Principle Landscape Architect

Job Description

Are you an experienced Landscape Architect looking to make the move to a Principal role Or, are you an already established Principal Landscape Architect looking for a new challenge within a growing teamWere currently seeking a Principal Landscape Architect to join our Environmental Management and Design team on a hybrid working basis, with the base location being at out Trent Bridge House office in West Bridgford, Nottingham.About the role:As our Principal Landscape Architect you will lead a multidisciplinary team in the delivery of landscape design, environmental projects and assessment services on a range of internal and external projects for both public and private sector clients.Youll design and manage the delivery of projects across landscape design, urban design and landscape planning, which may be complex and significant to achieve quality, programme and financial targets, meeting customer and stakeholder requirements. Youllalso manage the provision of specialist landscape design and ecological input into colleagues, clients or third parties to support delivery of complex and large-scale projects across the organisation or externally.Leading the Landscape Architecture team you will also manage available resources and capacity within the team to ensure successful delivery of the teams work programme, thereby achieving client expectation, company business plan objectives and supportingcompany-wide design and build functions.As our Principal Landscape Architect, you will also work with the Head of Environmental Management and Design and other senior colleagues to identify development and market opportunities to contribute to the growth of the team service.In addition, we have a wide range of customers and stakeholders, so you would be expected to consult and communicate with a diverse range, including the public, elected members, and a professional network in order to facilitate project delivery and maintaina positive company reputation.Candidate Requirements:Mainly you will be excited to be a part of our Environmental Design Team, but there are just a few other things wed like from you:-

• An accredited Landscape Architecture degree and/or Chartered member of the Landscape Institute or equivalent post qualification experience / knowledge gained through practical experience in a design consultancy and ongoing CPD requirements eligible forChartership
• Ability to lead a team in a busy design consultancy, to make decisions and solve problems to meet team objectives and operational targets and be able to prioritise available team resources to meet the needs of the business.
• Thorough working knowledge of design standards appropriate to landscape design and environmental improvement schemes.
• Thorough working knowledge of health and safety, technical, planning and other legislation and good practice appropriate to hard/soft landscape projects and landscape planning
• Excellent interpersonal skills to gain agreement and acceptance of others including colleagues, senior managers and clients. Ability to work collaboratively and actively involve colleagues and members of the team.
• Proven experience of all stages of project implementation from feasibility to construction on site.
• Strong ICT skills including competence in specialist computer applications used to support engineering design activities including working knowledge of current computer aided design and GIS software packages.

About Via:We are a major employer in Nottinghamshire with a multi-skilled local workforce and a range of highly trained staff based at a number of different locations throughout the county.Our roles include highway maintenance, electrical works, mechanics, construction, forestry, road safety, civil engineering and much more. We combine a public-sector service ethos with a strong commercial focus and we are passionate about innovation and creatingand delivering sustainable solutions safely across Nottinghamshire and the wider East Midlands.Via is a great place to work if you value work-life balance and we are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies, including generous annual leave allowances, with flexibleworking available to our office-based staff. With the majority of our work being based in the East Midlands, our front-line staff also enjoy short journeys to site each working day.Our staff get access to a wide range of benefits. These include an excellent pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, buying and selling of annual leave and much more.By joining us you will be part of a growing organisation with great staff benefits that positively embraces customer and community aspirations.