Principal Landscape Planner

Ramboll; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Principal Landscape Planner in Leeds, contributing to sustainable projects in energy and transport. You will lead a team, mentor juniors, and manage landscape planning from start to finish, ensuring high-quality outputs and collaboration across teams.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Supportive leadership and inclusive culture

Flexible working environment

Generous leave

Pension

Private medical

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Experience in landscape planning, especially in renewable energy sectors.
• Ability to mentor junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Deliver landscape planning packages across all project stages.
• Lead meetings and contribute to business development activities.

Skills

Communication

Team Management

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 our new Principal Landscape Planner and work with a team of experts dedicated to creating sustainable societies. You will be involved in delivering landscape planning packages across all project stages, leading meetings, mentoring juniors, and contributing to business development activities. Your role involves site visits, technical photography, and preparing landscape and visual evidence.

About You

• A Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute
• Experience advising on landscape planning, especially in renewable energy sectors
• Strong communication and team management skills
• Proficiency in IT packages like Microsoft Office, GIS, and Adobe Creative Suite
• Ability to build relationships with colleagues and clients
• Organized, with good workload management skills

Personal qualities include understanding other environmental and engineering disciplines, flexibility, and the ability to work collaboratively across teams and external organizations.

What We Can Offer You

• Development opportunities
• Supportive leadership and inclusive culture
• Flexible working environment
• Generous leave, pension, private medical, and life assurance

If this role resonates with you, or if you're curious to learn more, please submit your application with an up-to-date CV. We value diversity and encourage all qualified candidates to apply, even if you don't meet every requirement. Passion and potential are highly regarded at Ramboll.

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