London, UK
Landscape architect/senior landscape architect
at EDLA
EDLA has an opportunity for an experienced and/or senior landscape architect to join its team in London or Kent, UK.
Join our supportive, creative and ambitious landscape practice, and be instrumental in helping us grow.
We are a boutique landscape studio, committed to the highest quality of landscape planning and design and the environment. Our work is stimulating and varied, from beautiful homes in the countryside to a wave park, to the regeneration of a contaminated historic rail yard site, to large strategic mixed use schemes including country parks. This offers fantastic opportunities for you and your career, in a company that allows you the space to make your mark.
You can view some of our exciting, recent projects on our LinkedIn company page, or our website.
We are currently looking for an experienced landscape architect and/or a senior landscape architect to join our team.
As part of our ongoing success, we are launching a new London base in Stratford and these roles will be based in that space.
Candidates should possess the following experience and qualities:
- experience in working on UK projects, and understand UK planning policy
- postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience, CMLI would be beneficial but not essential
- strong project management skills. We need a team member capable of managing the day to day on projects
- detailing and construction drawing skills and good 2D and 3D digital modelling skills (Revit) (Sketchup would be great but is not essential
- confident and competent in the full Adobe package in order to create graphically captivating imagery
- exceptional presentation skills and creativity. We need people who are comfortable in front of design review panels and local authorities, confident in presenting concepts to clients and design teams and someone who can illustrate their ideals graphically
- fluent in spoken and written English
- the ability to manage workloads under time pressure
- an interest in mentoring junior members of the team and to input into our graduate training scheme that we are developing.
We are looking for someone who is friendly, honest and proactive with great communication skills. A willingness to pitch in with ideas.
Candidates with experience in urban regeneration sites, schools, play and sustainable design will be of particular interest to us.
What we offer:
- hybrid working, we only need our team members to be in one of our offices a minimum of two days per week
- each team member has a £1,500 budget to spend on training to develop their particular areas of expertise
- wellbeing. We want you to have the day off on your birthday (we feel no one should have to work on their birthday!)
- plus, quarterly landscape design away days to recharge and reenergise
- dental cover
- free eye care
- cycle to work scheme
- each team member has two days per year of paid company time to focus on charity work of their choice
- competitive salary
If you feel you can offer these skills and qualities, we would love to hear from you.
To apply, please submit the following via the apply for job button below marked for the attention of Jo Gibbs, practice manager:
- a digital copy of your CV, cover letter (please state your salary expectations and your earliest start date) and portfolio (10MB max.)
- applicants should use the subject heading: ‘Landscape architect/senior landscape architect application – January 2023’
- applications must be submitted by 31 January 2023 . Interviews will take place in London, Canterbury or remotely.