Senior Landscape Architect

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Shape places that matter

Urbis is seeking a talented Senior Landscape Architect to join our Perth Landscape Architecture team.

With a strong pipeline of city shaping projects, this is an opportunity to take a leading role in the design and delivery of significant public-realm, civic, landscape and placemaking projects across Western Australia and nationally.

This role will suit a confident design led landscape architect who enjoys balancing creative ambition with technical rigour, client engagement and successful project delivery. You will have the opportunity to lead projects and contribute to strategic design outcomes, mentor emerging team members and build your profile within the industry.

The opportunity

As a Senior Landscape Architect, you will contribute across the full project lifecycle from early concept and schematic design through to design development, documentation, approvals and construction.

With support from Directors and senior leaders you will take ownership of project delivery, client relationships and high quality design outcomes. Collaborating with a nationally recognised, multidisciplinary design practice to create places with lasting social, environmental and cultural value.

You will:

• Lead the design and delivery of medium to large scale multi-disciplinary projects.
• Develop compelling, practical and well resolved landscape, placemaking and urban design outcomes.
• Manage project scope, programme, resourcing, fees and deliverables, identifying risks and opportunities early and communicating them clearly.
• Prepare and review concept designs, design development packages, tender and construction documentation, specifications, schedules and cost-related information.
• Coordinate effectively with clients, authorities, consultants, contractors and internal multidisciplinary teams.
• Champion design quality through active participation in design reviews, workshops and strategic project discussions.
• Provide technical leadership in landscape construction detailing, materials, planting, documentation and construction processes.
• Support and mentor junior team members, helping to build capability and maintain consistent quality across project outputs.
• Build trusted client relationships and identify opportunities to bring the broader expertise of Urbis into project teams.
• Contribute to business development, proposals and work-winning activities, with mentoring and support to develop these skills further.

You have:

• Tertiary qualifications in Landscape Architecture.
• At least five years' relevant professional experience in a design practice, consultancy or comparable environment.
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex landscape architecture, public-realm, urban-design or placemaking projects.
• Strong capability across concept design, design development, technical documentation and construction-phase services.
• A detailed understanding of landscape construction methods, documentation standards, consultant coordination and contractor-facing deliverables.
• The ability to manage project programmes, budgets, resourcing and client expectations.
• Clear written, visual and verbal communication skills, including confidence presenting design ideas to clients and project stakeholders.
• Strong AutoCAD capability and experience producing high quality technical documentation.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Word and Excel, including preparation of specifications, schedules and cost-related documentation.

Experience with Revit/BIM, Rhino, SketchUp, Lumion or other 3D-modelling and visualisation tools will be highly regarded, but is not essential if you bring strong design, documentation and project-delivery capability.

An interest in client development, proposals and building long-term relationships is welcomed. Urbis will support your development in these areas through mentoring, exposure to senior leaders and participation in work-winning opportunities.

Why Urbis

Urbis is more than a consultancy. We are a multidisciplinary city shaping consultancy that brings together diverse perspectives to help create better cities and communities.

At Urbis, you will have the opportunity to work on meaningful and visible projects while being supported to grow your technical, design, leadership and client-development skills. You will join a connected national practice that values curiosity, generosity, innovation and high-quality work.

We offer:

• Meaningful work across complex and high-profile landscape, public-realm and city-shaping projects.
• A collaborative Perth team backed by a nationally connected multidisciplinary practice.
• Active mentorship from experienced leaders and a clear focus on professional development and career progression.
• An annual learning and development budget.
• Flexible and inclusive ways of working.
• Salary continuance insurance.
• Generous parental leave provisions.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives.
• Regular team events and opportunities to celebrate professional and personal achievements.

Urbis is committed to fostering an inclusive, flexible and diverse workplace. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people returning to work after a career break and candidates from diverse backgrounds.

Apply

If you are a passionate Landscape Architect who wants to create thoughtful, practical and enduring places, we would like to hear from you.

Click Apply for this job to submit your application. For a confidential discussion, contact Marisa Srivaleesamphan at msriv@urbis.com.au.

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