At a Glance
- Tasks: Assist in delivering innovative landscape projects that enhance community spaces.
- Company: Join a leading firm in Salford with a strong focus on landscape design.
- Benefits: Enjoy hybrid working, competitive salary, excellent pension, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Collaborate with a talented team and gain exposure to diverse projects.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in local communities while building your career in landscape architecture.
- Qualifications: Degree in Landscape Architecture or related field; experience in design and project supervision.
The predicted salary is between 46300 - 52800 £ per year.
Join us in Salford to grow your experience in landscape design through exposure to a wide variety of schemes and developments.
You can help to plan and deliver projects which improve the lives of local residents and make effective use of our city’s public realm.
It will be a career-building role.
You’ll have the chance to learn from a highly experienced team as you continue to build your skills and your readiness for greater responsibility.
Why join us in Landscape design?
- Large in-house Place Division technical team with strong capabilities and wide-ranging experience.
- Extensive pipeline of work with a wide range of projects to make your mark on.
- The opportunity to see projects all the way through the lifecycle.
- Strong focus on professional/technical development.
- Support and mentoring from a highly experienced team.
- Dedicated leadership and digital skills development programmes, tools and e Learning.
- Hybrid/flexible working.
- Competitive package, including excellent pension.
Your role
You will assist with the delivery of feasibility studies, conceptual, preliminary and detailed design, procurement and supervision of the construction of a range of Landscape projects.
We want you to
- Help implement projects to meet the requirements of quality, health & safety, environmental standards, and time to both national and corporate standards.
- Ensure compliance of your work with a high regard to Health and Safety and the application of CDM Regulations and other legislation.
- Prepare schemes for tender.
- Set, and work to, personal deadlines and targets to meet deadlines, programme requirements and client needs.
Your profile
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture or a related subject accredited by the Landscape Institute. (ideally a member of the Landscape Institute).
- Proven experience in the design, implementation and supervision of landscape projects.
- Working knowledge of relevant legislation, standards and procedures and landscape specifications, conditions of contract and methods of measurement.
- The ability to deal appropriately and effectively with external organisations and statutory bodies.
- Experience of undertaking feasibility studies including preparing reports and cost estimates, investigating problems and identifying options.
- Initiative and ingenuity in solving problems.
- Working knowledge of Auto CAD, Adobe Creative Suite, GIS and other relevant software in the preparation of designs and drawings.
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Assistant Landscape Architect in Swinton employer: Salford Council
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