Overview

Join to apply for the Associate Director - Landscape Architect role at Pick Everard. We are seeking an Associate Director Landscape Architect to join our Landscape Architecture discipline. Our team is committed to creating inclusive, healthy, and sustainable environments that enrich the lives of all who use them. We're currently exploring the South West and North West areas as possible locations for this role. Here at Pick Everard, we are passionate about creating a prosperous and sustainable future, taking a fresh perspective on the built environment. Our core values of professionalism, compassion, drive and positivity are at the heart of everything we do.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing a great variety of projects, from small to large, in different sectors, through all stages of a project.
• Active involvement in the delivery of Discipline Business Plan aims and goals.
• Active involvement with work winning, bidding, fee tendering and client relationships.
• Involvement in recruitment of staff where required.
• Maintaining quality of service delivery and develop client relationships to secure repeat business - undertakes business development activities.
• Control of day-to-day programming and planning, staff resources and the monitoring of team utilisation.
• Running and coordinating complex jobs.
• Managing multi-disciplinary design team activities.
• Chairing meetings and preparing / overseeing production of minutes of meetings.
• Compliance with Health & Safety requirements, practices and procedures.

Ideal candidate

• A degree in Landscape Architecture and significant experience in a relevant role.
• Chartered member of the Landscape Institute (LI).
• Proven capability of work winning and managing major projects / clients.
• Good Microsoft/AutoCAD/Revit and other software skills.
• Excellent organisational, communication, writing, and presentation skills.
• Good Contract administration knowledge, especially NEC and JCT.
• Good technical construction knowledge and a full understanding of all current statutory legislation and regulations.
• Autonomous in role - honest and reliable with high levels of integrity.
• Self-motivated and ability to motivate and manage teams and address difficult elements of projects.
• Ability to work to deadlines and manage time with multiple tasks.

What we offer

• Agile working.
• Career and Professional Development.
• Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities.
• 26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave.
• Private healthcare, life assurance and healthcare cash plan.
• Stakeholder pension.
• Professional subscriptions.
• Employee Discount Scheme.
• Eyecare Scheme.
• Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme.

Equal Opportunities

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Pick Everard is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us on our journey.

Accessibility

We’re committed to helping you perform at your best throughout the recruitment process. If you have a disability or require any adjustments to support your application or interview, please get in touch with us at careers@pickeverard.co.uk. We’ll be happy to discuss how we can assist you.

Agencies

We are committed to building and nurturing great relationships with our agency partners. However, this role is being recruited for directly and therefore we are not seeking support at this time. Any unsolicited CV introductions will not be accepted.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

Industries

• Construction