Principal Landscape Planner

Ramboll; Bristol; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading design and engineering consultancy as a Principal Landscape Planner. In this role, you will lead landscape planning projects, mentor junior staff, and ensure high-quality deliverables. The position offers a flexible working environment and opportunities for professional development within a diverse portfolio of projects.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Matched pension contributions

Private medical and life insurance

Flexible working environment

Dedicated development support

Qualifications

• Experience in landscape planning, especially in renewable energy sectors.
• Excellent communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Delivering landscape planning packages across all project stages.
• Mentoring junior staff and collaborating with the wider landscape team.
• Conducting site visits and technical photography.

Skills

Communication

Team Management

Relationship Building

Organizational Skills

Education

Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute

Tools

Microsoft Office

GIS

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

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Do you want an integral role within a growing landscape team while working on a diverse portfolio of projects in the energy, transport, and regeneration sectors? Are you confident in supporting, briefing, and mentoring junior members of the team, and leading landscape planning elements of projects through all development stages? Are you comfortable preparing and giving landscape and visual evidence, or keen to add this capability to your skillset?

Job Description

Join Ramboll as a Principal Landscape Planner and be part of a leading design, engineering, and consultancy company with a national landscape team based in multiple offices including Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, London, and Oxford. We work collaboratively to create sustainable societies where people and nature flourish.

Your key responsibilities will include:

1. Delivering landscape planning packages across all project stages, including client interface, feasibility, appraisal, stakeholder consultation, and monitoring.
2. Leading meetings with clients, stakeholders, and project teams.
3. Mentoring junior staff and collaborating with the wider landscape team.
4. Ensuring high-quality, technically accurate work.
5. Contributing to business development activities such as proposals and tenders.
6. Utilizing digital tools for design and assessment.
7. Conducting site visits and technical photography.
8. Preparing landscape planning outputs, including visual evidence.

About You

• Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute.
• Experience advising on landscape planning, especially in renewable energy sectors.
• Strong relationship-building skills with colleagues and external partners.
• Team management capabilities.
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Organized, able to prioritize, and work independently.
• Proficient in IT packages such as Microsoft Office, GIS, and Adobe Creative Suite.

Personal qualities include a good understanding of related environmental, design, and engineering disciplines, flexibility to work on diverse projects, and the ability to collaborate across teams and with external clients.

What We Can Offer You

• Dedicated development support.
• Leadership guided by principles.
• An inclusive culture respecting individual uniqueness.
• Inspiring colleagues and projects.
• Long-term stability as a foundation-owned company.
• Flexible working environment.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Matched pension contributions.
• Private medical and life insurance.

Interested? Please submit your CV. We value diversity and encourage all qualified candidates to apply, even if you don’t meet every requirement. Passion and potential are equally important.

For questions, contact Talia Burrell at [e-mail].