Studio Garden Designer — From Concept to Build

CGLA; Knotty Green; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office-based role at Penn studio

9:00–17:30 Monday to Friday

20 days annual leave + holidays

Employer pension contribution

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

CGLA is seeking an experienced Garden Designer to join our Penn, Buckinghamshire studio. You will lead projects from brief through design to cost and delivery, developing planting schemes and presenting proposals to clients.

The role is hands-on and client-facing, requiring strong creative and spatial design ability, plus proficiency in SketchUp, AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite. Expect a supportive team environment in a design-led practice.

Qualifications

• Around 5-8 years' relevant professional experience in garden design or landscape architecture.
• Formal qualification in Garden Design or Landscape Architecture or related discipline.
• Strong creative, spatial and planting design skills.
• Sound understanding of landscape construction, materials and detailing.
• Excellent software skills: SketchUp, AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign).

Responsibilities

• Develop projects from brief to detailed and technical design.
• Produce high-quality drawings, SketchUp models, planting designs and client presentations.
• Attend client meetings, site visits and design presentations, potentially representing CGLA.
• Coordinate with architects, engineers, consultants, contractors and suppliers.
• Collaborate with in-house Estimator and build team on design costs and quotations.
• Protect design intent while contributing to value engineering and cost awareness.
• Provide design support as projects move into construction and manage workload.

Skills

Garden design

Concept development

Client presentations

Budget awareness

Education

Garden Design qualification

Landscape Architecture qualification

Tools

SketchUp

AutoCAD

Adobe Creative Suite

InDesign

Job description

CGLA is seeking an experienced Garden Designer to join our Penn, Buckinghamshire studio. You will lead projects from brief through design to cost and delivery, developing planting schemes and presenting proposals to clients.

The role is hands-on and client-facing, requiring strong creative and spatial design ability, plus proficiency in SketchUp, AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite. Expect a supportive team environment in a design-led practice.