Senior Landscape Architect

We are a leading landscape architecture, engineering and ecology design studio working across a range of sectors from residential, education and visitor destination projects. We have created a studio where our designers’ passion for working with nature and tackling climate change can be fully realised within our projects.

As a design studio, we provide outstanding quality of service with a nature led design approach that creates holistic solutions, connects people with nature, enhance biodiversity and searches for solutions to climate change.

You’ll be joining a dynamic, growing design studio with a huge vision with a range of roles available to join us at our city centre studio in Chester.

Job Description:                                 

A Senior Landscape Architects’ focus will be to deliver technical and creative output of design information on projects and drive innovative, creative designs in line with the Land Studio valves. A Senior Landscape Architect will possess excellent design and technical experience with some management experience to help take the Studio forward. They will report directly to the Associate Landscape Architect/Associate Engineer.

Studio Management

• Attendance and input at the weekly resourcing meetings.
• Provide update to management on current project delivery, project programme and any changes
• Input into programme, resource and planning of projects.
• Provide content for marketing campaigns and social media posts.
• Champion all disciplines within the Studio outside the Practice.
• Input into writing bids.
• Attend networking and/or client engagement events.
• Drive improvements on the technical abilities of the team.
• Lead on CPD and knowledge sharing sessions.
• Compliance with Land Studio Policies and Values.

Project Delivery

• Communicate design information creatively, coherently and accurately to the required specification of the Studio.
• Lead on projects under minimal supervision of Associate Landscape Architect and Directors.
• Lead, deliver and co-ordinate multiple projects at any one time.
• Lead and deliver project outputs on time and in accordance with time allocation/budget constraints, with supervision from the Associates and Directors.
• Supervise and mentor junior members of the team.
• Drive design reviews and lessons learnt workshops.
• Awareness of the financial performance of a project and input into requirement for additional fees / manage change.
• Attend and implement design reviews.
• Undertake QMS procedures for project delivery.

Studio Knowledge and Skills

• Chartered Landscape Architect
• Lead on CPD activities, knowledge sharing and team study trips.
• Drive efficiencies with software and technical advances in the Studio.
• Research, monitor and promote best practice in design.
• Gain understanding and experience of design across all levels of Landscape Architecture.
• Understanding and use of Land Studio Quality Management Systems.
• Understanding and use of Land Studio Financial Management tools.
• Chartered with over 5 years of design experience.

If this role sounds ideal to you then please email info@landstudio.com with your CV and Covering letter