Graduate Landscape Architect/Newly Chartered Landscape Architect

DLP Planning Ltd; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading planning consultancy in the UK is seeking a Graduate Landscape Architect/Newly Chartered Landscape Architect to join their Liverpool team. The role involves producing detailed landscape drawings and liaising with clients on various projects. Ideal candidates should have strong communication skills and team collaboration experience. This position offers valuable professional development and mentorship opportunities as part of a supportive, employee-owned environment.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Company pension with salary sacrifice option

Cycle to work scheme

Contributions towards professional subscriptions

Enhanced maternity scheme

Qualifications

• Recent graduates or newly qualified professionals in Landscape Architecture.
• Ability to produce detailed landscape drawing packages for planning applications.
• Experience in project management within all landscape architecture work stages.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with team members and clients.
• Produce detailed drawings and specifications for design projects.
• Attend meetings and record minutes and actions.

Skills

Communication skills

Ability to produce landscape drawings

Project experience in residential and commercial sectors

Education

Chartered Landscape Architect qualification

Job description

Graduate Landscape Architect/Newly Chartered Landscape Architect

Due to increased growth and expansion, Cass Design Consulting (part of the DLP Consulting Group) is looking for a Graduate Landscape Architect/Newly Chartered Landscape Architect to join our friendly and busy team in Liverpool.

What can you expect from DLP?

The DLP Group is one of the UKʼs leading employee-owned planning-led practices, providing tailored multidisciplinary advice to our clients across the development sector. Cass Design Consulting is the design arm of the DLP Group, providing a multidisciplinary design service including: Masterplanning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture based from our Liverpool City Centre office.

Joining Cass brings with it the opportunity to gain valuable experience working alongside skilled professionals who will provide you with essential guidance and support to grow your career as a professional. You will also have the ability to work for a wide variety of clients and projects across both the private and public sectors and alongside colleagues in the wider DLP Groupʼs core business sectors which include:

• Planning
• Research & Analysis
• Transport & Infrastructure
• Sustainability Engineering

The range of benefits that we offer to our employees includes private healthcare with BUPA, life insurance, company pension with a salary sacrifice option, cycle to work scheme, contributions towards professional subscriptions and enhanced maternity scheme.

Who are we looking for?

We are seeking a talented Graduate Landscape Architect or newly Chartered Landscape Architect to deliver and support on a range of projects both locally within the Northwest and nationally through the wider DLP Group client network.

Our range of projects cover a variety of work in the residential and commercial sectors often our projects utilise our inhouse multidisciplinary team.

We support our staff with an active training and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme which is intended to educate, inform and invite feedback. Our CPD programme involves presentations from both external speakers and internal staff members, with all staff encouraged to present on a relevant topic to develop their presentation skills. Every staff member is formally reviewed at least annually. During this process, achievements and future targets are reflected upon and discussed – always with the aim of learning and moving forward. We provide support in relation to working towards chartership such as CMLI if required and you will be mentored throughout your career development with us.

As an Employee Ownership Trust, our staff, their wellbeing and their personal and professional development is of paramount importance to us. We are committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and wellbeing throughout the DLP Group and as an organisation we seek to:

• Actively contribute towards enhancing social value, including through our impacts on the environment, communities, local economies and innovation.
• Promote mental, physical and social wellbeing in the workplace.
• Actively promote, celebrate and enhance diversity across the organisation.
• Cultivate and promote an inclusive culture that maximises the talent, skills and diversity within our workforce.

What do we expect from you?

As a Graduate Landscape Architect or newly qualified Chartered Landscape Architect you will work under the supervision of senior staff. The role is part time based within our Liverpool City Centre office. Duties of the role include:

Graduate Landscape Architect

• Ability to liaise with other members of external & internal team
• Ability to produce detailed landscape drawings packages to support planning applications
• Ability to produce colour rendered plans to support planning applications

Recently Qualified Chartered Landscape Architect

• Experience of projects within the residential and commercial sectors throughout all LI work stages
• Strong communication skills with ability to liaise with clients, contractors and other members of external & internal team
• Ability to produce detailed drawings packages, specifications and construction documentation as part of design team.
• Experience of attending meetings, recording minutes and actions
• Understanding of JCT minor work contract/JCLI Landscape Works Contracts
• Experience carrying out site inspection visits, ensure technical compliance and high quality is achieved
• Commercial awareness with ability to work to budgets and timescales
• Full UK Drivers Licence

How can you apply?

If you are interested in a Chartered or Graduate Landscape Architect position at Cass then please send your current CV and your availability to [e-mail] and our HR team will be in touch.