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Farrer Huxley is recruiting a senior landscape architect to join its team in London.

Farrer Huxley is an award-winning practice of landscape architects and community engagement experts, established in 1995. Our work is founded upon the belief that landscape makes a fundamental difference to people’s lives.

We are looking for a friendly, passionate and creative senior landscape architect to join our team in London.

Who we are:

• we are a small team who are responsible, radical and responsive
• we are London based and so is the majority of our work
• we are driven by projects which will make a genuine difference to people’s daily lives
• we care about the fragile state of our climate and seek to re-build people’s relationship with nature

How we work:

• we consult, listen and question to really understand context, people, and place
• we are people focused, advocating for everyone’s right to safe, healthy places
• we push the boundaries to build better places
• we build strong, respectful relationships to collaborate and engage effectively
• we choose to work on projects which support our commitment to the environment
• we work across different sectors, including regeneration, housing, education, play and public space
• we work at different scales, from small site transformation to larger scale masterplanning
• we take on a range of projects from concept through to construction

We are looking for a senior landscape architect who is:

• creative, committed and communicative
• self-motivated and happy to push ideas forward collaboratively
• organised and able to lead and coordinate multiple projects
• happy to be part of the team and comfortable joining and leading discussions
• skilled in developing sketches, concepts and design narratives
• able to review and evaluate the designs of others
• experienced in preparing planning reports as well as tender and construction packages
• confident to attend meetings and present work
• able to liaise with clients, contractors and other professionals to develop strong relationships
• conversant with Creative Suite and AutoCAD
• knowledge and experience of Revit would be beneficial
• skilled in planting design, plant knowledge and specification
• familiar with the UK planning system and working to RIBA stages
• experienced in the day-to-day running of a small to medium project and managing a project team
• practiced in mentoring junior members of staff
• minimum four years of experience

What we offer:

• we care about our team and encourage people’s growth within the practice
• we are international and speak seven languages
• we offer flexible working to ensure a healthy work/life balance
• we enjoy coming together outside of the office with Summer and Christmas parties
• we carry out internal crits and encourage open discussion
• we have a relaxed office atmosphere, encouraging questions and debate
• we offer regular CPD sessions and internal training opportunities
• we encourage membership of the LI and pay your subscription

Salary is based on experience and skills.

Please submit your cover letter, CV and portfolio via the apply for job button below.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive equal opportunities employer.

www.farrerhuxley.co.uk

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