Senior Chartered Landscape Architect

Advance Training & Recruitment Services; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Professional development

Mentoring opportunities

Job summary

Advance Training & Recruitment Services in Belfast partners with a leading multidisciplinary design consultancy to recruit a Senior Chartered Landscape Architect. You will lead landscape projects across Ireland, collaborating with architecture, masterplanning, interior design and conservation teams.

This role offers a flexible hybrid working model, a supportive studio culture, and ongoing professional development, with opportunities to mentor colleagues and drive high-quality landscape outcomes.

Qualifications

• Chartered membership with CMLI or ILI.
• Degree in Landscape Architecture.
• Significant post-chartership leadership experience.
• Strong design capability across all project stages.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Experience mentoring landscape architects.
• Strong technical knowledge and spec writing.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite; Revit a plus.
• Good BIM understanding and collaborative digital design.
• Knowledge of Irish planning processes; education sector projects beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead landscape architecture projects from concept to site delivery.
• Manage multiple projects with quality, programme and budget controls.
• Collaborate within multidisciplinary design teams.
• Mentor junior staff and support chartership progression.
• Build client relationships and manage stakeholders.
• Prepare technical docs, specs and presentations.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards.

Skills

Project leadership

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Design delivery

AutoCAD

Adobe Creative Suite

Revit

BIM processes

Irish planning knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Landscape Architecture degree

CMLI/ILI chartered

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Senior Chartered Landscape Architect

The Opportunity

Advance TRS is partnering with a leading multidisciplinary design consultancy to recruit a Senior Chartered Landscape Architect to join their growing team in Belfast.

The successful candidate will take on a Project Leader role, delivering landscape architecture projects across Ireland while collaborating closely with professionals in architecture, masterplanning, interior design and conservation. Working within a fully integrated design environment, you’ll contribute to a diverse portfolio of projects spanning multiple sectors and varying in scale and complexity.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Chartered Landscape Architect who enjoys leading projects, mentoring others and working as part of a collaborative, design-led practice. The role would suit someone who is passionate about creating high-quality landscapes, thrives in multidisciplinary teams and is committed to delivering exceptional outcomes for clients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the delivery of landscape architecture projects across a diverse portfolio from concept design through to construction and site completion.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring quality, programme and budget objectives are achieved.
• Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary design teams, contributing to integrated design solutions.
• Mentor and support junior colleagues, including assisting with professional development and chartership progression.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and project stakeholders.
• Prepare technical documentation, specifications and presentations to a high standard.
• Ensure projects are delivered in line with relevant health and safety legislation and industry standards.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Chartered Membership of the Landscape Institute (CMLI) or Irish Landscape Institute (ILI).
• A degree or master’s qualification in Landscape Architecture.
• Significant post-chartership experience, including leading large-scale multidisciplinary projects.
• Strong design capability with experience across all project stages, from concept through to construction and site delivery.
• Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience mentoring and supporting developing landscape architects.
• Strong technical knowledge, including specification writing and project delivery.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite; Revit experience would be advantageous.
• Good understanding of BIM processes and collaborative digital design.
• Knowledge of Irish planning processes and education sector projects would be beneficial.

What’s on Offer

Our client offers a flexible hybrid working model, allowing a balance between studio collaboration and remote working. Employees benefit from a supportive and creative studio culture, ongoing investment in professional development, structured learning programmes, and the opportunity to work on a varied portfolio of nationally recognised, award-winning projects.

About Our Client

Our client is an award-winning multidisciplinary design practice with a strong reputation for delivering innovative architecture, landscape architecture and masterplanning solutions across the UK and Ireland. Their collaborative approach, commitment to design excellence and investment in their people have established them as a respected name within the built environment, offering excellent long-term career development opportunities.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.