At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead innovative landscape design projects that enhance communities and environments.
- Company: Join AECOM, a global leader in infrastructure consulting.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible work options, competitive pay, and a supportive culture.
- Other info: Be part of a dynamic team with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on sustainable projects that shape our world.
- Qualifications: Chartered Landscape Architect with experience in multidisciplinary projects.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
AECOM is seeking Senior Landscape Architects to join and support the growth of our Landscape Architecture team. As part of one of the UK&I’s largest and most diverse landscape practices, you will undertake high-profile regional and global projects across various sectors including energy transition, urban regeneration, environmental enhancement, and aviation projects. Our portfolio includes collaborations with local authorities, private clients, and global developers, delivering innovative and sustainable design solutions that support progress towards net zero and deliver wider environmental and social benefits.
This role offers the opportunity to deliver transformative projects and contribute to AECOM’s reputation for technical excellence. With a focus on sustainability, innovation, and collaboration, this position is ideal for a self-motivated individual seeking to advance their career in a dynamic and experienced team.
About AECOM’s Landscape Architecture Team: Our UK&I Landscape Architecture team is renowned for delivery excellence and multidisciplinary collaboration. We work across all design stages, blending strengths in design, planning and management to create imaginative solutions that enhance communities and environments. Recent projects include energy transition (wind, solar, hydrogen, nuclear, storage and energy transmission), infrastructure, and new neighbourhoods that shape cities and regions.
Job Responsibilities
- Project Involvement: Develop the delivery of landscape design and planning projects. Undertake site survey and analysis, using innovative processes. Contribute to meetings and workshops, representing AECOM’s technical excellence. Assist leads with project management, including financial and programme responsibilities.
- Team Development: Share knowledge and support culture of continuous growth and development. Mentor and develop junior staff, including as a professional mentor.
- Client Engagement: Assist with development of strong relationships with clients, stakeholders, and collaborators. Facilitate proactive client engagement and business development.
- Technical Excellence: Produce and/or oversee the production of reports, drawings, and other technical documentation with the necessary level of detail for the various stages of development, using appropriate software. Prepare and develop designs through all stages of development from initial feasibility through to production of construction information. Support and undertake contract administration (e.g., JCLI) to ensure high-quality project delivery. Work iteratively within multidisciplinary teams to deliver cohesive and integrated solutions.
Qualifications
- Experience: Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute (CMLI). Experience of preparing LVIAs and TVIAs and evidence-base documents in accordance with best practice. Experience of designing public realm schemes and complex multi-disciplinary projects. Knowledge and understanding of the UK planning system. Knowledge of project management, including financial control, reporting, and programme management.
- Technical Skills: Proficient in AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Microsoft Office Suite. Experience with Revit and/or Civil 3D is highly desirable. Skilled in preparing clear graphics, technical reports, and construction documentation. Strong communication skills, including fluency in written and spoken English.
Preferred Qualifications
- Degree or post graduate qualification in Landscape Architecture. Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute (CMLI).
Additional Information
- Full UK driving licence required to get to remote sites.
To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.
Senior Landscape Architect in Leeds employer: AECOM
At AECOM, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration. With a strong commitment to employee growth, we provide extensive career development opportunities, flexible hybrid working arrangements, and a supportive environment that values diversity and inclusion. Join us in our mission to deliver a better world while enjoying the benefits of working with a global leader in infrastructure consulting.
