Senior Landscape Architect

Landscape Institute; West Midlands, City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading landscape architecture firm in the UK seeks a Senior Landscape Architect with 5+ years of experience to manage projects and contribute to design direction. The ideal candidate has strong design skills, extensive knowledge of the English Planning System, and proficiency in software such as VectorWorks and CAD. This role offers a competitive salary, benefits including a pension scheme, and hybrid working options.

Benefits

8% Employer Pension Scheme

Life assurance

Private Medical Insurance

28 days annual leave

CPD opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in the English Planning System.
• Ability to undertake various scale projects.
• Strong understanding of project expenditure and fee monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to project design direction.
• Develop good relationships with clients and consultants.
• Lead site visits and attend public consultations.

Skills

Conceptual design skills

Analytical design skills

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Business development

Education

5+ years industry experience post CMLI qualification

Tools

VectorWorks

CAD

Microsoft Office

Adobe Creative Cloud

QGIS

Job description

Overview

Location Birmingham, Bournemouth or London

The purpose: Senior Landscape Architects are expected to have a growing expertise in landscape architecture and expected to play an active role in the day-to-day running of projects. They will be expected to play an active role in the design direction of projects and to contribute to the strategic aims of tor&co. They will be expected to demonstrate their design flair and their aptitude to undertake a range of tasks. Senior landscape architects will be working towards membership of, or submitted an application for chartered membership of the Landscape Institute (CMLI).

External Activities

• Promotion of tor&co message – understand and be able to communicate core values and mission statement
• Contribute towards client, consultant and local authority meetings with senior members (attend alone when required)
• Attend and contribute towards public consultation events and other presentations
• Lead site visits
• Support senior members of the team at key meetings or presentations
• Participate in an active role with clients and collaborating with other professionals (e.g engineers)
• Develop good relationships with other design consultants and clients
• Bring to the attention of the Technical Directors and Directors cross discipline opportunities and new work leads

About you

• 5+ years industry experience post CMLI qualification
• Strong conceptual and analytical design skills
• Excellent design flair and creative approach to Landscape Architecture
• Extensive experience of and working within the English Planning System
• Experience on various scale projects with large scale project experience desirable
• Proficient in VectorWorks/ CAD, Microsoft Office and National Building Specification with the ability to competently use (be familiar with) some or all of the following Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign and Illustrator) and Resoft WindFarm, QGIS or at least the willingness and ability to learn
• Excellent presentation of work and communication skills
• Strong understanding of project expenditure and fee monitoring
• Business development experience desirable
• Right to work in the UK

• A competitive salary and benefits package
• 8% Employer Pension Scheme
• Life assurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Hybrid working
• 28 days annual leave (rising to 33 days with length of service)
• Paid bank holidays
• Benefits platform – currently offering benefits such as salary sacrifice car scheme, cycle to work scheme and other options
• CPD opportunities and a dynamic office environment
• tor&co is a SBTi validated net zero company

To apply

Please send your cover letter, CV and up to 5 sides of A3 design examples and 1 x written report of your recent work of your choice, noting where you saw the advert, to [e-mail]

Applications without a portfolio will not be considered.

Further information about the company can be found on our website torandco.com

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