Senior/Principal Landscape Architect

Salary/Rate:Competitive + Excellent Benefits
Town/City:Dorking
County:Surrey
Sector:Landscape Architecture
Job ref:1338328
Post Date:11.05.26
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Meet Our Recruiter

About the Role

This is an opportunity to join a collaborative and forward-thinking team delivering landscape-led solutions across a diverse portfolio of projects throughout the UK. The role offers exposure to both strategic and detailed design work, alongside masterplanning, landscape and visual impact assessment, and public realm design.

You will work as part of an integrated team of Landscape Architects, alongside specialists in architecture, ecology and arboriculture, contributing to projects where design quality and environmental outcomes are closely aligned.

The role

You will play a key role in supporting project delivery and contributing to the continued growth of the landscape team. Responsibilities will include:

  • Leading and contributing to landscape design from concept through to detailed stages
  • Supporting or delivering masterplanning work
  • Undertaking Landscape and Visual Impact Assessments and contributing to landscape planning
  • Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver cohesive project outcomes
  • Supporting and mentoring junior team members
  • Managing multiple projects and priorities effectively

About you

To succeed in this role, you will bring a combination of technical capability, creativity and collaborative mindset:

  • Postgraduate qualification in Landscape Architecture or a related field
  • Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute (CMLI)
  • Minimum of 5 years’ professional experience
  • Strong experience in concept and detailed landscape design
  • Experience in LVIA and landscape planning
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite
  • Experience with 2D and 3D CAD software, with tools such as Vectorworks, Lumion, LSS or GIS advantageous
  • Strong communication skills across written, verbal and graphic formats
  • Ability to lead elements of projects and support junior colleagues
  • Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to sites

Salary

  • Up to £45,000, depending on experience
  • Discretionary bonuses paid in addition

Benefits & culture

This organisation places genuine emphasis on creating an environment where people can thrive, both professionally and personally. You will benefit from:

  • Flexible working and a compressed working week
  • Pension contributions
  • Health cash plan supporting everyday healthcare needs
  • Cycle-to-work scheme and environmental initiatives
  • Employee Owned Trust structure, aligning the team with the long-term success of the business
  • Discretionary annual tax-free bonus linked to company performance

You will be joining a practice that values collaboration, long-term relationships and high-quality design, offering a stable platform for career progression within a supportive and well-established team.

Apply

If you are looking to develop your career within a design-led, environmentally focused consultancy, we would be pleased to hear from you.

Please submit your CV, portfolio and a short cover letter outlining your experience and interest in the role.

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