Senior Chartered Landscape Architect Belfast, Dublin

HLM Architects; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blended work model

Award-winning lifestyle package

Employee Owned Trust

Job summary

HLM Architects is seeking a Senior Chartered Landscape Architect (ILI or CMLI) to take on a Project Leader role, working across Ireland from our Dublin or Belfast studio. You will join a growing landscape team that collaborates closely with Architects, Masterplanners and Interior Designers to deliver integrated design solutions.

The ideal candidate is self-motivated, with a passion for design, client satisfaction and mentoring others through Chartership progress.

Qualifications

• Degree or Masters in Landscape Architecture.
• Chartered member of Irish Landscape Institute or UK Landscape Institute with minimum 8 years Chartership.
• Ability to mentor and support other team members through project development and Chartership.

Responsibilities

• Lead landscape projects across Ireland from concept to construction and site delivery.
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams including Architects, Masterplanners and Interior Designers.
• Drive quality design and client satisfaction while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Project leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Team collaboration

Planning

Education

Degree in Landscape Architecture

Chartered member – L.I. or UK LI

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Adobe InDesign

Photoshop

Illustrator

NBS software

BIM

Job description

Dublin Suite 401, The Greenway,,Block C, Ardilaun Court,,112‑114, St Stephen’s Green,,Dublin 2, D02 TD28
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Do you want to be part of an employee-owned, multi award- winning architecture practice that’s desire is to make spaces and places that improve lives?

HLM Landscape team has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Chartered Landscape Architect (ILI or CMLI) to take on the role of a Project Leader, working across Ireland, either based in our Dublin or Belfast studio.

You would be join our growing landscape team, with studios in the UK and Ireland. We have a strong studio culture and an inspiring team who collaborate with our Architects, Masterplanners and Interior Designers as an integrated and inclusive approach to design. We have a diverse portfolio of work; across our sectors, which vary in scale and complexity.

We are looking for talented individuals, who are creative, can lead projects and people, working as part of a team. You must be a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual, with a passion for design and client satisfaction.

Our Award winning schemes have included:

Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh;

The Wave, Exterior Project of the Year at Education Property Awards 2025;

Winner Irish Design & Excellence Awards 2022– Healthcare Project of the Year – NCH Satellite Centre at Tallaght University Hospital

RIBA Home 2030 Design Competition- Finalist;

Trent View College – Building Awards 2024;

LIHE – Life Sciences & Research Clusters Conference & Awards 2025;

The Concourse, Public Realm, Sheffield – Civic Trust Awards Regional Finalist

Key Role & Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Project Leader, working across several projects and in multi-disciplinary team environments;
• Degree or masters training in the discipline of Landscape Architecture;
• Chartered member of the Irish Landscape Institute or the UK Landscape Institute with the minimum of 8 years Chartership experience with;
• Ability to mentor and support other members of the team through project development and Chartership.
• Experience with Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013.
• Knowledge of the Irish Planning System is an advantage
• Working in ROI on Department of Education projects would be an advantage.

Experience & Skills

• Excellent communication skills, verbal, written and presentation;
• Proficiency in AutoCAD – Revit would be an advantage;
• Proficient in Adobe Suite – InDesign and Photoshop (Illustrator an advantage);
• Proven specification writing capability using NBS software;
• Understanding of Building Information Modelling (BIM);
• Experience across all work stages from concept to construction to site delivery;
• At least one project ≥ €20 million

The following skills would be desirable although not essential;

• Experience of CS Artisan RV
• Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA)

We offer a blended work model with a flexible approach to studio and remote working, along with a friendly studio environment, an award-winning lifestyle package, and a commitment to your personal development through the HLM Academy. We are also an Employee Owned Trust, which means our employees have a sense of ownership, a say in our direction and are rewarded for the part they play in our future success.

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging matter deeply to us. We want everyone to feel welcome and supported to thrive. If you need any adjustments to the application or interview process, just let our HR team know and we’ll be happy to support you.

HLM Architects is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

We offer a blended work model with a flexible approach to studio and remote working, recognising lifestyles are complex and we all have competing responsibilities. Our SMARTBlend approach supports job sharing, part-time, term time and staggered hours, home working, back to work schemes for parents, keeping in touch days, career breaks, sabbaticals and condensed hours. We recognise no one size fits all. Providing a great studio environment is only part of the equation and flexible ways of working gives us more richness, diversity and choice for how we can work most effectively.