Landscape Architect

Job Description

- Your role as a landscape architect will be to provide innovative and aesthetically pleasing environment. - Ensuring that changes to the natural environment are appropriate, sensitive and sustainable. - Collaborating closely with other professionals, you will work on a range of projects in both urban and rural settings. Job responsibilities: - Establish general landscape requirements with clients - Conduct preliminary studies of the site (including contours, soil, ecology, buildings, roads, heritage). - Prepare site plans, specifications, and cost estimates. - Accurately prepare and present detailed plans and working drawings of the re-design of the new site, including applications, construction details and specifications for the project using computer-aided design (CAD) packages or similar design software. - Select appropriate landscaping materials - Analyse environmental reports on land conditions, such as drainage and energy usage. - Inspect landscape project progress to ensure that it adheres to plans. - Carry out site visits. - Ensure deadlines are met - Liaise with other professionals on the project. Required Qualifications: - Masters in architecture with specialisation in landscape architecture. - A good working knowledge of Autocad. - Demonstrable presentation and client relations skills. - Excellent graphic and visualization skills to communicate design ideas. - Excellent collaboration skills, good self-organisation, and strong ability to work in a team environment