Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
We’re looking for an experienced Landscape Planning Director to join our growing Landscape team in London. This is an exciting opportunity for a senior landscape planning professional to play a leading role in the delivery and growth of our landscape planning and environmental assessment services. You’ll work across a diverse portfolio of projects, providing strategic advice to clients and project teams on landscape planning, development and consenting. You’ll have the opportunity to work on complex and high-profile projects across the UK, collaborating with specialists across planning, landscape architecture, ecology, environmental planning and wider environmental disciplines.

As a Landscape Planning Director, you’ll provide senior technical and strategic leadership across landscape planning projects, helping clients navigate complex planning and consenting requirements. Your role will include:
- Leading landscape planning commissions, from project inception through to planning and consenting.
- Providing expert advice on LVIA, landscape planning, landscape strategy and development proposals.
- Supporting major development and infrastructure projects, including projects requiring complex planning and environmental consents.
- Preparing and reviewing technical reports, assessments and landscape planning evidence.
- Working closely with planning, environmental and design teams to develop integrated solutions.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, stakeholders and external partners.
- Supporting business development, identifying opportunities and contributing to bids and proposals.
- Providing technical leadership, mentoring and developing colleagues within the landscape planning team.
- Representing Stantec at industry events and helping to strengthen our profile within the landscape planning sector.

Your Impact:
You’ll play an important role in shaping how landscape planning is considered across major development and infrastructure projects. As a senior member of the team, you’ll combine technical expertise with commercial awareness and strong client leadership. You’ll help develop innovative, practical and deliverable solutions that balance development requirements with landscape, environmental and community considerations. You’ll also have the opportunity to help shape the continued growth of our Landscape Planning capability in London, working alongside colleagues across the UK and wider Stantec business.

Experience
- Significant professional experience in landscape planning and environmental assessment.
- Strong experience in LVIA and landscape planning advice.
- Experience supporting or leading planning and consenting processes for major development or infrastructure projects.
- A strong understanding of the UK planning system and relevant landscape planning policy and guidance.
- Experience working collaboratively with multidisciplinary project teams.
- Strong technical report writing and presentation skills.
- Proven ability to develop trusted relationships with clients and stakeholders.
- Experience leading projects, managing teams and mentoring less experienced colleagues.
- A commercial mindset, with experience contributing to bids, fee proposals and business development.

About you
You are an experienced landscape planning professional with a strong track record of working on complex development or infrastructure projects. You enjoy working collaboratively, sharing expertise and helping to build a successful and growing landscape planning practice.

Qualifications
- A relevant degree.
- Professional membership of a recognised landscape or environmental body, such as CIEEM, LI or equivalent.