Landscape Architect

Our client is a well-established and renowned Landscape Business with a wealth of expertise within the high end domestic and commercial markets.

They now are looking for a Landscape Architect to join their business

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• You’ll join in with our company events and socials where possible, helping to build a collaborative work environment.
• You’ll uphold our company values, outlined in our employee handbook.
• You’ll laisse with external design team members and address coordination issues.
• You’ll liaise with clients and attend meetings when required.
• You’ll attend regular CPD sessions and events, including design crits and knowledge sharing sessions in the office.
• You’ll work closely with other members of staff including designers, foremen, site and maintenance operatives, and the admin team to achieve project objectives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• With support from your line manager, you’ll mange and programme the deliverables on projects through each Workstage to meet the required milestones and deadlines.
• With support from your line manager, you’ll manage the design process and produce the relevant material for design presentations.
• You’ll produce construction detail drawings and assist with tender packages. You’ll generate specifications, presentations, and other documents as part of the design process.
• You’ll manage the health and safety obligations of a designer for all projects you are working on.
• You’ll manage the drawing protocol on the relevant file sharing sites for each project.

YOUR SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• You’ll have a degree in landscape architecture, but we’ll also welcome experienced garden designers with a diploma in garden design.
• You’ll have strong design skills, and you’ll understand how to conduct effective site analysis that translates into a coordinated design.
• You’ll have a good knowledge of planting and planting styles.
• You’ll be experienced in using 2D AutoCAD, InDesign, Sketch Up and Photoshop.
• You’ll be fluent in both spoken and written English.
• You’ll be organised, analytical and manage your time efficiently.
• You’ll have a general understanding of planning legislation and how this relates to projects.
• You’ll have a reasonable understanding of landscape construction including monitoring construction work and site reporting.