Senior/Principal Landscape Planner - with LVIA experience

Ramboll3; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Matched pension contributions

Private medical cover and life assurn

Remote working policy

Job summary

Ramboll is seeking a Senior Landscape Planner to join our growing team in the UK. You will lead landscape inputs for defined workstreams and collaborate with environmental and engineering specialists on wind farm, solar, transmission and urban development projects across the UK and internationally.

Based in Edinburgh or Glasgow preferred, other office locations can be discussed. The role emphasizes delivering technically robust outputs, mentoring junior colleagues and maintaining high-quality

Qualifications

• Master's degree in landscape architecture or related field.
• Chartered membership or LI accreditation preferred.
• Experience in landscape architecture, planning and assessment, with wind farm projects desirable.
• Ability to lead and coordinate landscape inputs for defined project workstreams.
• Strong knowledge of industry standards and professional practice.
• Excellent English communication and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate landscape inputs for defined project workstreams.
• Apply specialist landscape knowledge to analyse information and develop robust solutions.
• Undertake site visits, landscape assessments and technical photography.
• Prepare written, graphic and presentation materials for reports.
• Lead or contribute to client, stakeholder and multidisciplinary meetings.
• Mentor junior colleagues and manage workloads with limited supervision.
• Utilise software to improve project delivery and quality.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external consultants.

Skills

Landscape planning

Project coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Education

Master's in Landscape Architecture

LI accreditation

Tools

GIS

Adobe Suite

Autodesk Revit

MS Office

Job description

We are seeking a talented Senior Landscape Planner to join our growing, 18-strong team of landscape architects and landscape planners. Ideally, the role would be based in our Edinburgh or Glasgow offices; however, other office locations can be discussed on an individual basis.

Are you excited about working on a diverse range of landscape planning projects overing wind farms, solar, transmission, data centre, and urban development projects? Are you curious about collaborating with environmental and engineering specialists on projects across the UK and internationally?

If this sounds like you, or you are curious to learn more, this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our Landscape Team as our new Senior Landscape Planner and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role

You will work in a collaborative and supportive environment where, as a Senior Landscape Planner, you will be expected to work with the wider team to prepare technically robust deliverables and inform creative and innovative approaches for development of optimum outcomes for people, nature and the environment.

Ramboll has a large in-house environmental team, and we work collaboratively with them to find effective, original mitigation and design solutions. Ramboll places great emphasis on our ability to combine skills to find solutions to complex or unusual problems, develop long-term relationships with our clients, and help them create sustainable and resilient places.

As a Senior Landscape Planner, your key tasks and responsibilities will be:

• Lead and coordinate landscape inputs for defined project workstreams, ensuring high-quality, technically accurate and timely outputs.
• Apply specialist landscape knowledge to analyse information, identify issues and develop robust solutions.
• Undertake research, data collection, site visits, technical photography and landscape assessments.
• Prepare clear written, graphic and presentation materials for design, planning and environmental assessment reports.
• Lead or contribute to client, stakeholder and multidisciplinary project meetings.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams, clients and external consultants while mentoring junior colleagues.
• Manage and prioritise your own workload with limited supervision, contributing to proposals, tenders and resource planning.
• Use relevant professional standards, digital tools and software to improve project delivery, efficiency and quality.
• Understand when and where to seek advice or support from more experienced colleagues.

About you

The successful candidate will be a talented landscape professional with a good understanding of industry standards and professional practice. You will be diligent, proactive, well-organised and flexible, with excellent communication skills and attention to detail. The ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues, clients and project teams is essential. From the moment you join Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you can grow with the company.

Master's or postgraduate qualification in landscape architecture or a related discipline, ideally from a Landscape Institute-accredited course.

Chartered Membership of the Landscape Institute, or equivalent professional accreditation, preferred.

Relevant professional experience in landscape architecture, planning and assessment (experience of working on wind farm projects is highly desirable).

Ability to lead and coordinate landscape inputs for defined project workstreams.

Sound knowledge of industry standards, professional practice and technical guidance.

Strong analytical, problem-solving and numerical skills, with the ability to develop robust solutions.

Experience producing clear, accurate written, graphic and presentation materials.

Excellent English communication and collaboration skills when working with multidisciplinary teams, clients and stakeholders.

Well-organised and able to manage workloads independently, mentor junior colleagues, and use relevant software, including Microsoft Office, GIS, Adobe Creative Suite, Autodesk packages and/or Revit.

You are a creative and analytical landscape professional with sound professional judgement and the ability to contribute effectively across a wide range of projects and stages. You will work as a key member of the national landscape and environment teams, collaborating with colleagues, clients, external experts and other disciplines to deliver high-quality project outcomes.

What we can offer you

• Commitment to your development
• Leaders guided by our Leadership Principles
• A culture that respects individuality and originality
• Inspiration from colleagues, clients and projects
• The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company
• A flexible work environment
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Matched pension contributions
• Private medical cover and life assurance
• Remote working policy