Senior Landscape Architect - 30885

Environment Agency; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Environment Agency is seeking a Chartered Senior Landscape Architect to join their National Environmental Assessment Service team. This role involves providing specialist advice on landscape projects, ensuring compliance with environmental legislation, and engaging with stakeholders. The position offers opportunities for training and professional development in a supportive and flexible work environment.

Benefits

Generous pension provision

Flexible working patterns

Comprehensive induction and training

Opportunities for CPD

Qualifications

• Professional experience as a Chartered Landscape Architect.
• Experience in landscape planning and impact assessment.
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide assurance on compliance with environmental legislation.
• Support the consenting process for designated landscape sites.
• Engage with stakeholders to facilitate environmental outcomes.

Skills

Effective communication

Interpersonal skills

Influencing skills

Education

Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute

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We are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies.

Job Description

We are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies.

We are looking for a Chartered Senior Landscape Architect (SLA) to join our National Environmental Assessment Service team (NEAS). The Senior Landscape Architect is a chartered landscape architect, supporting delivery of the FCRM capital programme by providing specialist advice to teams delivering strategies, plans and projects with a high or medium level of risk to the landscape.

NEAS manage the environmental assessment of many of the Environment Agency’s capital projects and the Strategic Environmental Assessment of relevant Strategies and Plans to ensure projects fully comply with environmental legislation and policy.

We currently have a vacancy in the Eastern Hub. Applicants successful at interview from any geographical location will be held on our reserve list for the next 6 months and may be offered roles in other teams nationally if vacancies arise.

Duties will include:

Providing assurance on compliance with environmental legislation, including the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, and conformance with Government and Environment Agency plans, policies and strategies relating to landscape.

Supporting the consenting process around works affecting designated landscape sites and engage with stakeholders and landscape groups to facilitate delivery of environmental outcomes.

Supporting compliance with planning consents during construction and advise on landscape establishment and aftercare contracts.

Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you.

The team

NEAS is divided into 6 operational Hubs, each led by an Operational Unit Manager, supported by Principal Specialists providing technical leadership, and Team Leaders. Each team works collaboratively with our environmental supply partners to provide technical expertise and support day-to-day delivery of projects within our flood & coastal erosion risk management programme.

You’ll be a member of a team comprised of colleagues with professional backgrounds in archaeology/heritage, ecology, environmental assessment, sustainability, carbon and landscape design.

Essential

Experience/skills required

• Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute with professional experience.
• Experience of landscape planning, landscape and visual appraisal and impact assessment, landscape design and contract administration.
• Experience of working collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Effective communication.
• Effective interpersonal and influencing skills enabling a collaborative environment.
  
  
  

Advantageous

• Knowledge of flood and coastal risk management, however in house training is available.
• Conversant in project management terminology
  
  
  

You will be offered comprehensive induction/training and will be given the time and space to learn while performing the role. You will be given opportunities for CPD and training.

Contact and additional information

Benefits include generous pension provision and leave entitlement. Our flexible working supports a healthy work/life balance and offers numerous choices to accommodate the demands that personal commitments may present. The role is a hybrid role, as there is an expectation to attend meetings both in the office and other external locations, but some home working is possible. Excellent training and learning opportunities are available, including personal and professional development



Travel To Other Offices And Sites Will Be Required.

For further information about this role, please email:

[e-mail]

Contacts:

Tariq Munir - East South Hub Team Leader

Robert Scott, Principle Landscape Architect

Interviews via Microsoft Teams anticipated: 16/06/2025

Competence 1

Influences and Persuades Others

Description

Description: Presenting a case in a convincing and attractive way that will win people over, encouraging them to follow plans willingly; often succeeding where logic and reason alone would fail.

Question: Tell us about a time you worked collaboratively with a customer or partners to address a landscape issue and achieve a satisfactory outcome which was supported and accepted by all parties

PLEASE NOTE: Your answer will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response. You may consider using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action, Result) when formulating your answer to the question.

Competence 2

Environmental Awareness

Description

Description: Appreciates the impact that activities have on the environment and identifies ways to protect and preserve the environment for the future and limit negative environmental impact

Question: Provide an example when you used your professional expertise to deliver an outcome with positive impact(s) on the environment, our communities or wildlife



PLEASE NOTE: Your answer will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response. You may consider using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action, Result) when formulating your answer to the question.

Competence 3

Legislative Knowledge

Description

Description: Applies a knowledge of statutory environmental and technical requirements to protect both the Environment Agency and the environment.

Question: Provide an example when you have used your legislative knowledge to work with and influence, people from different backgrounds, to ensure the successful management and, or delivery of a landscape project.

PLEASE NOTE: Your answer will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response. You may consider using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action, Result) when formulating your answer to the question.

Competence 4

Achieves Results

Description

Description: Sets and delivers high work standards, demonstrates the drive to meet targets. Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results.

Question: Describe an example and your role in delivering a successful landscape project when faced with significant challenges or obstacles.

PLEASE NOTE: Your answer will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response. You may consider using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action, Result) when formulating your answer to the question.

Role specific professional membership requirements

Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute (CMLI)

If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.

We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.

We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

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