Graduate Landscape Architect

Cooper & Hall Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

GHD is seeking a Landscape Architect to join our Leeds or Newcastle team. You will work on diverse projects, developing materials for senior management and client reports, and gaining experience across design, data analysis, and stakeholder engagement.

The role offers hybrid working with mentoring and ongoing training, supporting your professional growth in landscape architecture and urban design within a global environment.

Qualifications

• Landscape Architect with degree qualification including master planning, detailed design and delivery experience.
• Background in landscape, urban design, environmental consultancy (preferred).
• Highly skilled in design/graphics packages including hand drawing, sketching, AutoCAD, SketchUp, and Adobe Suite.
• Position based in Newcastle upon Tyne and Leeds offices with hybrid working; benefits, mentoring and training.

Responsibilities

• Consulting Project Content Development: write materials visible to senior management including slide decks and client reports.
• Data Collection and Analysis: collate and analyze data using preset tools and formats; work independently.
• Improvement/Innovation: identify shortcomings and address via change management programs.
• Stakeholder Engagement: arrange actions/meetings/events and supporting materials.
• Document Management: create a company-wide document management system and ensure compliance.
• Operations Management: provide operational support and supervise transactional operations; follow established systems.
• Work Scheduling and Allocation: assign short-term work schedules to team while meeting timelines.
• Personal Capability Building: develop capabilities through assessment, training and coaching; maintain knowledge.
• Operational Compliance: identify noncompliance and escalate issues.
• Project Management: work within a project management plan to achieve goals.
• Client & Customer Management (External): help manage client relationships using sales/client systems.

Skills

Landscape architecture

Master planning

Detailed design

Delivery experience

Urban design

Environmental consultancy

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Adobe Suite

Hand drawing

Sketching

Education

Landscape architecture degree

Master planning specialisation

Tools

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Adobe Suite

Job description

Based in our Leeds or Newcastle Office

You will get involved in a portfolio of different projects and apply your newly acquired skills in a range of environments. Your role will develop as your knowledge of our business increases, but initially you will be involved in:

Responsibilities

• Consulting Project Content Development: Develop and write materials that are highly visible—such as slide decks for standardized presentations to senior management, or sections of client reports—for review by more senior colleagues.
• Data Collection and Analysis: Collate and analyze data using preset tools, methods, and formats. Involves working independently.
• Improvement/Innovation: Identify shortcomings in existing processes, systems, and procedures, and use established change management programs to address them.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Assist with stakeholder engagement by arranging actions, meetings, events, and supporting materials to promote stakeholder understanding and commitment.
• Document Management: Create a company-wide document management system and ensure compliance with it.
• Operations Management: Provide operational support services and sometimes act as first-line supervisor of a transactional operations area. Involves using existing systems and protocols.
• Work Scheduling and Allocation: Assign short-term work schedules to a team of subordinates in order to achieve expectations while following established timelines.
• Personal Capability Building: Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
• Operational Compliance: Identify, within the team, instances of noncompliance with the organization’s policies and procedures and/or relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, reporting these instances and escalating issues as appropriate.
• Project Management: Work within an established project management plan to achieve specific goals.
• Client & Customer Management (External): Help senior colleagues manage client and customer relationships by using relevant sales or client systems.

Qualifications and Skills Required

• Landscape Architect with degree qualification including master planning, detailed design, and delivery experience.
• Background in landscape, urban design, environmental consultancy (preferred).
• Highly skilled in various design and graphics packages to include hand drawing, sketching, AutoCAD, SketchUp, and Adobe Suite.
• Position is based in Newcastle upon Tyne and Leeds offices (hybrid working) with comprehensive benefits package, mentoring, and on‑going training.

What We Offer

• A professional, friendly, and inclusive culture based on our core values of Safety, Teamwork, Respect, and Integrity.
• A competitive salary.
• A comprehensive benefits package; pension, medical insurance, income protection, 25 days holiday with the option to buy an additional 4 weeks.
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – cycle to work, discounted gym membership, season ticket loan, discounts on retail & wellbeing classes.
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform.
• Wellbeing resources and tools, and demonstration of our commitment to wellbeing by signing up to the Mental Health at Work Commitment.
• Team‑led flexible working.
• Opportunities to grow your skills and shape your career towards technical expertise, developing the market or leading a business or team.
• International, multi‑cultural team of highly motivated individuals.
• An exciting referral program; bring people with you!

Our Commitment to You

Commitment is a powerful word that defines how we do business, how we serve our clients, and how we care for one another. We will support your needs by giving you the tools to do your best work and then recognize achievements. We will set your curiosity free to allow brilliant minds to do their best work. We will invest in new ideas, removing barriers where we can. Finally, we will encourage you to collaborate with thousands of diverse people across our global business.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

This lies at the heart of our team culture. We operate a flat intellectual hierarchy meaning every voice is heard and has genuine influence. We believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, and experience, and we recognize the value this brings to our collective team approach to solving challenging client problems.

Inclusion is hugely important to us and we want to ensure every team member can balance work around their unique personal circumstances. We will advocate for your professional development and provide access to formal education through the GHD Business School and practical application through technical delivery.

Please note that for graduate positions, we do not offer sponsorship for work visas or immigration. Candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.

GHD aims to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to gender reassignment, age, disability, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, or race.