Senior Landscape Architect - Masterplanning & Design Strategy

Bidwells; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension up to 8%

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Birthday leave

Wellbeing day

Sabbaticals

Private medical

Medicash plan

Lifestyle discounts

Flexible working

Study support

Job summary

Bidwells in Cambridge seeks an experienced Senior Landscape Architect to join our Master Planning, Landscape and Assessment team. You will shape design strategies, deliver landscape schemes and provide advice across planning matters, coordinating with contractors and consultants.

Ideal candidates will be Chartered (CMLI) or on the path to Chartership, with strong client relations, robust design skills, and proficiency in Adobe Suite, AutoDesk, SketchUp and MS Office.

Qualifications

• Ideally a Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute (CMLI) or currently on the pathway to Chartership.
• Professional experience in Landscape Practice or in a relevant area
• Experience in Master Plans, Photomontages, 3D Visualisations and working drawing packages, ideally for RIBA work stages 1-7
• Good at building and maintaining client relationships.
• Having an awareness and understanding of issues affecting the economy and the implications on MLA / planning consultancies would be useful.
• IT proficient, particularly with Adobe Suite, AutoDesk, SketchUp and MS Office.
• Report writing skills and excellent business English with good attention to detail.
• Full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Undertake assessments to establish site constraints and assess development potential including detailed inspections, planning histories, and policy analyses.
• Prepare Design and Access Statements, Landscape or Green Infrastructure Strategies, Development Briefs or Design Codes.
• Prepare the delivery of technical landscape architectural schemes, including coordination with contractors and other technical consultants.
• Prepare, monitor, and promote masterplans and landscape strategy input of planning applications in accordance with agreed client instructions.
• Provide professional advice and support to Planning Consultants.
• Undertake Landscape and Visual Impact Assessments (LVIA) and Landscape and Visual Appraisals (LVA) as required.
• Manage and anticipate clients’ needs, ensuring targets, deadlines and service levels are achieved.
• Maintain existing client relationships.
• Identify new business opportunities. Attend networking events.

Skills

CMLI

Client relations

Adobe Suite

AutoDesk

SketchUp

MS Office

Report writing

Education

Chartered Landscape Architect (CMLI)

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Bidwells in Cambridge seeks an experienced Senior Landscape Architect to join our Master Planning, Landscape and Assessment team. You will shape design strategies, deliver landscape schemes and provide advice across planning matters, coordinating with contractors and consultants.

Ideal candidates will be Chartered (CMLI) or on the path to Chartership, with strong client relations, robust design skills, and proficiency in Adobe Suite, AutoDesk, SketchUp and MS Office.