Senior Landscape Architect / Designer

Bjarke Ingels Group; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading architecture firm is seeking a talented Senior Landscape Architect/Designer for their London studio. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience, a professional degree in Landscape Architecture, and strong design skills. You will be responsible for the delivery of high-profile projects and play a key role in team collaborations and client interactions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Landscape Architect/Designer.
• Chartered Membership of Landscape Institute (CMLI) is desirable.
• Strong conceptual and design skills with proficiency in design software.

Responsibilities

• Design landscape projects and coordinate BIG-L team activities.
• Generate creative ideas and manage client presentations.
• Mentor junior members in design and technical developments.

Skills

Design of landscape projects

Technical development

Creativity

Presentation skills

Communication

Education

Professional degree in Landscape Architecture

Tools

Rhino

Adobe Suite

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Senior Landscape Architect / Designer, London

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29.06.2025

Expiry Date:

13.08.2025

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Job Description:

BIG is a group of 750+ architects, engineers, urbanists, inventors, researchers and business minds from all over the world who are based in our Copenhagen, New York, London, Barcelona and Los Angeles offices. While we are led by a group of expert partners, directors, and associates, a flat hierarchy and collaborative spirit are essential to our BIG ecosystem. We are infectiously ambitious and unified by the shared mission to craft the world we want to live in, to give form to our future one project at a time.

We are currently looking for a talented, motivated, and ambitious Senior Landscape Architect/Designer to work on a number of high-profile projects as an integrated member of the Landscape team at BIG’s London studio. You will be based in the office together with a vibrant, multidisciplinary team of 200+ BIGsters, and will be responsible for the delivery of projects of varying scale and typology in the Middle East and UK, including masterplans, buildings, and public realm design.

Key responsibilities:

Design of landscape projects and day-to-day coordination of BIG-L team

Generating creative, responsive, and boundary-pushing ideas in collaboration with Partners, project subconsultants and clients

Technical development and management of landscape projects

Production and coordination of drawing sets

Ensuring design intent and quality across all stages

Presentation and inspiring both internal design teams and client groups

Balancing design intent, costs, and technical feasibility in close collaboration with design leadership

Mentoring junior members in both design and technical developments

Participate in landscape leadership strategies in future growth of BIG-L London

The ideal candidate:

Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Landscape Architect/Designer on built and published references

Professional degree in Landscape Architecture

Chartered Membership of Landscape Institute (CMLI) is desirable

Experience workingon hospitality projects and projects in the Middle East is preferable

Experience in an array of typologies (public, private, master planning) and technical realms (resiliency, large and small scale)

Experience in planting, natural systems and grading design aspects of landscape architecture

Experience with technical detailing and documentation is preferable

Strong conceptual and design skills

Influential and confident in client presentation, team management and project coordination

Ability to work under pressure with an open and flexible attitude

Proficiency in Rhino and Adobe Suite is essential, Revit and Enscape is desirable

Excellent communication skills and fluency in English (spoken and written)

This job description reflects the core activities of the role and is not intended to be either prescriptive or exhaustive; it is issued as a framework to outline the main areas of responsibility at the time of writing. There is a requirement for the post holder to recognise this and adopt a flexible approach to work.

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