Landscape Leader

RGB Ltd

Job Description

A leading design and environmental practice employing landscape architects, as well as environmental planners, urban designers, ecologists, architects and graphic presentation and animation specialists, are independent, run by the partners, 8 of whom are Landscape Architects.

Current and recent landscape-led projects from the London office include:

The Olympic Park (north and south) design and delivery - with Hargreaves Associates - for the Olympic Delivery Agency

The South Downs National Park - evidence at reopened public enquiry concerning inclusion of the Western Weald

Restoration plans for Victoria Park, the first public park in London

Design of new Country Park, Cambridge, and other landscape work associated with masterplanning of Cambridge East, a new urban extension totalling 12,000 homes

Thames Gateway - Visioning for CABE, Natural England and DCLG

Bishops Park and Fulham Palace Grounds - HLF Stage 1

Millendreath - a new environmental holiday village in Cornwall

The London team of 32 will grow rapidly to over 40 in the next few months, with an expanding and very diverse portfolio of exceptionally interesting and challenging projects. We need a Landscape Leader at Director level to lead the landscape profession and be part of the London Office Management team.

This is a position with great potential for the right person - to take a leading role in one of the most creative and dynamic design practices in the country. We are looking for someone with the following qualities:

An inspiring leader with clear vision, the ability to communicate at all levels, and with emotional intelligence. We are looking for a landscape architect who can inspire and communicate great design ideas, and take people with him/her

You must be able to recognise, project and influence good design and creative thinking and a natural networker who is well connected in London in particular, but also nationally

Experience across the board at a general level from strategic work to development, site design and construction; you will need specialist knowledge of the urban agenda, but we are flexible as to where your specialist interest and experience lies

Interdisciplinary working - you must be at home communicating with other professions and thus comfortable working alongside our architects, urban designers, ecologists, and environmental planners in the London office

Both a big picture thinker and someone with natural attention to detail - you need to be at home working at all scales, with views on climate change and new planning policies, an ability to debate design principles and processes, and skills at the construction scale

Ambition - you will have a passion for landscape architecture and a drive to make your mark on the world.

Offering a competitive salary and substantial profit share, as well as partnership potential. You will have a challenging position, with responsibility for bringing in work to the office, helping shape its character and develop the already high quality of its work. The right person will also have the opportunity work at a practice-wide level, depending on your interests and skills.

Please forward an up to date CV along with 2-4 PDF work examples to Sarah Jaffey at RGB sjaffey@rgb.co.uk or call 0207 851 9700 to hear about other opportunities.

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