Overview

Location: Birmingham, Bournemouth or London

The purpose

As highly experienced professionals, Associate Directors (ADs) will act as practice representatives and play a role in promoting and implementing practice objectives both within and beyond the organisation. Associate Directors in landscape will have dual specialisms in landscape design and landscape planning and will lead the management of their smaller to medium sized projects. They are expected to aim to win new work and contribute to the strategic aims of tor&co. They will oversee the work of junior members and provide guidance. They will be a member of the Landscape Institute.

External Activities

• Maintain good client relations through significant client liaison, understand client aspirations and deliver in a timely fashion
• Be the main or secondary client contact depending on project size and complexity, and develop these relationships
• Represent the practice professionally to maintain a high reputation
• Lead meetings and drive results from discussions
• Contribute to writing evidence for public inquiries
• Undertake limited public speaking to promote the practice and share professional knowledge
• Highlight cross-discipline opportunities and new work leads to Technical Directors and Directors

About You

• 5+ years industry experience post CMLI qualification
• Strong conceptual and analytical design skills
• Excellent design flair and creative approach to Landscape Architecture
• Extensive experience within the English Planning System
• Experience on projects of various scales; large-scale project experience desirable
• Proficient in VectorWorks/CAD, Microsoft Office and National Building Specification; familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign and Illustrator) and Resoft WindFarm, QGIS or willingness to learn
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Strong understanding of project expenditure and fee monitoring
• Business development experience desirable
• Right to work in the UK

tor&co offers

• A competitive salary and benefits package
• 8% Employer Pension Scheme
• Life assurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Hybrid working
• 28 days annual leave (rising to 33 days with length of service)
• Paid bank holidays
• Benefits platform – salary sacrifice car scheme, cycle to work and other options
• CPD opportunities and a dynamic office environment
• tor&co is a SBTi validated net zero company

How to apply

Please send your cover letter, CV and up to 5 sides of A3 design examples and 1 x written report of your recent work of your choice, noting where you saw the advert, to careers@torandco.com

Applications without a portfolio will not be considered.

Further information about the company can be found on our website torandco.com

Tagged as: associate, associate director, landscape, landscape architect, landscape design

To apply for this job email your details to careers@torandco.com.

About Tor&co Limited

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing, busy and award winning inter-disciplinary employee-owned trust practice operating throughout the UK with offices in Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol and London. torandco limited is a planning, design, and environmental consultancy with a human focus. People are at the core of every tor&co project. We believe that when we consider what they need, how they think, feel and behave, we uncover the potential to not just meet, but to exceed expectations. We pride ourselves on building long-term relationships, so that together with client, communities, and partners, we realise our mission to build a lasting legacy. We are enthusiastic lateral thinkers, taking care to listen to a client, understand commercial requirements and delivering high quality, high value solutions.

Our culture is supportive and collaborative and we expect our senior staff to support and mentor junior team whilst taking an active role in continuing professional development through attending seminars and events.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

Industries

• Non-profit Organization Management

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