Graduate Landscape Architect/Landscape Architect - Edinburgh

The Opportunity:

In response to a growing portfolio of exciting new projects we are seeking a talented and enthusiastic Graduate Landscape Architect/ Landscape Architect (up to 2 years’ experience since graduating) to join our creative landscape design team in Edinburgh.

Our ideal candidate will be ambitious, dynamic, engaging and an excellent communicator with experience in assisting with the design and delivery of projects across all work stages.  Key tasks will involve supporting the team in the delivery of projects across a diverse range of sectors including education, masterplanning, healthcare, sport and leisure, residential, public realm, and some fantastic community initiative projects.

As part of a multi-disciplinary firm, there will also be opportunities to collaborate on projects with a range of specialists from within our environment and sustainability teams.

Our landscape design team is passionate, friendly, and driven. We can offer excellent experience, project ownership and a genuine chance to thrive. 

Mentoring is also available for those wishing to study towards their Chartership.

(A flavour of our current project portfolio is available to view on our Instagram page ‘wa_landscape’)

Desired skills and qualities:

• Passionate about Landscape Architecture
• An appropriate Landscape Architecture degree level qualification
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience of supporting /running Landscape design projects if applying for the Landscape Architect role
• A creative, problem-solving approach to design
• Excellent graphic capabilities
• Ability to use AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite to a high standard
• A high standard of written English and excellent presentation skills
• Good interpersonal, communication and time management skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team
• Ability to take initiative in response to direction or instruction

We offer: 

• Membership of the Firm's Group Personal Pension Plan, with Employer's contribution of up to 5%.
• Payment of a relevant professional subscription.
• 24 days annual leave per year.
• Membership to the Firm's Private Health Care Scheme.
• Inclusion in the Firm's Critical Illness Cover Policy.
• Inclusion in the Firm's Life Assurance Policy, insuring you 3 times your annual salary.
• Mobile Phone with inclusive tariff including personal usage.
• Flexitime Working Schedule.
• Long service awards.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Travel Loans.
• Recruitment Bounty Scheme.

Wardell Armstrong:

Wardell Armstrong is a successful award-winning multi-disciplinary consultancy with 13 offices throughout the UK employing approximately 500 staff including a team of 20 landscape architects.  At the heart of our business lies a group of outstanding people delivering client-focused solutions to challenging problems across a range of sectors and we are always looking for creative and enthusiastic individuals to join our firm.  Wardell Armstrong is a Landscape Institute Registered Practice and a member of the IEMA benchmark scheme for EIA. 

Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Wardell Armstrong is an equal opportunity employer.

Please submit your CV, a Covering Letter and Portfolio or examples of work to Janine.davies@wardell-armstrong.com