Landscape Architect

Wardell Armstrong International Ltd.; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in landscape architecture seeks a Senior Landscape Architect in Leeds. The role involves leading diverse projects, managing teams, and collaborating with specialists. Ideal candidates will have chartered status and significant experience in landscape design, demonstrating strong project management and communication skills.

Benefits

Pension Plan with Employer's contribution

Private Health Care Scheme

24 days annual leave

Flexitime Working Schedule

Cycle to Work Scheme

Travel Loans

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of UK Landscape Architecture experience.
• Chartered status with at least 2 years post-chartership experience.
• Ability to manage and mentor junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of landscape projects across various sectors.
• Act as main client and design team contact.
• Oversee project management including commercials and resources.

Skills

Project management

Landscape design

Communication

Problem-solving

Mentoring

Technical competency

Creative design

Education

Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute

Tools

AutoCAD

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

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In response to a growing portfolio of exciting projects we are seeking an experienced, Chartered, Senior Landscape Architect with at least 5 years of UK Landscape Architecture work experience, to join our creative landscape design team in Leeds.

Our ideal candidate will be ambitious, dynamic, engaging and an excellent communicator with hands-on experience of leading on the design and delivery of projects across all RIBA work stages.

Key tasks will involve being the main client and design team contact across a range of exciting projects including education, masterplanning, healthcare, sport and leisure, residential, public realm and some fantastic community initiative projects. You will be responsible for the day to day running of your own projects with the support of an experienced team. This opportunity will give the successful candidate scope to thrive and take genuine ownership of the projects, whilst being a key part within a small and close-knit creative design team.

As part of a multi-disciplinary firm, there will also be opportunities to collaborate on projects with a wide range of specialists from within our environment, planning, engineering and sustainability teams.

(A flavour of our current project portfolio is available to view on our Instagram page ‘wa_landscape')

Desired skills and qualities:

• Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute (minimum 2 years post chartership experience)
• Experience leading Landscape design projects across a range of sectors and scales
• Project management responsibilities including commercials, time, resourcing, and contracts
• Experience of LVIA and assessment work
• Delegating tasks to a support team
• Ability to manage and mentor more junior members of the team
• A creative, problem-solving approach to design
• Technically competent throughout the design process from briefing to overseeing works on site
• Excellent computer graphic capabilities and hand drawing skill
• Fully proficient in the use AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite to a high standard (REVIT desirable but not essential)
• Understanding and ideally experience of SuDS, BNG and masterplanning
• A high standard of written English and excellent presentation skills
• Ability to take initiative in response to direction or instruction
• Good design flair and ability to develop designs from concept through to detailed design and specification
• Full UK driving license

We offer:

• Membership of the Firm's Group Personal Pension Plan, with Employer's contribution of up to 5%
• Payment of a relevant professional subscription..
• 24 days annual leave per year.
• Membership to the Firm's Private Health Care Scheme.
• Inclusion in the Firm's Critical Illness Cover Policy.
• Inclusion in the Firm's Life Assurance Policy, insuring you 3 times your annual salary.
• Mobile Phone with inclusive tariff including personal usage.
• Flexitime Working Schedule.
• Long service awards.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Travel Loans.
• Recruitment Bounty Scheme.

About us

Wardell Armstrong is a successful, award-winning, multi-disciplinary consultancy with 13 offices throughout the UK employing approximately 500 staff including a team of >20 landscape architects. At the heart of our business lies a group of outstanding people delivering client-focused solutions to challenging problems across a range of sectors and we are always looking for creative and enthusiastic individuals to join our firm. Wardell Armstrong is a Landscape Institute Registered Practice and a member of the IEMA benchmark scheme for EIA.

Having recently merged with SLR Consulting, you will be joining Wardell Armstrong at an exciting time. We are currently coming together with approximately one hundred Landscape Architects from within SLRs multi-disciplinary, environmental and sustainability consultancy, which works on leading projects across the globe.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services

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