – 2021-09)

• Coordinated landscape, site-development, green-space, historical preservation, and environmental improvement projects across a large public museum campus.
• Reviewed AutoCAD drawings, civil layouts, topography, grading, and site conditions with consideration for drainage, runoff, and site performance.
• Managed project schedules, purchasing, budgets, documentation, contractors, and consultants across multiple concurrent projects.
• Worked with environmental consultants, technical specialists, field crews, and leadership to move projects from planning through completion.
• Supported long-term landscape planning, plant health, maintenance, and sustainable management of public green spaces.

Graduate Certificate in Project Management – Virginia Tech

Associate of Applied Science – Liberty University