Senior Landscape Architect

Urbis; Perth; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary continuance insurance

Parental leave policy

Health & wellbeing programs

Active mentorship

Annual training budget

Monthly social events

Job summary

Urbis in Perth is seeking an experienced Senior Landscape Architect to lead mid to large-scale projects within our national Design team. You will drive technical excellence, manage multi-disciplinary delivery, and shape design outcomes from concept to construction documentation.

You will mentor teams, support business development, and build strong client relationships across sectors. The role requires 10+ years’ experience, strong CAD/BIM skills, and a passion for placemaking and resilient

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Landscape Architecture.
• Experience in a Design practice and/or consultancy environment.
• 10+ years relevant experience.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and/or Revit/BIM and graphic (Adobe Creative Suite), 3d modelling and visualisation tools (Sketchup / Rhino 3d / Lumion).
• Strong Word and Excel skills to develop contract specifications and costing estimates.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and co-ordinate all aspects of the delivery of all project sizes including medium to large projects (including complex multi-disciplinary projects with Director support).
• Proficiency and understanding in landscape architecture details, construction processes, contract documents and client expectations from concept to construction administration.
• Champion design excellence across project stages; contribute to design reviews and strategic discussions.
• Provide design leadership and mentorship to project teams, fostering creativity and technical rigour.
• Developing and nurturing staff capability and efficiency through coaching, mentoring and technical guidance.
• Build client relationships to generate repeat work and strong networks across sectors.
• Support or lead meetings (Resourcing meetings), delivering strategic design strategies and business plans.
• Achieve commercial KPIs including revenue targets, utilisation and budgets.
• Demonstrate understanding of services across Business Units and cross-sell opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across national offices.

Skills

Leadership

Design leadership

Mentoring

Client relationships

Education

Bachelor in Landscape Architecture

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit/BIM

Adobe Creative Suite

Rhino

SketchUp

Lumion

Job description

We are seeking an innovative Senior Landscape Architect to join our Perth office, contributing to our national Design team. This role is driven by our robust workbook and focuses on leading and delivering mid to large scale projects.

As part of the Landscape Architecture leadership team, you will be responsible for driving and delivering high-quality technical, production, and design outcomes across a diverse range of projects. You will play a key role in shaping and contributing to design discussions, championing design excellence, and ensuring the consistent delivery of high-quality, thoughtful, and commercially responsive landscape architecture solutions.

This position requires a broad understanding of, and passion for, landscape, built form, public realm design, and placemaking, alongside a commitment to design quality and innovation.

An interest in business development and the ability to build work-winning skills are ideal. You will receive mentorship to support your growth in these areas.

You will:

• Lead, manage and co-ordinate all aspects of the delivery of all project sizes including medium to large projects (including complex multi-disciplinary projects with Director support). This includes understanding and managing resourcing, program and fees and flagging issues as they arise to ensure project budget and deadlines are met;
• Proficiency and understanding in the detail of landscape architecture and the construction processes (the different phases, deliverables, contract documents and client expectations) with the expectations of creative landscape and public realm design flair and delivery input into multiple projects from concept stage through to design development, landscape documentation and construction administration;
• Champion design excellence across all project stages by actively contributing to design reviews, strategic design discussions, and the evolution of innovative, high-quality landscape and placemaking outcomes that align with client objectives and market expectations;
• Provide strong design leadership and mentorship to project teams, fostering a culture of creativity, technical rigour, and design quality while elevating the studio's overall design capability and reputation;
• Developing and nurturing consulting staff capability and efficiency by providing coaching, mentoring, skills and career development including Brightest Minds review, technical guidance and management on a day-to-day basis;
• Build new and existing client relationships resulting in the generation of repeat work and strong professional networks across a range of industry sectors;
• Confidently and efficiently supporting or leading external and internal meetings (i.e. Resourcing meetings), delivering strategic Design strategies and business plan;
• Achieving commercial performance KPIs including team revenue targets, utilisation, personal fee budgets and Work Under Management through strong service delivery and effective project management;
• Demonstrating advanced understanding of the services and value of other Business Units (BUs) and the ability to speak to clients with a degree of acumen about the value other BUs can contribute to a project or process. (i.e. ability to cross-sell);
• Proactively identifying opportunities to engage and work collaboratively with colleagues from other disciplines and Business Units across national offices.

About you:

• Tertiary qualifications in Landscape Architecture;
• Experience in a Design practice and/or consultancy environment;
• 10+ years relevant experience or equivalent experience
• An ability to develop and document complex landscape architecture designs in AutoCAD and/or Revit /BIM and graphic (Adobe Creative Suite), 3d modelling and visualisation expertise (Sketchup / Rhino 3d / Lumion) formats.
• Strong Word and Excel skills to develop contract specifications and costing estimates

Who we are:

Urbis is more than just a consultancy. We are a multidisciplinary urban consultancy, inspiring and creating solutions for our ever-changing world. We empower our brightest minds with opportunities to push boundaries, collaborate and deliver exceptional, creative solutions for our clients and each other.

If you're looking to make transformational impact in our cities and communities, we're keen to meet you.

We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and supporting them to be the best they can be. Here you will make a tangible difference and create positive impact, while gaining enviable industry experience and broad exposure to the most exciting work.

Why Urbis?

Urbis is committed to fostering an inclusive, flexible, and diverse work environment. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals and those returning to work after a career break. By joining us you will receive many benefits including:

• Salary continuance insurance, a generous parental leave policy, health & wellbeing programs and much more.
• Active mentorship by the best in the business, development of career goals and support in achieving them.
• Investment in ongoing training with all employees provided with an annual budget.
• Monthly morning teas and regular social events to celebrate professional and personal wins.

Across all our sectors, you will play a part in shaping cities and communities. Bring your spark, and shape futures your way.