Associate Director Landscape Planning (Wales / SW)[984301]

TN United Kingdom; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an ambitious Associate Director of Landscape Planning to lead projects in South Wales and the South West. This role offers the chance to work in a supportive environment with flexible options, while engaging in impactful landscape planning for renewables and infrastructure. You'll collaborate with a talented team, providing technical leadership and ensuring excellence in project delivery. If you're passionate about landscape architecture and eager to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Flexible Benefits Programme

Health Cash Plan

Discounted Gym Membership

Financial Support for Training & Memberships

Access to Online Learning Courses

Charity and Volunteering Initiatives

Recognition Awards

Qualifications

• Experience in landscape planning for renewables and infrastructure projects.
• Strong technical expertise in LVIA and project management.

Responsibilities

• Lead landscape planning work in South West/South Wales, ensuring staff development.
• Manage client relationships and quality of work across projects.

Skills

Landscape Planning

LVIA

Project Management

Technical Leadership

Education

Postgraduate or Masters in Landscape Architecture

Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute CMLI

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Associate Director Landscape Planning (Wales / SW)[984301], wales, uk

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Stephenson Halliday Ltd

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Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

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Job Description:

Are you an ambitious Associate Director who has experience in Landscape Planning / LVIA for renewables, or other infrastructure projects? We want to speak to you!

We have opportunities in the South West and South Wales and welcome flexible, part time and hybrid working so get in touch to discuss your next career opportunity.

We span multiple sectors, including energy, infrastructure, minerals and waste, rural and tourism, built development and the public sector.

As part of the RSK group, we can draw on the experience and knowledge of other RSK businesses, thereby crafting bespoke end-to-end solutions for any challenge.

Do you want your next employer to have?

• A supportive team environment with flexible working options.
• Financial support for Training & Memberships
• Access to a wide variety of training courses via online learning portal
• Charity, social value, and volunteering initiatives
• Centre of Excellence
• Recognition Awards

Role Responsibilities

• Provide a professional lead for landscape planning work in the South West / South Wales and support staff through professional development, ensuring appropriate technical expertise is retained and developed.
• Shared responsibility with our Planning/EIA lead for our Renewables work in the South West / South Wales and beyond, building on our excellent reputation for the quality of Planning, EIA, and Landscape work. This would involve responsibility for continued growth of this pipeline of work, client relationships, resourcing and quality of work with close collaboration across Stephenson Halliday and the wider RSK Group.
• Providing technical leadership in specialist area / discipline; including methodologies & approaches; providing inspiring leadership; promoting excellence, challenge & review.
• Expert witness services.
• Carrying out of landscape and visual appraisals, feasibility, screening and scoping studies, particularly relating to minerals, renewable energy developments and other infrastructure projects. It will be necessary to work flexibly with regard to type of work, timing and location.
• Authoring of Landscape, Townscape and Seascape Character, and Visual effects assessments as standalone appraisals and for ES chapters.

Person Specification

• Experience undertaking landscape planning / LVIA for minerals projects (quarry extensions, site restoration), renewables projects (wind energy / solar farm / battery storage), Experience of landscape planning / LVIA for other infrastructure projects (e.g. energy distribution & transmission, residential, commercial, mixed use, road, rail and water)
• Driving Licence.
• Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute CMLI
• Postgraduate or Masters in Landscape Architecture.

Salary and Benefits

• Life assurance
• A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays, health cash plan and discounted gym membership

RSK Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer

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RSK will not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies other than RSK PSL or Secondary agencies.