Overview

Senior Landscape Architect (Planning)
(Preferably CMLI +2 years’ experience)

We are looking for a Senior Landscape Architect who can lead landscape planning projects, collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams, and communicate design intent clearly to a range of audiences.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Chartered Landscape Architect with proven landscape planning experience, who thrives on planning and designing visionary sustainable places.

What you’ll bring

• A strong track record in the planning and designing of public realm and landscape projects.
• In-depth knowledge of UK landscape planning and emerging trends in sustainable design (e.g., climate-positive design).
• Proven experience in undertaking and composing of Townscape/Landscape Visual Impact Assessments.
• Proficiency in working with multi-disciplinary teams.

Your skills and qualities
Essential

• Excellent knowledge of the UK planning system, and the Landscape Institute Work Stages and Fee Scales.
• High proficiency in AutoCAD, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator.
• Multimedia design flair, hand graphics and 3D experience.
• Experience of project management; good report writing and research skills.
• Good knowledge of UK plants, soil, and planting techniques.

Desirable

• Ability to communicate design ideas clearly through drawings, reports, and presentations.
• Good working knowledge of Lumion.
• Experience of individual project accounting.
• Experience working on international projects.

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Senior Landscape Architect (Technical)
(Preferably CMLI +2 years’ experience)

We are looking for a talented, articulate, and motivated Senior Landscape Architect to take a leading role in the delivery of our complex landscape projects.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Chartered Landscape Architect with proven project delivery and management experience, who thrives on turning visionary ideas into high-quality, sustainable places.

What you’ll bring

• A strong track record in the delivery of public realm projects (RIBA Stage 3+ onwards).
• In-depth knowledge of landscape construction, biodiversity, and emerging trends in sustainable design (e.g., low carbon construction, climate-positive design).
• Familiarity with design, tender, and construction processes. International experience is a plus.
• Proficiency in working with multi-disciplinary and BIM-enabled teams, with a good understanding of building safety guidance and standards.

Your skills and qualities
Essential:

• Strong and innovative technical abilities, supported by an exciting portfolio.
• High proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, Keyscape, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator.
• Knowledge of the UK planning system, and the Landscape Institute Work Stages and Fee Scales.
• Ability to present ideas visually and verbally with confidence.
• Good knowledge of plants, soil, and planting techniques.
• Experience in project management, client liaison, and delivering outstanding landscape solutions.

Desirable

• Good working knowledge of Lumion.
• Experience of individual project accounting.
• Experience working on international projects.

About Macfarlane + Associates

Macfarlane + Associates is a B Corp placemaking agency delivering meaningful public realm design for complex urban regeneration projects. Our portfolio draws on 20+ years of experience creating that sense of place for award-winning landscapes in the UK and worldwide from large-scale masterplanning to local community projects. Through the lens of the climate emergency, our consultancy offers a holistic approach to sustainable design. We dynamically engage with environmental opportunities as a way of tackling the biodiversity crisis. We provide client-focused design solutions through a highly collaborative approach. As an independent B Corp studio of landscape architects and urban designers, we communicate our vision clearly from feasibility to completion of the built scheme.

We have been fortunate enough to win a significant number of exciting new commissions recently, and consequently need to expand our team.

Macfarlane + Associates is a dynamic placemaking studio based in London Bridge, London with a broad range portfolio of high-profile projects in the UK and overseas.

M+A is a B Corp and proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We have a longstanding policy of creating a work environment that respects the dignity and worth of each individual and is free from all forms of employment discrimination. We are an inclusive organization and actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential.

We welcome all applications from a wide range of candidates. Selection for roles will be based on individual merit alone.