Senior Landscape Architect

Role
- Senior Landscape Architect

Location
- Greater Manchester

Salary - £DOE

LEAD Careers are working with an award-winning landscape architecture studio that is looking to recruit a Senior Landscape Architect to join its growing team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to play a key role within a collaborative studio, working on a broad mix of landscape architecture projects from initial concept through to planning and detailed design. The successful candidate will work closely with an experienced team, taking ownership of projects while contributing creative ideas and supporting the development of more junior members of staff.

With a healthy pipeline of work and genuine opportunities for progression, this is an ideal role for someone looking to take the next step in their career.

Based in the centre of Manchester, the office is easy to get to whether you're travelling by train, tram, bus or car. With major transport links just a short walk away, commuting is simple from across Greater Manchester and the surrounding areas. You'll also have plenty of cafés, restaurants, shops and other city centre amenities right on your doorstep, making it a great place to work.

The successful candidate will be involved in all aspects of project delivery, including:

• Leading landscape architecture projects through all design stages
• Producing landscape strategies, masterplans and detailed design packages
• Preparing planting plans, hard landscape layouts and technical drawings
• Supporting planning applications and associated landscape documentation
• Liaising with clients, architects, planners and multidisciplinary consultant teams
• Attending meetings and site visits
• Managing project programmes and delivering work to agreed deadlines

• A degree/postgraduate degree in Landscape Architecture
• Chartered status or be working towards Chartership
• Experience working within a UK landscape architecture consultancy
• Strong design, technical and project delivery skills
• Good knowledge of the UK planning process
• Software skills AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch Up, Microsoft Office, Visualisation software

• Competitive salary depending on experience
• Hybrid and flexible working
• A varied workload across multiple sectors
• Genuine career progression opportunities
• Ongoing professional development and support
• Friendly and collaborative working environment
• The opportunity to work on high-quality landscape architecture projects from concept through to completion