At a Glance
- Tasks: Support the design and delivery of exciting landscape projects across diverse sectors.
- Company: Join The Royal Parks, a charity managing iconic green spaces in London.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, generous leave, hybrid working, and health benefits.
- Other info: Work in a beautiful park location with excellent career development opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on heritage landscapes and biodiversity while gaining valuable experience.
- Qualifications: Recent graduate with strong design skills and proficiency in AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite.
The predicted salary is between 28864 - 32500 £ per year.
As a Graduate Landscape Architect, you will support the design and delivery of landscape projects across a variety of sectors, including public realm, residential, education, infrastructure and environmental enhancement schemes.
The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James's Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park. We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other iconic green spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with tens of millions of visits every year.
The Role
As a Graduate Landscape Architect, you will support the design and delivery of landscape projects across a variety of sectors, including public realm, residential, education, infrastructure and environmental enhancement schemes. You will contribute to all stages of the design process, gaining valuable experience in landscape design, technical detailing, planning applications and stakeholder engagement.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in the preparation of landscape designs from concept to detailed design stages
- Produce high-quality plans, graphics, presentations and technical drawings
- Undertake site appraisals, surveys and landscape assessments
- Support the preparation of planning and tender documentation
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, clients and stakeholders
- Attend site visits and project meetings
- Contribute to project delivery while meeting quality, programme and budget requirements
About You
To be considered as a Graduate Landscape Architect:
- You will be a recent graduate or early-career landscape professional with strong design instincts, good technical skills and enthusiasm for heritage landscapes, biodiversity and sustainable design
- Strong design, graphic and presentation skills
- Proficiency in AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- A collaborative and proactive approach to work
We want to put everyone in the best possible position to succeed so if you think that you may need more support to complete our application process, please do get in touch. The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.
So, if you are interested in this unique opportunity as a Graduate Landscape Architect, please apply via the button shown. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.
The Benefits
- Salary £28,864 - £32,500 per annum
- 26 days' annual leave plus public holidays, rising to 29 days after 3 years' of service
- Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution)
- Hybrid/agile working options
- Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
- Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
- Learning and development opportunities
- Cycle to work scheme
- Offices in a beautiful park location
Safeguarding notice
The Royal Parks is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk from harm, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and follow the organisation's policies and procedures. The Royal Parks provides an awareness training programme on Safeguarding for all staff, and further in-depth training for those working with children, young people or adults who may be at risk of harm.
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