Job Description
**Company Description**
**At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.**
We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.
Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.
**Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.**
We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.
We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.
When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.
**Job Description**
We are currently seeking a Principal Landscape Architect to join and support the growth of our landscape planning team, based in any of our major hub offices. As a member of one of the UK’s largest and most diverse landscape practices, you will take a lead on a range of types and sizes of projects, including strategic planning, major infrastructure, urban regeneration and environmental enhancement schemes. We are working with major clients that include National Highways, National Grid, Homes England, London Legacy Development Corporation, London Boroughs and numerous private clients. Our current projects range from developing the landscape evidence base for Local Plans including Landscape Sensitivity Studies and Green Infrastructure Strategies to project specific LVIAs and TVIAs, many of which are Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects focusing on renewable energy.
We will consider applicants with a wide range of experience but a proven track record in landscape planning, including LVIA and TVIA, is preferable. This is an opportunity to join a team which is growing and with strong links across many disciplines. We are looking for a team player with good technical skills who wishes to be involved in the development of innovative, cost effective and buildable solutions in an environment that is collaborative, stimulating and challenging. The role would suit a self-motivated individual looking to advance their career in a dynamic team.
AECOM’s Freedom to Grow programme allows you to take control of your working life and work the hours that suit you. AECOM offers a flexible package of benefits and we would be interested to hear from applicants seeking either a part time or full time role.
**Job Responsibilities:**
Applicants should be able to demonstrate an appropriate level of technical expertise in order to be able to carry out the following job/project accountabilities:
+ Direct project management responsibilities, including contractual, financial and programme management.
+ Establish strong working relationships with other members of the landscape team and internal teams across the business.
+ Develop and manage the work of others, including as a line manager and P2C mentor, as well as specialist sub consultants.
+ Secure and deliver new work by forming and maintaining good relationships with external clients.
+ Clear communication, including the ability to write concise technical reports and to lead conference calls, meetings and workshops.
+ 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 strategies to mitigation design.
+ 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 AECOM procedures, their importance and their application to projects.
**Qualifications**
**Minimum Requirements :**
+ At least five years post Chartership experience.
+ Technically competent in preparing LVIAs and TVIAs and evidence-base documents to support development plans and policies in accordance with best practice.
+ Thorough knowledge and understanding of the UK legal and planning system with respect to landscape architecture.
+ Fluency in English and ability to communicate effectively.
+ Experience of managing projects, including financial control and reporting and programme management.
+ Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite applications.
+ Competent in the use of AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Cloud software.
+ Experience of some or all of the following would also be very useful: ArcGIS, AutoCAD Civils 3D, Revit, LSS or ProjectWise.
+ Full UK driving licence.
**Preferred Qualifications :**
+ Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite applications.
+ Competent in the use of AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Cloud software.
+ Experience of some or all of the following would also be very useful: ArcGIS, AutoCAD Civils 3D, Revit, LSS or ProjectWise.
**Additional Information**
**Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.**
We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.
We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
Join us and let’s get started.
**ReqID:** J10066799
**Business Line:** B&P - Buildings & Places
**Business Group:** DCS
**Strategic Business Unit:** Europe & India
**Career Area:** Design
