Assistant Landscape Architect

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The Atkins

Réalis Landscape Practice is an award-winning leading UK-based design Practice, delivering excellence in all we do. Our diverse, highly skilled, passionate designers are unified with a belief, that good design can positively transform people’s lives. Our practice wide team of 80 Landscape Architects work throughout the UK and internationally.

Our expertise ranges across all key sectors of the built environment:
Green and Blue Infrastructure, Flood Alleviation, Master planning, Education, Aviation, Commercial, Defence, Active Travel, Transport, Urban Regeneration, Retrofit and Residential providing integrated nature-based solutions in a multidisciplinary environment.

We have a strong pipeline of work as a national landscape practice across all sectors and we are looking to recruit Landscape Architects to grow our team specifically in our Midlands Southwest and Wales region. We have vacancies in our Birmingham, Cardiff and Exeter offices

Depending on your level of experience, you will have the opportunity to take a leading role on a large variety of challenging design projects across the UK. You will collaborate with national and international multi-disciplinary design teams, using your insight and creativity to generate positive, sustainable, impactful designs. We have a strong practice design manifesto and always drive to deliver the best.

We know that different people have different priorities, which is why we're here to support you. We are looking for growth in our team, currently working three days in the office with each other and the opportunity to work from home for the balance of the week. So, talk to us about what's ideal for you, from reduced weeks to buying more leave over school holidays.

And if you're returning from a career break, ask us how we can help you transition back to work with us.

We're on the lookout for a skilled and passionate Assistant Landscape Architect to join our team. This is not a GRADUATE role but for an Assistant Landscape Architect with work experience post-graduation, preferably two years in practice. You may already be on your Chartership journey. We need you to demonstrate an excellent track record in design and assessment. The role offers a wide variety of experience and provides an excellent opportunity for career progression.

We are looking for people with design flair and good written capabilities to support project delivery from feasibility through to construction. You will have a proactive can-do attitude and demonstrate an innovative approach, high-quality presentation and communication skills, and confidence in undertaking site surveys and producing technical reports and designs.

Good interpersonal skills are key to our team, fluency in English, and an ability to work in a stimulating multi-disciplinary environment as part of an integrated team with an inquisitive approach to their work.

• Working within a multidisciplinary environment.
• Landscape Design, supporting projects from feasibility through to detail design.
• An understanding of the principles of SuDS.
• Ability to report write, assist with contract documentation and site supervision.
• LVIA in accordance with the latest best practice guidance, planning process and EIA.
• Technical knowledge, high-quality presentation and communication skills.
• Familiarity with working in a quality assurance environment (desirable).
• Good proficiency in AutoCAD and Adobe software packages with a passion to explore the use of Revit, Sketch Up and Enscape used as a design tool and for presentational outputs.
• Experience and an understanding of BIM.
• Communication through hand drawing is also invaluable.

• Design input to a range of projects, including schools, rail, road, flood infrastructure, public realm and urban regeneration.
• Preparation of reports from feasibility to tender responses and onsite inspections.
• An understanding of the principles of project management, including the financial management of projects.
• Support to anyone in the team who needs your assistance
• You will need a Degree, Post Graduate Diploma or Masters qualification in landscape architecture with a minimum post-graduate experience of 2 years in practice and be working towards, or have a desire to become, a Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute.
• Excellent team working skills working within multi-disciplinary projects.
• A good understanding of Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment to varying methodologies.
• Good proficiency in AutoCAD and Adobe software packages with a passion to explore the use of Revit, Sketch Up and Enscape used as a design tool and for presentational outputs.
• Experience and an understanding of BIM.

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