Search
Header navigation

Landscape Architect

Birmingham City Council
locationBirmingham
remoteOn-Site
ExpiresExpires: Expiring in less than 2 weeks
Full time
£36,581 - £45,529 per year

Landscape Architect

Permanent

Grade C £36,581 - £45,529

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Equal Pay Programme

Working 36.5 hours per week

Are you passionate about landscape architecture and creating high-quality public spaces that improve lives, support biodiversity, and enhance the urban environment?

We have an exciting opportunity to join Birmingham City Council in our Parks and Greenspaces Service! The service has been created to deliver the City of Nature Strategy and has recently helped Birmingham become the UK’s first “Nature City”.

We are seeking a talented and motivated Landscape Architect to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape parks, open spaces, recreation areas, green infrastructure, and environmental improvement schemes across Birmingham.

Working under the direction of the Principal Landscape Architect, you will take responsibility for the design and delivery of landscape projects from concept through to implementation, whilst contributing to a wide range of initiatives that support the city's strategic ambitions for people, place, and nature.

About the Role

As a Landscape Architect, you will manage a portfolio of landscape projects and provide professional design, technical, and project management support across the team.

You will undertake site appraisals, develop creative and practical design solutions, prepare contract documentation and specifications, supervise works on site, and work closely with colleagues, contractors, elected members, community groups, and stakeholders.

This role offers the opportunity to see projects through every stage of delivery and make a tangible impact on Birmingham's green spaces and public realm.

Key Responsibilities

You will:

  • Manage assigned landscape projects and ensure key milestones and deadlines are achieved.
  • Undertake site appraisals, surveys, and research to inform design development.
  • Prepare landscape designs, technical drawings, specifications, schedules, and contract documentation.
  • Develop Health and Safety Plans in accordance with CDM Regulations.
  • Ensure projects are delivered in line with client briefs, budgets, and programme requirements.
  • Prepare cost estimates and contract documentation for minor works projects.
  • Obtain quotations and undertake financial and arithmetic checks relating to contracts, invoices, and accounts.
  • Administer and supervise contracts during the construction phase.
  • Produce written reports, correspondence, and supporting documentation.
  • Present landscape proposals and reports to Ward Committees, stakeholders, and public forums.
  • Provide technical support and assistance to Senior Landscape Architects and the wider Parks and Greenspaces Development Team

    • About You

    We are looking for an enthusiastic professional who combines creative design skills with strong technical knowledge and project management capability. You must hold a Degree in Landscape Architecture or an associated academic discipline as well as a Postgraduate Diploma, MA Degree, or equivalent qualification accredited by the Landscape Institute.

    You must be pro-active and be able to manage your workload independently as well as also having

  • Experience of working within a landscape design office.

  • Experience of both hard and soft landscape design.
  • Experience of working to project deadlines and agreed fee budgets.
  • Strong design, graphic, written, oral, and numeracy skills.
  • Ability to manage and deliver small to medium-sized projects.
  • Familiarity with graphic design and presentation software packages with the ability to prepare 3D sketches and presentation materials.

  • Strong communication skills with the confidence to present proposals to a range of audiences.

    What we offer in return…

  • Membership of West Midlands Pension Fund – with generous employer contributions
  • Enhanced Holiday Entitlement – 30 days, increasing with length of service
  • My Rewards Scheme – access to over 800 brands providing discounts and savings
  • Health and wellbeing support – independent and confidential employee assistance and counselling

    • For any informal enquires please contact: Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk

    Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached.

    Job Description and Person Specification

    Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

    We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

    A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

    Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

    Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here.

    Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.

    Salary range

    • £36,581 - £45,529 per year