Landscape Architect (Planner) in Bristol

Landscape Architect planner role to be based out of a busy Bristol office. Occasional travel may be required for specific project needs such as meetings or site visits. The Group is one of the UK's leading independent environmental consultancies, underpinned by a growing team of experts in environmental policy, strategy, design, and assessment. With offices in London, Bristol, Warrington, and Leeds, the office comprises four specialist sister companies. Over the last 30+ years, they have achieved sustained growth and honed their provision of high-quality services while securing a large volume of repeat business from satisfied clients.

They pride themselves on being able to:

• Employ the best people to provide the highest quality advice.
• Provide a personal service.
• Design innovative cross-disciplinary solutions.
• Deliver meaningful work to a high technical standard, which protects and improves the environment.

With a proven track record of success, the Group has been involved with UK Government expert groups and European Commission working groups, provided expert evidence at Public Inquiries, and helped clients gain planning consent for thousands of projects. This client is underpinned by their values of Community, Collaboration, and Integrity - developed by their staff members to reflect their shared principles, approach to their work, and positive company culture.

They are looking for a senior landscape planner (Principal Consultant to Technical Director level) to lead and grow their existing landscape planning service. You can expect to enjoy a challenging and varied role and will typically be authoring and providing input to a range of technical landscape and visual assessments. You will be working alongside their EIA managers and other aspect technical experts, as well as their landscape design team. You will be involved in delivering a number of existing projects including solar farms, wind farms, and gas to grid biomethane plants.

You will have a client-facing role with responsibility for managing project teams and project delivery, as well as winning new work and growing the team. You will also be a team player, happy to share knowledge, collaborate and support others, and demonstrate an interest in sustainable landscape solutions as part of the assessment and design process. This is an exceptional opportunity at an exciting time both for their business and for environmental consultancy. With them, you will work in a friendly, supportive environment and will be given one-to-one support, mentoring, learning, and development via experienced colleagues. External training will be provided where required.

Key Requirements

• Chartered landscape architect with CMLI qualification (or on the P2C)
• Demonstrable experience of handling LVIA's in both EIA and non-EIA developments either independently, or as part of a team and wanting to make the next step in their career
• Excellent knowledge of GLVIA Third edition and the associated technical guidance notes
• Good knowledge of the UK planning system, planning guidance, and policy context
• Site and photography experience for landscape and visual assessments
• Fluent spoken English with excellent verbal, written, and graphic communication skills
• Technical skills and proficiency in Autodesk, GIS software, and Adobe Creative Suite
• Full UK driving licence

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification in Landscape Architecture or recognised equivalent.
• A Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute or on the P2C.

What we offer

Alongside a competitive salary, they offer a range of formal benefits and training and development programmes to enhance employee satisfaction and professional development. These include an enhanced pension scheme, private medical insurance, competitive annual leave entitlement which grows with length of service, additional annual leave purchase scheme, rail and bus season ticket loans, cycle scheme, group life assurance, staff training and CPD programme, employee recognition awards, social value programme, and more. Furthermore, they ensure they can support their employees through offering wellbeing programmes and policies that support individuals. These include flexible working, trained mental health first aiders, and readily available support through their Employee Assistance programme.