Associate Landscape Architect

Landuse; London; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as an Associate Landscape Architect in London, contributing to high-profile projects while leading design teams. Enjoy flexibility with a hybrid working model and participate in the management through an Employee Ownership Trust. This full-time role offers a competitive salary of £46,000 - £56,000, valuing your qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering projects from inception to completion (RIBA stages 0-6).
• Experience managing project outputs and working collaboratively with clients.
• Proficient in structuring and preparing written design reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead project teams to design and deliver landscape projects.
• Coordinate project outputs from LUC team and external consultants.
• Support marketing and business development activities.

Skills

Design and graphics

Presentation skills

Collaboration

Communication

Hand-drawing

Project management

Education

Degree in relevant discipline

Chartered member of the Landscape Institute

Tools

AutoCAD

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

NBS Chorus

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Revit

Job description

We are seeking a talented and enthusiastic Landscape Architect to expand our award-winning team of Landscape Designers, based in our London office.

Our diverse team has a friendly and informal working atmosphere, but we are passionate about the quality of our work, providing the best solutions for our clients and the environment, and making excellent ‘people places’.

We have an expanding portfolio of high-profile housing and development led projects across London and the south-east. You will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of sought-after projects with both prestigious clients and architects.

As an Associate, you will be responsible for leading LUC project teams, to design and deliver projects across all work stages. Within this role, you will:

• Have the opportunity to work with LUC’s broad range of complementary disciplines.
• Deliver landscape design proposals for primarily housing and development led projects. This will include supporting strategic masterplanning work through to technical delivery.
• Support tendering activities and preparing fee proposals to support the housing work stream.
• Coordinate project design outputs from across the LUC team.
• Produce project outputs where needed, this could include preparing design reports or more complex design drawings.
• Engage with external consultants to coordinate design outputs, attending client and project meetings where needed.
• Manage and support learning outcomes for more junior colleagues.
• Support the team Director’s in marketing and business development activities. This could include preparing materials and attending marketing events.
• The role includes the opportunity to share and participate actively in the management and ownership of the business through the Employee Ownership Trust, which places full ownership of the company with the employees.

The role is based in LUC’s offices in London. We work in a hybrid model with people being in the office a minimum of two days per week. There will also be travel required to visit sites, client offices and other office locations.

A full-time role is based on 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday). However, LUC has a strong track record in flexible working, and we have been recognised for our flexible working culture, so we are happy to discuss a range of flexible working options for this role including part time hours (minimum 30 hours per week) if desired.

Salary: £46,000 - £56,000 Plus London Allowance FTE (Depending on experience)

This is a great time to be joining LUC. Since its creation nearly 60 years ago, LUC has been driven by the belief that planning has a critical role to play in shaping the world around us for the better. This work has never been more critical or urgent.

Experience and qualifications

As an Associate Landscape Architect, you will be a good all-rounder, possessing skills in design and graphics, strong presentation of works and a combination of design flair and technical competence.

It is important that you have the ability to work collaboratively, can clearly articulate ideas, and communicate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders.

You should have the confidence and experience to manage projects independently but know when to seek Director support if this is necessary.

• Proficient in the use AutoCAD, Adobe software (Photoshop, InDesign & Illustrator), NBS Chorus, Microsoft programs (Word, MS Teams, & Excel).
• Ability to convey ideas using hand-drawing.
• Ability to prepare fee proposals and structure compelling tender submissions.
• You should be able to demonstrate experience in structuring and preparing written design reports, which are well laid out, with compelling graphics.
• A degree and / or a post graduate qualification in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience
• Chartered member of the Landscape Institute
• Have experience of delivering projects from inception to completion RIBA stages 0-6, preferably on development-led and residential projects.
• Experience of being client facing and working with other external design team members.
• Experience of managing the outputs of others.
• Experience of delivering built development projects across a range of sectors.
• Have led the delivery of projects to current BIM standards and use of Revit software.
• Have strong hand drawing skills.
• Have masterplanning experience.
• Have contract administration experience.
• Have consultation and engagement experience.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

Please apply by uploading your CV and covering letter via the above link

LUC is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups. We value the differences, needs and contributions a diverse workforce represents, and we strive to embed equality, diversity and inclusion in all our people related activities.

Location London

Salary £46,000 - £56,000 Plus London Allowance FTE (Depending on experience)

Contact name Arron Barker Contact email [e-mail] Contact phone [phone] Reference 2025-29