Principal Landscape Planner - with LVIA experience

Ramboll3; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ramboll seeks a Principal Landscape Planner to join our Edinburgh or Glasgow offices. You will lead diverse landscape planning projects, including wind farms, solar, transmission and urban development, and collaborate with environmental and engineering specialists across the UK and internationally.

You will develop technically robust deliverables, guide staff, manage workloads, and contribute to proposals and resource planning while advancing sustainable and resilient places.

Qualifications

• Master's or postgraduate qualification in landscape architecture.
• Chartered Membership of the Landscape Institute or equivalent professional accreditation.
• Well‑developed experience in landscape architecture, planning, landscape and visual impact assessment (wind farm experience desirable).
• Advanced analytical, problem‑solving and consultancy skills.
• Ability to lead and coordinate significant landscape workstreams and deliver quality on time.
• Strong knowledge of industry standards, professional practice, legislation and technical guidance.
• Excellent written, graphic, presentation and communication skills with clients and teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, GIS, Adobe Creative Suite, Autodesk and/or Revit.

Responsibilities

• Apply advanced landscape planning and assessment expertise to identify issues and develop robust solutions.
• Lead and coordinate landscape workstreams, ensuring high‑quality outputs are delivered to programme.
• Undertake research, data collection, site visits, technical photography and LVIA work.
• Interpret landscape information to identify effects, risks and opportunities and translate findings into clear recommendations.
• Prepare and present accurate written, graphic and technical materials for clients and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with colleagues, clients and external consultants; mentor junior staff and provide day‑to‑day guidance.
• Manage workloads with limited supervision, ensuring quality, programme and resource planning.
• Work as a key member of the national landscape and environment teams.

Skills

Landscape planning

LVIA

Wind farm experience

Team leadership

Client communication

GIS

Adobe Creative Suite

Autodesk/Revit

Education

Master's degree in Landscape Architecture

Landscape Institute accreditation

Tools

GIS

Adobe Creative Suite

Autodesk

Revit

Job description

We are seeking a talented Principal Landscape Planner to join our growing, 18-strong team of landscape architects and landscape planners. Ideally, the role would be based in our Edinburgh or Glasgow offices; however, other office locations can be discussed on an individual basis.

Are you excited about leading on a diverse range of landscape planning projects covering wind farms, solar, transmission, data centre, and urban development projects? Are you curious about collaborating with environmental and engineering specialists on projects across the UK and internationally?

If this sounds like you, or you are curious to learn more, this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our Landscape Team as our new Principal Landscape Planner and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role

You will work in a collaborative and supportive environment where, as a Principal Landscape Planner, you will be expected to develop technically robust deliverables and projects and consider creative and innovative approaches for development of optimum outcomes for people, nature and the environment.

Ramboll has a large in-house environmental team, and we work collaboratively with them to find effective, original mitigation and design solutions. Ramboll places great emphasis on our ability to combine skills to find solutions to complex or unusual problems, develop long-term relationships with our clients, and help them create sustainable and resilient places.

As a Principal Landscape Planner, your key tasks and responsibilities will be:

• Apply advanced landscape planning and assessment expertise to identify issues, analyse complex information and develop robust, practical solutions.


• Take responsibility for substantial landscape components and larger aspects of the problem‑solving process, from research and assessment through to recommendations and implementation.


• Lead and coordinate defined landscape workstreams, ensuring technically accurate, high‑quality outputs are delivered to programme.


• Undertake research, data collection, site visits, technical photography and landscape assessments, applying sound professional judgement and relevant technical guidance.


• Interpret landscape and visual information to identify effects, risks, constraints and opportunities, and translate findings into clear recommendations.


• Prepare and present accurate, persuasive written, graphic and technical materials for clients, stakeholders, decision‑makers and multidisciplinary teams.


• Work collaboratively with colleagues, clients and external consultants; support senior colleagues and provide technical guidance, with briefing, coaching and day‑to‑day support to less experienced staff.


• Manage workloads with limited supervision, taking responsibility for deliverables, quality, programme and communication, while contributing technical knowledge to proposals and resource planning.


• You will work as a key member of the national landscape and environment teams, collaborating with colleagues, clients, external experts and other disciplines to deliver high‑qual

About you

• Master's or postgraduate qualification in landscape architecture or a related discipline, ideally from a Landscape Institute‑accredited course.


• Chartered Membership of the Landscape Institute or equivalent professional accreditation.


• Well‑developed experience in landscape architecture, planning, landscape and visual impact assessment (experience of working on wind farm projects is highly desirable).


• Advanced analytical, problem‑solving and consultancy skills, including identifying issues, assessing options and developing robust recommendations.


• Ability to lead and coordinate significant landscape workstreams and take responsibility for quality and timely delivery.


• Strong knowledge of relevant industry standards, professional practice, legislation and technical guidance.


• Excellent written, graphic, presentation and communication skills when working with clients, stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams.


• Ability to manage workloads independently, support senior colleagues, mentor junior staff and use relevant software, including Microsoft Office, GIS, Adobe Creative Suite, Autodesk and/or Revit.