Landscape Architect £40,000 – £50,000 Shaftesbury, Dorset

Position: Landscape Architect

Salary £40,000 – £50,000

Location: Dorset

Benefits

• Pension – Nest/employer contributions
• Hybrid working – 3 days in the office
• Holiday – 25 days + Christmas + Bank Holidays
• Days out to visit gardens for inspiration and development.
• CPD – talks by industry appropriate figures organised to create community and increase knowledge in the studio.
• Monthly team outing to the pub

Our client is looking for a Full-Time Landscape Architect, ideally with a minimum of two year’s studio experience, to join their lovely team and office in Dorset.

They work throughout the UK, typically on historic homes and large country houses on both a garden and landscape level. They are passionate about what they do and are looking for a candidate who will share the ethos of the studio to produce beautiful, deeply considered, detailed work for discerning clients. They collaborate with a wide range of specialist craftspeople and architects and take pride in creating timeless gardens that will endure.

Role and Responsibilities of the Landscape Architect

• You will work on a variety of projects from concept design through to delivery via thoughtful collaboration with team members
• Producing masterplans, planting plans and detail drawings using Vectorworks
• Ability to work individually and as part of a multi-disciplinary project team
• Fulfil project deliverables and deadlines
• Producing high quality, coordinated documents and drawings
• Ensuring meticulous organisation of project files in accordance with company standards
• Ability to operate within a defined company process for consistent output
• Preparing relevant information for planning, tender, and construction stages including schedules for costing, detail design drawings, and outline planting plans
• Attending site meetings and following up in accordance where necessary
• Setting out plants on site if necessary
• Engaging with developing and growing the company

Essential skills required of the Landscape Architect:

• Qualification in Garden Design/Landscape Architecture or experience from a relevant discipline
• Proficiency in Vectorworks, Sketchup, Adobe Creative Suite & Microsoft Office
• Confidence to communicate ideas within a studio design team
• Excellent communication, organisation and management skills
• Be a proactive and motivated all-rounder with a positive attitude
• Full UK driving licence

Are you a talented Landscape Architect looking for an exciting opportunity? If so please get in touch for information on the practice.

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