Gillespies

Landscape Architect / Senior Landscape Architect

Gillespies

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Oxford • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Contributing to landscape projects from concept through to technical delivery and construction
  • Developing compelling design ideas and communicating them clearly through drawings, visualisations and presentations
  • Producing high-quality graphic and technical outputs across a range of project stages
  • Coordinating with clients, consultants and contractors
  • Supporting project management, tender information and on-site delivery
  • Collaborating across multidisciplinary teams on UK and international projects
  • Contributing to studio-wide thinking around innovation, workflow and design quality

Requirements

  • A minimum of 2-4 years’ professional experience in landscape architecture
  • A Bachelor’s degree and Postgraduate Diploma / MA in Landscape Architecture
  • UK practice experience across relevant project stages
  • CMLI is desirable for a Senior LA role, though not essential; equivalent overseas qualifications will also be considered
  • Your portfolio should demonstrate: Strong conceptual design ability and creative thinking
  • Work ranging from early concept sketches to technical details and built projects
  • Experience of delivering projects through planning, tender and/or construction stages
  • Excellent graphic communication and presentation skills
  • Confidence developing and communicating ideas from early narrative through to implementation
  • Proficiency in AutoCAD
  • Excellent working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and SketchUp
  • Revit would be an advantage
  • Strong written and spoken English
  • Clear and confident communication with clients, consultants and internal teams
Benefits
  • A competitive salary and benefits package
  • Ongoing professional development and career progression
  • The chance to work on innovative and high-profile projects
  • A flexi-hours scheme to support a healthy work-life balance
  • Hybrid working — opportunity to work 2 days from home and 3 days in the studio
  • A creative, collaborative studio culture with an international team of talented designers
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
landscape architectureconceptual designgraphic communicationpresentation skillsproject managementtechnical deliveryplanningtenderconstruction
Soft Skills
creative thinkingclear communicationcollaborationconfidenceinnovationworkflow managementdesign quality
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Landscape ArchitecturePostgraduate Diploma in Landscape ArchitectureCMLI