Landscape Associate Technical Director

Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34000 people in over 30 countries dedicated toimproving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Our Landscape. Masterplanning. Urbanism. (LMU) team are looking for a Landscape Architect to come join our growing team which consists of 90 people offering the full spectrum of Landscape Architecture Masterplanning and Urban Design services. The services range from Masterplanning urban regeneration strategic planning design concept through to detail and implementation as well as Environmental Assessment and LVIA/TVIA.

As part of our team you will have a strong focus on LVIA/TVIA projects.

You will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams including our sector leading in-house environmental disciplines and high-profile designers as well as external partners. Youll have the opportunity to work on some of the UKs largest most complex and technically demanding projects. These currently include major large-scale energy generation and transmission projects important residential and mixed-use developments as well as significant infrastructure projects for:

• National Highways
• Canal and River Trust
• High Speed Rail 2
• National Grid
• Network Rail
• Homes England

However not all of our projects are large scale. We have equally exciting smaller projects and together present a rich and varied portfolio of projects and clients including at national and local levels and in both the private and public sector.

Youll be challenged and inspired by projects that demand a variety of ideas and solutions. Its why we value collaboration. Why youll work with talented colleagues who bring fresh thoughts. And

whilst each Arcadian brings their own perspective we are united by a passion for sustainability collaboration and a desire to solve the most complex challenges our world faces.

Role accountabilities:

• Demonstrable strong experience of leading the preparation of LVIAs/TVIAs landscape character assessments and other related studies and so shaping and delivering exceptional outcomes for clients.
• Demonstrable strong experience in delivering LVIA/TVIAs across a wide range of sectors including residential development transport and energy infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrable strong experience of direct client involvement and broad stakeholder engagement in the preparation of LVIAs/TVIAs.
• Clear ability to lead by example playing a key part in multi-disciplinary projects collaborating with other environmental and built environment disciplines ideally within a consultancy environment.
• Experience in the managing of staff and commercial resources in the delivery of projects.
• Preferrable experience with T&CP and DCO applications including the examination process. Expert witness experience would also be advantageous.
• Highly capable and crafted experience in successful high-quality report writing.
• Ability to manage more junior individuals with proactive dialogue encompassing staff wellbeing and personal development. Understanding of staff professional development needs and career pathway.
• Proficient AutoCAD and Adobe CreativeSuite user
• Preferrable BIM Project Wise capability.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree/Diploma in Landscape Architecture or closely related subject.
• Chartered membership with Landscape Institute
• Clear UK driving licence (category B car) and good experience of post-qualification driving.

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its why we are pioneering a skills-based approach where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career your colleagues your clients your life and the world around you.

Together we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality Diversity Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age Disability Faith Gender LGBT and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.