Chartered Landscape Architect

Overview

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 support flexible working options. Currently we work three days in the office as a team and offer the opportunity to work from home for the remainder of the week. We can discuss reduced hours, additional leave or support for those returning from a career break.

We are looking for a skilled and passionate Chartered Landscape Architect with a strong background in the field, design flair, good written capabilities and a proactive can‑do attitude. Innovative approaches, high‑quality presentations, confidence in site surveys and technical reporting are essential.

• Taking responsibility for project workload within a team within a multidisciplinary environment.
• Landscape Design, supporting projects from feasibility through to detail design.
• Understanding the principles of SUDS and supporting contract documentation and site supervision.
• LVIA knowledge and experience 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.
• Understanding and/or demonstrable experience in BIM. Design input to a range of projects, including schools, rail, road, flood infrastructure, public realm and urban regeneration.
• Preparation of Landscape and Visual Impact Assessments and tender responses.
• Provision of landscape advice to external and internal clients. Understanding of project management, including the financial management of projects.
• Resource allocation in liaison with the landscape senior leadership team. Mentoring of junior staff.

• Relevant landscape degree. Chartered membership of the Landscape Institute.
• Relevant years of experience post‑chartership in a Landscape role, ideally in both the public and private sectors.
• Experience in the management and delivery of multi‑disciplinary projects, particularly in the sectors of schools, transport, flood infrastructure and urban regeneration.
• Excellent team‑working skills within multi‑disciplinary projects and ability to manage budgets. Experience of Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment to varying methodologies (GLVIA 3, DMRB).
• Consultancy experience is an advantage, as is the ability to demonstrate commercial expertise.
• Competent in AutoCAD and Adobe software packages with a passion to explore the use of Revit, Sketch Up and Escape as a design tool and for presentational outputs. Experience and an understanding of BIM and communication through hand drawing invaluable.
• Good communication skills, with ability to draft reports to a high standard. Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines. Confident team worker, but able to work with limited supervision. Commercial awareness and…