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Associate Director
October 17, 2025 | Comments Off on Associate Director
Associate Director - Landscape Architect Job in Birmingham
Join an award-winning, employee-owned consultancy shaping the future of sustainable landscapes across the UK. This is your chance to lead inspiring projects and help mentor the next generation of design talent in a creative, collaborative environment.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing, busy and award-winning Multi-disciplinary employee-owned trust practice operating throughout the UK with offices in Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol and London. The consultancy combines expertise in planning, landscape architecture and urban design to deliver innovative, high-quality and commercially sound solutions. With people at the heart of every project, the team focuses on creating lasting legacies through meaningful, well-considered design. The culture is supportive and collaborative, encouraging senior staff to mentor junior team members and engage in ongoing professional development.
Role & Responsibilities
- Lead the design and delivery of landscape architecture projects from concept through to completion
- Provide creative and technical leadership to project teams across multiple scales
- Work collaboratively with planners, architects and environmental consultants to develop integrated solutions
- Manage client relationships and contribute to business development initiatives
- Monitor project budgets, timelines and fee expenditure
- Mentor and support junior members of the landscape team
- Represent the company at industry events, client meetings and planning consultations
Required Skills & Experience
- CMLI qualification with a minimum of 5 years' post-chartership experience
- Strong conceptual and analytical design skills with proven creative flair
- Extensive experience within the English Planning System
- Proficiency in Vectorworks/CAD, Microsoft Office and NBS
- Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator), QGIS desirable
- Excellent presentation, communication and client-facing skills
- Commercial awareness with the ability to manage budgets and monitor fees
- Experience working on large-scale, multi-disciplinary projects
- Right to work in the UK
What you get back
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- 8% employer pension scheme
- Life assurance and private medical insurance
- Hybrid working model
- 28 days annual leave (rising to 33 with service) plus bank holidays
- Employee benefits platform including salary sacrifice car and cycle schemes
- Structured CPD opportunities
- Dynamic, supportive and collaborative office environment
- Work for a net zero company committed to sustainability
Apply
If you meet the criteria above, send us your CV and portfolio. We receive a large number of applications so if you do not hear back within 7 days consider your application unsuccessful this time. We will keep a copy of your details on file for future vacancies.
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Referral
Did you know we run a referral scheme? We pay a £1000 referral bonus if you introduce us to anyone who we then successfully place in a new job role. Just send us their information and we'll do the rest. Terms: A candidate is deemed to have been successfully placed once they have started a new job as a result of an introduction made by Hunter Dunning and when they've successfully completed the probation period. See website for full terms & conditions.
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