Graduate Landscape Architect

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a talented and enthusiastic graduate Landscape Architecture (2 years’ + experience) to join our friendly landscape team to help deliver a wide range of landscape planning, assessment and design projects across various sectors but with a focus on Residential and Commercial development, Minerals and Waste, Energy and Infrastructure, and Health and Education.  Project work ranges from LVIA through masterplanning, to hard and soft landscape design.  As part of a multi-disciplinary firm, there will also be opportunities to collaborate on projects with a range of specialists from within our environment and engineering teams.

Our Newcastle upon Tyne office is located within 5 minutes’ walk of Central Station and close to all the city centre amenities, not to mention the wider attractions of the North East, however, this role could be suitable from one of our other offices should location be an issue.

Responsibilities:

• Working with the Newcastle upon Tyne team on the delivery of all types of project work
• Carrying out fieldwork and report writing for LVIA
• Preparing designs for a range of projects as part of the team
• Attending site visits and project meetings with support
• Taking ownership of your assigned work to meet deadlines and client expectations
• Delivering a high standard of work

Skills and Qualities:

• Passionate about landscape architecture
• An appropriate LI-accredited qualification – either an MA or a postgraduate diploma in landscape architecture
• An interest in landscape planning and assessment
• A creative, problem-solving approach to design
• Good graphic capabilities
• Ability to use AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite to a high standard
• Ability to use other software packages (e.g. Sketchup, Revit) would be beneficial
• A high standard of written English and excellent presentation skills
• Good interpersonal, communication and time management skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team
• Ability to take initiative in response to direction or instruction
• A driving license
• A flexible and open attitude towards new ways of working and commitment to independent, career long learning
• To have or be working towards the Institute’s Pathway to Chartership scheme

We offer:

• Support from highly experienced chartered landscape     architects so you can achieve chartership status if not already achieved
• In-house training in technical areas
• Membership of the Firm's Group Personal Pension Plan, with     Employer's contribution of up to 5%.
• Payment of relevant professional subscriptions.
• 24 days annual leave per year.
• Membership to the Firm's Private Health Care Scheme.
• Inclusion in the Firm's Life Assurance Policy given as 3     times annual salary.
• Mobile Phone with inclusive tariff including personal usage.
• Flexi-Time Working Schedule.
• Long service awards.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Travel Loans.
• Recruitment Bounty Scheme.

Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Closing date 29/01/2021

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