Senior Landscape Planner

Lead Careers Ltd; Ringway; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible or hybrid working adjustments

Wellbeing support

Pension contribution

Job summary

Lead Careers Ltd seeks a Senior Landscape Planner for our Manchester client. Take ownership of LVIA and planning work from the Manchester office, driving quality and clarity in landscape and planning outcomes.

You will set the tone for assessments, lead reports, and work with clients and authorities to shape planning strategy. The role offers flexible or hybrid working and a supportive environment to develop as a planning specialist.

Qualifications

• LVIA and planning expertise required.
• Ability to articulate professional opinions clearly.
• Desire for clarity over corporate process in landscape planning.
• Experience in landscape planning and LVIA desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead LVIA work from early stages through submission.
• Shape planning strategy with designers, not just critique at the end.
• Directly engage with clients and planning officers.
• Improve how reports are written, reviewed and presented.
• Mentor and support colleagues aiming to grow in planning and assessment.

Skills

LVIA knowledge

Planning expertise

Stakeholder engagement

Report writing

Job description

Senior Landscape Planner

Location - Manchester

Salary £DOE

Our client, a well-established landscape architecture studio is looking for a Senior Landscape Planner to take real ownership of its planning and LVIA work from its Manchester office. The projects are interesting and they are looking someone who genuinely enjoys the planning side of landscape and wants the space to shape how it is done.

As the Lead Landscape Planner you would be the person people turn to when planning matters. You would set the tone, lead the assessments, and help the wider team think more clearly about how landscape and planning work together.

SENIOR LANDSCAPE PLANNER ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leading LVIA work from early thinking through to submission
• Helping shape planning strategy alongside designers rather than commenting at the end
• Talking directly with clients and planning officers
• Improving how reports are written, reviewed and presented
• Supporting others who want to improve in planning and assessment

ABOUT YOU

• You already know LVIA and planning inside out
• You´re comfortable having an opinion and explaining it
• You prefer clarity over corporate process and want to be part of a studio where planning has a real voice rather than being an afterthought
• You do not need to be sold the idea of landscape planning, ideally you´re probably already doing it and wondering where the next step is

ON OFFER

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Pension contribution or workplace pension enrolment
• Support for professional development
• Flexible or hybrid working arrangements where appropriate
• Wellbeing support

Here the culture is friendly and down to earth, with a real focus on looking after people, supporting one another and creating a place where everyone feels involved and valued.