Landscape Architect Associate Director at AECOM

AECOM, a leading infrastructure and support services firm, is actively seeking a talented Landscape Architect Associate Director to join their growing landscape architecture studio in London. As the Landscape Architect Associate Director, you will play a pivotal role in driving design initiatives and shaping AECOM’s response to industry challenges. Join the management team, lead projects, and contribute to the development of high-quality products. If you are a visionary thought-leader with extensive experience and a passion for innovation, this is the perfect opportunity to make your mark in the field. Don’t miss out on this exciting role at AECOM!

With nearly 100,000 employees — including landscape architects, engineers, urban designers, planners, and scientists — serving clients in more than 150 countries around the world, AECOM is a premier, fully integrated infrastructure and support services firm. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering solutions that create, enhance and sustain the world’s built, natural and social environments.

Duties and responsibilities:

• lead the design of high profile international projects
• deliver results through design quality, managing people, processes, operational and commercial outcomes
• develop and motivate a team and individuals to deliver high quality projects, as a ‘hands-on’ team player
• task and project management, across a range of landscape design and landscape masterplanning projects
• preparing and presenting landscape designs to clients and approving agencies including specific technical expertise in landscape architecture and urban public realm design
• play a key role in ensuring projects are profitable and shows this in his/ her financial metrics
• contribute to studio management, including financial reporting
• lead marketing activities, including proposal writing
• work winning
• on occasion you will be required to spend time away from office, which may involve long hours travelling to and from international destinations

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• excellent design skills
• excellentorganisational skills
• self-motivated and able to take responsibility
• able to demonstrate initiative and a proactive approach to daily tasks
• good interpersonal skills and the ability to work well in a multi-disciplinary team
• flexible attitude
• able to build good relationship at all levels, internally and externally
• able to work as part of a an effective team assisting and supporting team members
• ability to communicate efficiently and clearly both in written form and through graphic representations
• project management, for example holding client meetings and managing budgets
• preparing and presenting talks, in-house, to clients and wider audiences
• proposal writing and other marketing activities
• you must be technology adept in the use of all design software including AutoCAD, Rhino/SketchUp, Adobe suite and Microsoft Office software

Qualifications:

• bachelor’s degree and diploma in landscape architecture accredited by the Landscape Institute (LI) or its international equivalent • Chartered landscape architect (CMLI) preferred
• a minimum of 12+ years’ experience in landscape architecture is required with at least the last three years’ spent within a senior capacity

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