Associate Director - Landscape Planning

Overview

In this role you lead landscape planning across a diverse portfolio, guiding multidisciplinary teams and shaping strategic planning outputs. You’ll strengthen client relationships, drive growth of the landscape planning capability, and collaborate across UK offices to deliver sustainable, context‑sensitive solutions. You address LVIA/TVIA and strategic landscape assessments, advising on capacity, sensitivity, and Green Belt considerations. The opportunity combines technical leadership with people development in a supportive, collaborative environment.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary
• bonus schemes
• enhanced pension plan
• private medical insurance
• life assurance
• dis discounted gym membership

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of landscape and townscape planning projects with high-quality outputs and strong client service
• Provide expert input into LVIA, TVIA and strategic landscape assessments
• Advise on landscape capacity, sensitivity, and character, including Green Belt and Strategic Gap evaluations
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and mentor colleagues to grow technical capability
• Build and maintain client relationships and identify opportunities to grow accounts
• Support business development, including bid preparation and client engagement
• Represent the landscape team in meetings, inquiries and public consultations
• Collaborate with colleagues across UK offices to deliver integrated solutions
• Support strategic development and growth of landscape planning services

Key requirements

• Extensive experience in landscape planning, preferably in a consultancy
• Proven track record leading complex projects and managing client relationships
• Strong technical expertise in LVIA, TVIA, and strategic landscape assessment
• Experience advising on landscape capacity, sensitivity, and character, including Green Belt and Strategic Gap assessments
• Excellent communication and leadership skills; ability to influence and develop others
• Experience contributing to business development, bids and client development
• Chartered Membership of the Landscape Institute (CMLI) or equivalent
• Proactive and strategic approach with a passion for sustainable landscape solutions
• Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and offices
• leadership
• communication
• influence
• LVIA
• TVIA
• strategic landscape assessment

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