Principal Landscape Architect - Liverpool

LEAD Careers; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established multidisciplinary consultancy in Liverpool is seeking a Principal Landscape Architect to manage a landscape team and lead infrastructure and renewables projects. The candidate should have a degree in Landscape Architecture, be a Chartered member of the Landscape Institute, and possess strong skills in visual assessments and report writing. This role offers a generous salary and comprehensive benefits, along with flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Generous Salary

Comprehensive Benefits

Profit Share

Flexible working arrangements

Support for Relocation

Qualifications

• A degree/postgraduate degree in Landscape Architecture.
• Chartered member of the Landscape Institute (CMLI).
• Strong experience preparing visual assessments.
• Confident report writing, organization, and client-facing capability.
• Familiarity with CAD, GIS, and graphic presentation tools.
• Commercial awareness and confidence in winning and delivering work.
• Ability to work both independently and within a collaborative team environment.
• A full UK driving licence and the flexibility to travel for projects.

Responsibilities

• Establish and manage a landscape team for infrastructure and renewables projects.
• Prepare visual assessments and masterplanning documents.
• Undertake field visits, including photography and site evaluations.
• Seek new business opportunities and build client relationships.
• Engage with stakeholders within multidisciplinary teams.
• Plan and carry out field surveys and analyze outputs along with environmental data.
• Design and coordinate planting and landscape plans.

Skills

Preparation of visual assessments

Report writing

Client-facing capability

Familiarity with CAD

Familiarity with GIS

Commercial awareness

Team collaboration

Independent working

Education

Degree/Postgraduate degree in Landscape Architecture

Chartered member of the Landscape Institute (CMLI)

Tools

CAD

GIS

Graphic presentation tools

Job description

Overview

Role – Principal Landscape Architect
Location – Liverpool
Salary – £DOE

Our client is a well-established multidisciplinary consultancy based in Liverpool and is looking for a Principal Landscape Architect. They work on an interesting mix of projects across the UK and Ireland, especially around renewables, energy, and infrastructure. They’re involved in onshore wind farms, solar projects, and grid connections. They also work on big infrastructure and development sites, doing everything from landscape and visual assessments to shaping masterplans.

The Liverpool office is centrally located with excellent transport connections, making commuting straightforward. It’s within easy walking distance of Liverpool’s mainline rail stations, providing direct services to Manchester, Birmingham, and other major cities. The office is also well-served by local Merseyrail and bus routes, allowing simple access from across the city. For those driving, the office is easily reached via the M62 and M6, offering good links to the North West, the Midlands, and beyond. Secure parking and cycle routes nearby make it a flexible location.

What you’ll be doing

• Establishing and managing a landscape team to support strategic infrastructure and renewables projects, ensuring projects remain on schedule and within budget
• Preparing visual assessments and masterplanning documents
• Undertaking field visits, including photography and site evaluations
• Actively seeking new business opportunities, building client relationships, and preparing proposals
• Working closely within multidisciplinary teams and engaging with stakeholders
• Planning and carrying out field surveys and analysing outputs alongside other environmental data (e.g., biodiversity metrics)
• Designing and co-ordinating planting and landscape plans

Qualifications and key skills

• A degree/post graduate degree in Landscape Architecture
• A chartered member of the Landscape Institute (CMLI)
• Strong experience preparing visual assessments
• Confident report writing, organisation, and client-facing capability
• Familiarity with CAD, GIS, and graphic presentation tools
• Commercial awareness and confidence in winning and delivering work
• Ability to work both independently and within a collaborative team environment
• A full UK driving licence and the flexibility to travel for projects

On offer

• Generous Salary
• Comprehensive Benefits
• Profit Share
• Flexible working arrangements
• Regular CPD, design reviews, and team development initiatives
• Support for Relocation (Covering initial move and accommodation needs if relocating)

The next step

If you are interested in this role or any other similar opportunities, please click apply and upload your CV, or contact Adam Johnston on 07510919594 to find out what else may be out there.

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