Senior Manager Landscape Design

Base salary: £54,878pa to c.£64,562pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 20% which is paid on top of base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

As Senior Manager Landscape Design you’ll play a critical leadership role strategically directing, defining and assuring the technical requirements and guidance, providing specialist landscape design expertise to the hybrid Bill and Delivery Teams and ensuring that an integrated and holistic landscape design is achieved. To lead on bringing together information on Public Realm and Landscape from a complex range of sources in order to manage and guide the design integration to deliver the Objectives of the Design Vision, Design guidance, Environmental Minimum Requirements, Strategic Goals and Objectives, Benefits and cost compliant integrated delivery of the project.

The role holder will provide qualitative assurance and verification to senior management level on key design issues across a defined geographic area working closely with members of the Integrated Project Teams and the Natural and Built Environment team in their technical assurance role.

About the role:

• Be the Lead Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all Landscape Design and Public Realm matters, across Main Work Civils Contracts, Stations and Systems contracts and Infrastructure Management contracts working with multidisciplinary teams to set strategic objectives, assure outcomes and drive Design Vision compliant outcomes across a wide variety of contracts and stakeholders. The role holder will provide specialist leadership and technical knowledge, for the discipline of Landscape Design to the HS2 business, critical to the sustainable delivery of the HS2 Design, Engineering and Environmental outcomes.
• Lead design discussions at various levels and between multiple contract teams (e.g. Enabling Works, Main Works, Railway Systems & Stations) and promote an integrated approach to Landscape Design.
• Collaborate with stakeholders (up to Director level) and lead the engagement and presentation process such as Natural England, Forestry Commission, Canal & River Trust, Local Highways, Planning Authorities and subject matter experts within HS2 Ltd.
• Coach, up‑skill and influence colleagues from across the organisation to ensure that Landscape Design issues are a key consideration in project decision making and management processes.
• Lead a small team of Landscape Architects and consultants, providing day to day strategic design leadership, setting technical standards, guidance and ensuring that a coherent approach to Landscape Design is applied
• Be responsible for the client technical support and assurance related to Schedule 17 (planning) Application packages and the reduction of programme risks through positive engagement with Local Planning Authorities during pre [1] application discussions.
• Be responsible for budgets as delegated by line manager. This job description does not form part of any contract of employment and maybe amended at any time.
• Work in close collaboration with and provide regular progress updates to the Head of Natural Environment Design (line manager) who will provide strategic leadership and be a public face of HS2 Landscape Design.
• Ensure safety is a key priority in all aspects of the role.
• Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

About You:

Skills:

• Leadership skills including effective problem solving, ability to delegate, giving and receiving feedback and managing conflicting requirements.
• Presentation skills to deliver complex written and oral communications and presentations…