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As a growing independent company, we are always on the lookout for new talented designers to join our team. We will advertise our latest opportunities here, and we welcome speculative applications from landscape architects, garden designers, and architects throughout the year.

24th April 2025

EXPERIENCED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT

We are looking for an experienced Landscape Designer / Architect to work on a number of exciting projects at different design stages, from concept to tender to contract implementation.

We are keen to hear from proactive and talented designers with excellent creativity and communication skills:

Skills and experience:

  •  A relevant degree in architecture/landscape architecture

  •  Minimum three years professional experience

  •  Chartered member status of Landscape Institute or equivalent professional status is desired

  • A passion for great design

  •  Ability to use landscape related software to a very high standard including Vectorworks, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketchup

  • Knowledge of relevant Health & Safety, CDM & Risk Assessments, Building Regulations

  • Professional conduct, excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

  • Undertake full scope of landscape architect duties on small projects from inception to completion (including design, detailing and supporting cost estimating, preparation of contract and tender documentation, tendering and administration of contracts and all works on site to completion) to a high standard

  • Assist in preparing proposals and sub-contracts

  • Manage sub-consultants and technical coordination (small projects)

  • Deliver efficient contract administration on smaller projects and support efficient contract administration on larger projects, including up-to-date and accurate project records and filing

  • Support presentation and report development for clients.

  • Attend and contribute to client and consultant meetings / presentations

Your working week

We would ideally like our new member of the team to be open to coming into our beautiful co-working space in London Fields a few times a week. Our team is small and ever evolving, and the projects we win are a variety of scales, from small urban garden designs to larger commercial landscape design and planning. A typical week during the build season can include site visits, meetings with contractors, desktop designing, sourcing plants and trees, project managing builds, and keeping in contact with clients as their projects progress.

What we can do for you

As a small independent design business, we can offer a lot more design freedom, responsibility, and variety of tasks/projects than your average large multidisciplinary practice. The business is headed up by Becca, and supported by a range of freelancers and administrative staff to keep things running smoothly. We are a fun and laid back team but we take our work seriously, and strive to deliver the best possible outcomes for our clients.

We are offering:

  • Competitive salary dependent on experience,

  • Flexible working hours, and also hybrid home/office working

  • Positive work culture in lovely surroundings at The Fisheries, London Fields

  • Perks of The Fisheries include weekly free lunch socials, free weekly yoga, 2 x free HIIT sessions per week, and not forgetting the monthly socials with free food and booze

  • Enrolment in the workplace pension scheme

  • Opportunity for professional development in a small and fun team

Please submit your CV, cover letter including salary expectations, notice period and work permit status as applicable, and portfolio (not more than 8MB) to admin@heardlandscapes.uk.