Associate Landscape Architect - Landscape Planning


Location
London or Birmingham offices with hybrid working (mix of in-office and home working). Both offices are centrally located with excellent public transport links and offer a friendly, sociable, and supportive working environment.
Hours
Full Time (hours not specified)
Salary
Not specified
About the Role
Join Stantec's Landscape team as an Associate Landscape Architect with a focus on Landscape Planning, working on a broad range of prestigious projects across the UK. You will lead and contribute to projects spanning urban regeneration, new town settlements, tall buildings, residential/mixed-use greenfield developments, commercial, infrastructure, and energy sectors at various planning stages. Your responsibilities will include conducting landscape, townscape, and visual impact assessments, providing strategic analysis, and offering detailed design advice. While landscape planning is the primary focus, you will also have opportunities to apply your landscape design skills. Collaborate with senior colleagues and technical/design specialists across Stantec’s UK Landscape team based in Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, London, Reading, and Warrington. Benefit from a diverse and skilled team to develop as a well-rounded professional. Stantec fosters a friendly, inclusive, and supportive culture that encourages personal and professional growth, offering genuine career progression opportunities. The company supports flexible working with a hybrid approach and provides a comprehensive benefits package including a generous pension scheme, life assurance, private healthcare, and a flexible benefits package tailored to individual needs.
Experience
- Preliminary landscape and visual appraisals to inform development processes
- Landscape and visual impact assessments
- Conceptual and strategic design sketches
- Townscape and visual impact assessments including tall building assessments
- Strategic assessments of designations such as Green Belts and Strategic Gaps
- Landscape Capacity and Sensitivity Studies and character assessments
- Input to Vision Documents, Design and Access Statements, and Design Codes
About you
You will be a skilled and motivated professional able to work collaboratively within a friendly, inclusive, and supportive culture. You should be eager to take on new responsibilities and grow both personally and professionally. Strong communication and teamwork skills are essential to thrive in this role.
Qualifications
Relevant qualifications in Landscape Architecture or related fields are expected (specific qualifications not detailed in original posting).







