Associate Landscape Architect

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At Arup, we plan, design and deliver ground‑breaking and iconic projects through our work in infrastructure, building design and specialist technical services. Independent in ownership and spirit, we offer a broad range of professional services that make a real difference to our clients and the communities in which we work.

Our award‑winning landscape architecture practice is growing, with teams in Arup that are linked through a global network. In the UK we have offices in London, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Newcastle, Sheffield and Winchester/Southampton. We also regularly work with our international offices in Brisbane, Hong Kong, New York and Sydney. It is an integrated team of landscape designers and landscape planners, with projects including landscape assessment and strategy, LVIA, green infrastructure strategies, concept design, master planning, detailed design, landscape management, visualisations and 3D modelling.

We work side by side with a wide range of Arup’s other specialist disciplines including urban design, ecology, town planning, digital technology, engineering, cost consulting and project management.

We have a diverse workload of high‑profile projects across the UK and internationally, ranging in scale from environmental infrastructure design, major transportation projects through to restoration, town centre regeneration, streetscape design and green buildings.

For further information and some examples of our work, see:

We’re currently looking for an Associate to join our teams based in our new, ground‑breaking offices in central Birmingham, which is built for hybrid working. You will lead on projects, collaborating with an unrivalled community of experts, who will support and nurture your growth. This role will require you to lead on business development activities for landscape planning across the region and support the professional development of others in the team.

The Arup project portfolio is exciting and diverse, covering all aspects of landscape planning from policy to the development of strategies. This role will expose you to a range of project scales and types, each offering its own opportunity for tailored personal development. A key focus will be on leading on and writing LVIAs, including to support Development Consent Orders (DCO) for major projects, ensuring good design is embedded from the outset.

• Experience and knowledge of the Energy Sector and large scale linear infrastructure projects.
• A degree level qualification in Landscape Architecture or Landscape Management.
• CMLI accreditation with good knowledge of professional ethics and ethical framework.
• A very good understanding of the UK planning system and how our work relates to it.
• Demonstrable professional experience of landscape architecture (typically 10+ years), particularly working in multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong team leadership, collaboration and project and commercial management skills and experience.
• Confident and articulate written communication.
• Strong track record in building relationships with clients.
• Experience of and an interest in stakeholder engagement.
• Experience of managing projects and fee budgets, or a desire to develop the necessary skills.
• A strong working knowledge of ESRI ArcGIS/Pro, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Office.
• Focus on detail delivery and strong report writing skills are essential.

• Specific sector experience in areas such as water, transport, commercial development, urban regeneration, residential, education, health, historic buildings and landscape planning strategic policy.
• Public inquiry experience.

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