Assistant Landscape Architect Position/Year-out Position, London / Bedford
4th July 2022
The Landscape Partnership is looking for creative and enthusiastic graduates to join our multidisciplinary team of landscape architects, urban designers, environmental planners, ecologists, and arboriculturists. Established in 1986, we are a multi award-winning landscape design and environmental planning practice, committed to delivering high quality schemes with a strong emphasis on context-driven and sustainable solutions. Examples of our wide range of projects can be viewed at thelandscapepartnership.com.
We are looking for inquisitive and design-focussed individuals with an environmental agenda, who are eager to learn and progress their skills alongside a dynamic team of colleagues and clients. We provide a friendly and supportive workplace and are keen to encourage and involve all members of our team in as wide a range of projects as possible.
Our current portfolio of projects extends across an extensive scope of sectors including: public realm, recreation, commercial, education, care, strategic and detailed residential schemes (from small to large scale) and renewable energy projects.
The role will include assisting seniors with graphic production, design work-shopping, detail drawing production, site visits and more, ensuring you gain invaluable first-hand experience at the forefront of the landscape profession. It offers the opportunity to develop a broad skill base, working at all stages of the planning, design and implementation process.
Requirements:
o BA and/or MA/PGDip in Landscape Architecture
o great graphic, verbal and written communication skills, including hand sketching with the ability to develop designs on paper as well as digitally
o good technical knowledge and basic understanding of the production of detailed design drawings
o strong IT skills, with good working knowledge of AutoCAD, Photoshop, lllustrator, InDesign and SketchUp
Beneficial:
o experience in Artisan, KeySCAPE, GIS, Vectorworks or Revit
o right to work in the UK
Alongside a competitive salary and supportive environment we offer hybrid working
(min. 3 days in the office) and the following benefits :
o 5 weeks paid holiday plus the 8 paid bank holidays
o Payment of annual LI membership fees
o Cyclescheme cyclescheme.co.uk
o Auto-enrolment pension
o Mentoring on the Pathway to Chartership
o P2C exam fees
o Fees for a P2C revision course
o CPD events arranged
If you are interested in this opportunity with us please get in touch!
Send CVs and examples of work, including free-hand sketches, with a covering email to london@tlp.uk.com
Alternatively, phone director Dianne Western or William Wheeler on 020 3092 4141 for an informal chat about the role.