At a Glance
- Tasks: Design innovative outdoor spaces and collaborate with diverse teams to bring ideas to life.
- 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: Diverse and inclusive workplace with excellent career development opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on sustainable design in some of the UK's most loved parks.
- Qualifications: Degree in Landscape Architecture and strong design skills required.
The predicted salary is between 38000 - 45423 £ per year.
We are now looking for a Landscape Architect to join us on a full-time, 12-month fixed term contract for maternity cover, working 36 hours per week.
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 Landscape Architect, you will play a key role in developing innovative design solutions from concept through to delivery. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, clients, stakeholders, and consultants to create sustainable, attractive, and functional outdoor spaces.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce high-quality drawings, visualisations, and technical documentation
- Support the preparation and review of Park Management Plans.
- Contribute to Landscape Character Assessments, including fieldwork, data collation and analysis.
- Gather and coordinate input from teams, consultants, stakeholders and statutory bodies.
- Produce clear written content, tables, maps, diagrams and supporting graphics.
- Contribute to landscape and heritage strategies, guides and reports.
About You
To be considered as a Landscape Architect:
- A degree in Landscape Architecture or a related discipline
- Chartered status (or working towards chartership) with the Landscape Institute
- Experience delivering landscape projects within consultancy, local authority, or private practice environments
- Strong design, technical, and project management skills
- Proficiency in relevant design software such as AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, GIS, or similar
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
- A passion for sustainable and people-focused design
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 Landscape Architect, please apply via the button shown. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.
The Benefits
- Salary of £38,000 - £45,423 per annum, depending on experience
- 26 days' annual leave plus public holidays
- 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.
Landscape Architect employer: The Royal Parks
The Royal Parks (TRP) is an exceptional employer, offering a unique opportunity to work as a Boundary Wall Surveyor in the heart of London’s iconic parks. With a strong commitment to heritage conservation, TRP fosters a supportive work culture that values employee growth through learning and development opportunities, alongside competitive benefits such as generous annual leave and a robust pension scheme. Working in such a beautiful and historic environment not only enhances job satisfaction but also allows you to make a meaningful impact on the preservation of significant public assets.
