Associate Director of Landscape Planning LVIA

Overview

Lanpro is a market leading multi-disciplinary consultancy who specialise in Planning, Architecture, Urban Design, Heritage, Archaeology, Landscape, Arboriculture & Ecology.

The company works on projects at all scales within town, semi-rural and rural contexts, across a variety of sectors that includes residential, historic sites and estates, renewable energy, and mixed-use commercial developments.
As part of our growth and forever evolving proposition we are looking for an Associate Director level to join their highly efficient Landscape team.

Applicants for this role will work on projects throughout the UK but with the core workload currently coming in from Cambridge and the Eastern region, it would be ideal if you were suitably located in these regions.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Undertake site survey work.
• Produce and/or oversee the production of reports, drawings and other technical documentation using appropriate software, with the necessary level of detail as required at various stages of development from assessments and strategies to mitigation design.
• Be client facing and respond to client requirements with the support of senior staff.
• Clear communication, including the ability to contribute to conference calls, meetings and workshops.
• Have the technical ability, knowledge and competence to provide guidance to teach and develop junior staff.
• Ability to work collaboratively and iteratively within a multi-disciplinary design team.
• Be aware of and understand the Lanpro procedures, their importance and their application to projects.

Qualifications and Experience

• Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute (CMLI) with up to two years post Chartership experience.
• Candidates within the last quarter of Pathways to Chartership (P2C) will also be considered.
• Fluency in English and ability to communicate effectively.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of the UK legal and planning system with respect to landscape architecture.
• Technically competent in preparing LVIA/TVIA and appraisals and evidence-base documents to support development plans and policies in accordance with best practice.
• An understanding of project management, including financial control and reporting and programme management and ability to manage own budgets.

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