Senior Landscape Architect

We now have an exciting opportunity available for a Senior Landscape Architect to work with our client, a global engineering business. Ideally, you will be a Chartered Landscape Architect but if not, you will need to have the relevant experience in a similar position. There is no design involved so our client will consider someone who may have worked as a contract/administrative manager.

This is a minimum 12-month contract (inside IR35) and it requires someone in the office 2-3 days per week to start with before reducing down to 1 day per week once you are up to speed.

Principal responsibilities:

• Able to make decisions and advise the client quickly on technical queries


• Understand Local Authority requirements


• SUDS for highways and green spaces


• Support the clients�design teams and operational delivery teams on hard landscaping


• Business development to capture�funding for new schemes


• All engagement is internal


• Act as the landscape expert in that office


• Managing the contractors

Key skills/experience required:

• Experienced with programme and cost control


• A public sector background with parks maintenance experience is desired


• You'll need to have a basic understanding of CAD & landscape design and legislation.


• Experience�with�Design & CAD


• Experience in contract management, client liaison and being able to steer�the client in the right direction