Senior Landscape Architect/ Landscape Planner

Mattinson Partnership; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 42 000 - 62 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Mattinson Partnership is seeking Senior Landscape Architect/Landscape Planner to lead landscape planning and LVIA work in London, with options for Manchester. The role supports a varied portfolio from residential to national infrastructure projects and offers progression towards Chartered status.

Candidates will manage client relationships, contribute to masterplanning and design, and work within a multidisciplinary team while developing professional skills and industry knowledge.

Qualifications

• Degree in Landscape Architecture or a relevant degree with strong interest in landscape planning.
• Experience or interest in landscape planning; not primarily a detailed landscape design role.
• Experience in or exposure to LVIAs and NSIPs is desirable.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Chartered Institute membership or progression towards Chartership, or willingness to work towards it.
• Good IT skills including CAD/Vectorworks and Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Ability to work confidently with clients, consultants and professionals.

Responsabilités

• Support or lead preparation of LVIAs with high-quality outputs.
• Conduct site appraisals, baseline landscape analysis and photography.
• Manage smaller projects with available support as needed.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across planning, masterplanning, ecology and transport.
• Contribute to landscape design, mitigation strategies and masterplanning.
• Attend client meetings, site visits and stakeholder engagement.
• Develop professional knowledge through CPD and networking.
• For senior roles, develop client relationships and contribute to business development.

Connaissances

Landscape planning

LVIAs

Client relations

CPD

Formation

Degree in Landscape Architecture

Outils

CAD/Vectorworks

Adobe Creative Cloud

Description du poste

Senior Landscape Architect/ Landscape Planner

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Senior Landscape Architect/ Landscape Planner - LVIA

About the Role

An established and growing landscape consultancy is looking for Landscape Architects and Landscape Planners from Graduate through to Senior level to join its expanding team.

This is an opportunity to work across a varied portfolio of projects, contributing to landscape-led planning, assessment and design. The successful candidates will be proactive, creative and keen to find practical solutions to project challenges while delivering high-quality work for clients.

The team brings together a broad range of skills across landscape planning and design, providing robust landscape planning advice alongside landscape-led masterplanning and high-level design. Projects range from smaller residential schemes through to major infrastructure and nationally significant renewable energy projects.

Senior candidates will have the opportunity to develop and manage their own portfolio of clients and projects, while more junior candidates will receive structured support with career development, including progression towards Chartered Landscape Architect status.

The role is primarily based in London, with applications from Senior Landscape Architects based in Manchester also being considered.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting or leading the preparation of Landscape and Visual Impact Assessments (LVIAs), producing high-quality written and graphical outputs.
• Undertaking site appraisals, photography and baseline landscape analysis to a high technical standard.
• Managing smaller projects independently, with support available where required.
• Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, including planning, masterplanning, transport, ecology, heritage and environmental specialists.
• Contributing to landscape design, mitigation strategies and landscape-led masterplanning.
• Attending and contributing to client meetings, site visits and stakeholder engagement.
• Developing professional and industry knowledge through CPD, networking, business development and wider sector engagement.
• For more senior candidates, developing client relationships and contributing to business development and the growth of the team's project portfolio.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• A degree in Landscape Architecture, or a relevant degree such as Town Planning, Geography or Urban Design with a strong interest in landscape planning.
• Experience or a strong interest in landscape planning. This is not primarily a detailed landscape design role.
• Experience in, or exposure to, LVIAs and/or Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Chartered Landscape Institute membership, progression through the Pathway to Chartership, or a willingness to work towards Chartership.
• Good IT and technical skills, including experience with CAD/Vectorworks and Adobe Creative Cloud.
• The ability to work confidently with clients, consultants and other professionals.
• A proactive approach to professional development and keeping up to date with industry knowledge, guidance and technology.
• The right to work in the UK.

What's on Offer

• The opportunity to work on a varied portfolio of landscape planning and design projects.
• Exposure to major residential, infrastructure and renewable energy schemes.
• A supportive environment with clear opportunities for career progression.
• Support towards professional development and Landscape Institute Chartership.
• Opportunities to build client relationships and develop business development skills.
• Regular CPD and professional development opportunities.
• The chance to work as part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team.