Senior/Associate Landscape Planner

Ocean to Earth Recruitment is proud to be partnering with a standout boutique landscape studio that’s redefining what high-quality, environmentally conscious design looks like. We’re on the lookout for a Senior or Associate Landscape Planner – someone who brings rigour, creativity, and a touch of the unexpected to every project.

This role is ideal for someone looking to grow within a tight-knit, dynamic studio that punches well above its weight. The projects are stimulating and diverse – think countryside homes, wave parks, brownfield regeneration, and large-scale strategic developments including country parks. There’s real space to make your mark here.

💡 Why This Role?

This is more than a job. It’s an opportunity to work with a company that:

• Values quality, integrity, and the natural environment

• Is expanding – with genuine space for career progression

• Encourages autonomy, but thrives on collaboration

• Has a strong sense of place, purpose, and people

You’ll be working in an environment where your voice is heard, your work is appreciated, and your growth is supported.

🎯 What We’re Looking For

We’re searching for someone who is technically strong, full of initiative, and confident in challenging convention when needed. The right person will have:

Essential Experience:

• Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute

• 4+ years as a Landscape Planner

• Site appraisals and the ability to develop opportunities/constraints plans

• Strategic and urban site planning experience

• Deep knowledge of Green Belt, scenic landscapes, and EIA development

• Collaborative mindset, including coordination with GIS and visualisation consultants

Desirable Extras:

• Expert witness involvement (supporting or leading)

• Knowledge of planning policy and tall building assessments

• Comfortable attending client meetings and coordinating with stakeholders

• Experience in mentoring junior colleagues

• Confidence reviewing others’ work as well as your own

• Commercial awareness and business development acumen

👥 Who You Are

• A self-starter with natural initiative

• Collaborative, open-minded and solutions-focused

• Clear communicator and strong report writer

• Emotionally intelligent and resilient in fast-moving environments

• Looking for a team where your growth is as important as your output

🎁 The Offer

• Competitive salary – aligned with your experience

• Hybrid working model – with at least 2 team days/month in the Canterbury studio

• Flexible culture – supportive of families and work/life balance

• 28 days holiday (inc. bank holidays) + your birthday off

• Healthcare plan

• Career progression – with potential to lead a growing ecology team in the future