All applications must be made via JBAs online recruitment portal at: https://jbaconsulting.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/4205669?cid=3213&t=Landscape-Architect---Analyst-to-Senior-Grade
We have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join JBAs National Landscape Architecture team, working at the intersection of assessment, engineering and planning. You’ll be involved in shaping nature positive environments, that support communities and respond to climate challenges.
You can be in any of our offices which currently have Landscape or EIA teams – namely Newcastle, Leeds, Doncaster, Coleshill, Cardiff/Bristol or Haywards Heath.
What we offer:
· A supportive friendly team with a strong reputation in flood risk management, landscape architecture and planning delivery
· Agile working with flexibility to balance site work, office collaboration and focused home working
· Opportunities to work on nationally significant projects across energy, climate resilience, infrastructure and residential sectors
· P2C Mentoring if appropriate; designated training budget, coaching and mentoring for all staff
· Competitive salary, pension and benefits package
You will be joining an award-winning environmental and engineering consultancy which puts innovation, sustainability and resilience at the heart of its work. We are independent and staff-owned under a stewardship model which drives long term decision making and investment. We have offices in the UK, Ireland, Romania, India, Singapore and Australia.
Our people are all important and we invest heavily in life-long learning and skills development. We support hybrid working which provides for greater flexibility with the way that we work. We are always on the lookout for talented, committed and inspiring people to join us in our ambition to lead in the pursuit for resilience to climate change. In return, we offer rewarding careers with continued opportunities and dedicated support for personal development. Build your career with us and help us to build a more resilient future
Visit https://www.jbaconsulting.com/ to find out more.
The role:
Our Landscape Team is seeking a confident and motivated Landscape Architect with specialist expertise in Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) to join our growing team. If you enjoy the analytical side of landscape architecture just as much as the creative, and you want to help shape some of the UK’s most significant resilience, infrastructure, energy, and development projects, this role will suit you perfectly.
As part of the Landscape Architecture team, you will work on a wide range of projects across the UK, including renewable energy, residential and mixed-use development, infrastructure, flood and coastal resilience schemes, and wider environmental projects.
Subject to experience level, your role will involve:
· Supporting the preparation of Landscape and Visual Impact Assessments (LVIAs) and related technical reports in line with GLVIA3, with a focus on high quality written and graphical outputs
· Undertaking site appraisal, photography and baseline analysis to a high technical standard
· Overseeing production of high-quality visualisations, photomontages, ZTVs and supporting graphics
· Keeping up to date with best practice, emerging guidance and relevant landscape policy
· Working closely with colleagues across multiple disciplines including planning, engineering, hydrology, ecology, heritage, planning and environmental assessment.
· Contributing to landscape design, mitigation strategies and masterplanning
· Managing day to day project delivery, including small budgets, programmes and dealing with client communication
· Supporting and organising workloads for junior staff and contributing to team development
· Attending and contributing to client meetings, site visits and stakeholder engagement
· Supporting the preparation of tenders and contributing to business development activities
Qualifications:
· Degree level qualification in Landscape Architecture or recognised equivalent
· Postgraduate Diploma / Master’s in Landscape Architecture or recognised equivalent
· Demonstrable professional experience evidencing strong LVIA expertise
Essential attributes for the role:
· Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute (CMLI), working towards Chartership or looking to enrol on the P2C
· Established track record in supporting, co-authoring or authoring LVIAs and LVIA related assessments
· Experience delivering LVIAs for renewable energy schemes, residential and mixed-use developments
· Experience in Landscape Assessment and Appraisal in sensitive, complex or constrained environments
· Strong working knowledge and confident application of GLVIA3
· Fluent spoken English with excellent written, verbal and graphic communication skills
· Experience and understanding of the production of visualisations, photomontages, ZTVs and supporting graphics
· Ability to manage and organise junior staff workloads and project tasks
· Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple assessments and deadlines
· Positive, proactive and motivated professional attitude and a commitment to delivering robust, evidence-based work
Desirable attributes for the role:
· Experience in developments related to water, infrastructure or environmental resilience
· An understanding of GIS software for mapping and baseline analysis’
· A broad understanding of related environmental disciplines’
· Experience contributing to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), exposure to Townscape and Seascape Assessment’
· Strong commercial awareness and confidence working with clients’
· Ability to articulate complex landscape issues clearly to clients, colleagues and stakeholders’
· Collaborative attitude to working and the ability to develop and manage effective relationships internally and externally’
Location:
The role is available at several of our UK offices, please contact us for further information.
Contact:
For further information or an informal discussion about this position, please contact Helen E Smith on t: 0191 233 0707.
Applications:
Only applications made via JBAs online recruitment portal will be considered – our current vacancies can be found at: https://jbagroup.current-vacancies.com/Careers/JBA-Group-Vacancy-Search-Page-3213
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexitime
- Work from home
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5JE: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5JE
