Senior Landscape Architect

ZipRecruiter; City Of London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing landscape architecture practice in Central London is seeking a Senior Landscape Architect with 6-10 years of experience. You will work on innovative projects, combining hands-on design with leadership responsibilities. This role offers an opportunity to shape the future of the practice and contribute to exciting, high-profile projects in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Approximately 6 - 10+ years’ professional experience, ideally with some already at senior/Associate level.
• Strong experience across all project stages, from masterplanning to detailed design.
• Excellent design and technical skills, with the ability to deliver innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a variety of unique and groundbreaking projects.
• Work closely with the practice lead on design and leadership responsibilities.
• Contribute to the practice’s long-term success and growth.

Skills

Design skills

Leadership

Client-facing skills

Collaborative approach

Innovation

Job description

Job Description

Senior Landscape Architect

Location: Central London

Salary: Up to £55,000 (depending on experience)

Ref: LA250903

Senior Landscape Architect

About the Company

Our client is a growing landscape architecture and urban design practice, formed through a long-standing partnership with an established project management consultancy. Though recently established, the practice is already engaged in an exciting pipeline of high-profile projects, offering the opportunity to play a key role in shaping its growth and direction.

They pride themselves on delivering innovative, challenging, and creative projects in collaboration with excellent clients and multidisciplinary teams. With ambitions to expand into ecology and arboriculture in the future, this is a chance to join at a pivotal stage of development and contribute to the practice’s long-term success.

About the Role

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Landscape Architect (around 6 -10 years’ experience) to work closely with the practice lead, delivering a variety of unique and groundbreaking projects. The role combines hands-on design with leadership responsibilities, offering scope to help develop the practice and, longer term, the opportunity to acquire shares in the business.

Key project examples include:

• Pre-planning masterplanning for a major new UK visitor destination.
• Post-planning detailed design for an ambitious new research and development campus with a unique environmental focus.
• A diverse range of urban planning and design projects from inception to construction.

The role is based in Central London, within a collaborative office environment close to Borough station.

About You

We are looking for a creative, ambitious, and experienced Senior Landscape Architect who brings:

• Approximately 6 - 10+ years’ professional experience, ideally with some already at senior / Associate level.
• Strong experience across all project stages, from masterplanning to detailed design.
• Excellent design and technical skills, with the ability to deliver innovative solutions.
• Confidence in client-facing roles and in working with multidisciplinary teams.
• A collaborative approach and enthusiasm to contribute to a growing practice.
• Ambition to progress your career, with an interest in helping to shape the long-term direction of the business.

This is a rare opportunity to join a dynamic new practice at an early stage and to play a key role in its future growth and success.