Senior Landscape Architect / Urban Designer

TN United Kingdom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Landscape Architect to enhance urban design and master planning projects. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on significant infrastructure projects that address climate change and biodiversity loss. You will collaborate with a diverse team to deliver innovative solutions that improve quality of life across the UK's most complex landscapes. Join a passionate team dedicated to sustainability and creativity, where your expertise will be crucial in shaping future urban environments and protecting our natural resources.

Qualifications

• Experience in landscape planning and assessment on infrastructure projects.
• Strong communication and report writing skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Focus on infrastructure-led projects alongside master planning and urban design.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on complex projects.

Skills

Landscape Architecture

Communication Skills

Report Writing

Hand-Drawing

Graphic Skills

Education

Degree/Diploma in Landscape Architecture

Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute

Tools

Project Wise

AutoCAD

Adobe

Revit

3D SketchUp

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Senior Landscape Architect / Urban Designer, Manchester

Location: Manchester, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 2a3f5def9214

Job Views: 11

Posted: 29.04.2025

Expiry Date: 13.06.2025

Job Description:

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Our Landscape, Masterplanning, Urbanism (LMU) team is looking for a Senior Landscape Architect to join our growing team, which consists of over 70 people offering the full spectrum of Landscape Architecture, Masterplanning, and Urban Design services.

As part of our Environmental team, you'll help improve quality of life. Your work could involve protected species, pollution, surface water and materials management, air quality, or noise, especially in some of the world's busiest and most beautiful locations.

We work to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations. In the face of climate change, urbanization, and biodiversity loss, our projects address large-scale challenges like floods and wildfires.

You will focus on infrastructure-led projects alongside master planning and urban design projects, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, including internal disciplines, high-profile designers, and external partners. You will work on some of the UK's largest, most complex projects, such as:

• Glasgow Neighbourhoods
• Westerhill Masterplan
• Lower Thames Crossing (NSIP)
• Future High Street Fund projects
• Northstowe Masterplan / Urban extension
• Perry Barr Regeneration
• Rochdale Canal and others (Canal and River Trust)

Our portfolio includes both large-scale and smaller projects, serving national and local clients across private and public sectors. Projects challenge and inspire with diverse ideas and solutions, emphasizing collaboration, sustainability, and solving complex challenges.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Experience working as a Landscape Architect on infrastructure projects (rail, highways)
• Experience with large and small-scale masterplans, city centre regeneration, green infrastructure
• Experience in landscape planning and assessment
• Strong communication and report writing skills
• Good hand-drawing and graphic skills
• Proficiency in Project Wise, AutoCAD, Adobe
• Driving Licence
• Desired: Revit, 3D SketchUp, modeling tools

Educational Qualifications:

• Degree/Diploma in Landscape Architecture or related field
• Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute