JOB DESCRIPTION

Our award-winning landscape architecture and urban design team has an opportunity for a Landscape Architect to join the team assisting with nationally important infrastructure projects and high-profile urban regeneration.
The role requires a candidate with a passion for landscape and the wider environment, with good technical ability to support the team in the delivery of design and technical projects. As a practice, we aim to create amazing and resilient places for people, by developing designs and solutions that deliver multiple benefits for people and the environment. We have accredited Building with Nature assessors, and we were the first engineering company in the world to be certified as carbon neutral for its global operations.
You will take responsibility for completing packages of work, reporting to a senior team member on a range of design, technical and assessment projects. You will take an active role in supporting our team delivering multi- disciplinary projects for key internal and external clients.

In addition to this, the candidate’s typical duties and responsibilities will include:

• Assisting in the delivery of high-quality design projects, technical designs and management

of multi-disciplinary teams from project inception through to completion.

• Assisting in the production of conceptual, detailed and associated contract drawings, presentation drawings, schedules, specifications and photomontages for landscape and urban design projects.
• Raising the profile of landscape architecture and urban design in Mott MacDonald through:
• Contributing to Mott MacDonald early career professional network and attending events.
• Supporting the Landscape Design Team in undertaking site surveys in support of Environmental Assessments and the analysis and development of landscape and environmental improvement schemes.
• Assisting in the production of conceptual and detailed designs and associated contract
• drawings, presentation drawings, schedules and specifications for landscape and urban design improvement schemes.
• Providing AutoCAD and/or Revit and other graphic support.
• Delivering to the required quality standards in accordance with the current Quality Management Procedures.

We have opportunities in our Cambridge, Glasgow and Leeds offices. Please state your preferred location in your application form.

CANDIDATE SPECIFICATION

We are looking for committed and motivated graduates with a genuine passion and a desire to make a difference in the world. If this describes you, apply today to launch your career at Mott MacDonald.

To be eligible for this opportunity, you will have less than 12 months relevant experience (excluding placements) and have a degree (obtained no earlier than 2023) are expected to achieve one of the following degree disciplines:

• Landscape Design
• Landscape Architecture

In your application you should be able to demonstrate your interest in the role and working at Mott MacDonald through relevant experience, such as studying relevant modules, or previous work experience.

We are looking for graduates with the following characteristics:

• Methodical approach to problem solving.
• Ability to use your initiative to undertake tasks efficiently and independently.
• Excellent verbal communication skills, which allow you to confidently liaise with clients and team members.
• Excellent written communication and attention to detail.

As we want the best people for the role, we support flexible working. Please ask us at interview stage about any flexibility you may need.
Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024.
Our ethos is to develop, train and retain our graduates and therefore we are looking for a long-term relationship with our graduates. For this reason, we are not able to accept applications from candidates who would be working under the Graduate visa route or other time-limited visas, (irrespective of visa duration), due to their temporary nature and the requirement for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route in future.
We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in the future.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

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