Chartered Landscape Architect

If you are a Chartered Landscape Architect who would relish the challenges of taking on design lead responsibilities, one of the worlds most respected and commercially ambitious Consultancies have an opportunity to be based in their Birmingham office available.

A little more about this business….

Global Design, Engineering and Project Management consultancy offering the best in architecture & engineering to provide a full suite of services to clients in the public and private sector. Whether designing iconic buildings or developing clever solutions for end users our client prides itself in offering intelligent, sustainable solutions and unrivalled expertise. Their diverse, highly skilled, passionate design teams are unified with a belief - good design can positively transform people's lives. They have a keen and astute eye for design and technical quality, ensuring they deliver fantastic projects that inspire and delight their customers. Over recent years their Architecture brand has evolved into a fiercely design led commodity with innovation at its heart, owing to several key senior appointments with design flair at the forefront of their skillset, the recent shift towards project work being headline grabbing and the designs pioneering continues to gather pace.

The projects….

Their teams work on a number of projects across multiple sectors including Education, Transport, Flood Infrastructure and Urban Regeneration. Owing to a breadth of work across these sectors ensures there are plentiful opportunities to build on your experience as well as offering the opportunity to find your niche! They are considerate to people's ambitions and needs, and always seek to ensure everyone has the opportunity to grow and develop. The role is open to someone who has a breadth of knowledge and specialism within one core sector or someone with a variety of project work within their historical portfolio.

Responsibilities of the Landscape Architect as follows…

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.

Preparation of tender responses.

Commercial management of bids and projects.

Provision of landscape advice to external and internal clients.

An understanding of project management, including the financial management of projects.

Resource allocation in liaison with the regional and national landscape senior leadership team.

Mentoring junior staff.

Requirements of the Landscape Architect….

A relevant landscape degree and Post Graduate Diploma or MA.

Chartered membership of the Landscape Institute

Relevant minimum 5 years post chartership experience in a Landscape role, ideally in both public and private sectors.

Experience in the delivery of multi-disciplinary projects, particularly in the sectors of schools, transport, flood infrastructure and urban regeneration.

Excellent project management skills for multi-disciplinary projects

Proven ability to manage budgets.

Competent in AutoCAD & Adobe software packages with a passion to explore the use of Revit, SketchUp and Enscape used as a design tool and for presentational outputs.

In return, the Landscape Architect will be offered a competitive salary and benefits package that includes the following:

Salary - £40,000-£46,000 per annum, negotiable dependent on experience.

25 day annual leave allowance plus bank holidays, with flexibility to buy/sell annual leave.

Annual professional fees paid for.

2 paid days a year to be used for volunteer activities

Cheaper gym memberships and many other money saving opportunities.

Cycle to Work scheme.

Discounted rates on gadget insurance and other services.

Season ticket loans for annual travel expenses.

Employee Assistance Programme.

Flexible working arrangements.

If you would like to apply to this fantastic position as a Chartered Landscape Architect, please forward your up to date CV and portfolio through to Ashley Johnson at Conrad Consulting. Alternatively, contact Ashley on (phone number removed) for a confidential discussion