Senior/Principal Landscape Architect - Water

Stantec; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus schemes

Enhanced pension plan

Annual leave with buy/sell options

Private medical insurance

Group income protection & life cover

Discounted gym membership

Hybrid working

Job summary

Stantec is recruiting a Senior or Principal Landscape Architect or Planner to lead landscape planning and design across a diverse portfolio, primarily in the Water sector. You will build strong client relationships, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and mentor colleagues as the Landscape Architecture team grows.

You will work across all project stages, develop practical, sustainable solutions, and contribute to reports, fee proposals and project deliverables while ensuring quality,

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in landscape design from concept development through to construction (RIBA Stages 2–4).
• Strong understanding of UK environmental planning, planning legislation and EIA regulations.
• Experience preparing LVIAs and landscape appraisals for UK planning applications is advantageous but not essential.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills with ability to translate client needs into pragmatic advice.
• Ability to manage workload, coordinate project activities and deliver high-quality work to time and budget.

Responsibilities

• Lead landscape planning and design inputs across projects from concept to construction.
• Contribute to nationally significant infrastructure schemes and environmental projects.
• Undertake landscape and visual surveys, site assessments and fieldwork across the UK.

Skills

Landscape design

LVIAs

UK environmental planning

RIBA Stages 2–4

Client relations

Project management

Mentoring

Education

Degree in Landscape Architecture

Chartered Member status with the Landscape Institute

Job description

Stantec is recruiting a Senior or Principal Landscape Architect or Planner to lead landscape planning and design across a diverse portfolio, primarily in the Water sector. You will build strong client relationships, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and mentor colleagues as the Landscape Architecture team grows.

You will work across all project stages, develop practical, sustainable solutions, and contribute to reports, fee proposals and project deliverables while ensuring quality,