Bowles & Wyer
Landscape Architect
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Landscape Architect/Garden Designer
SALARY Competitive
LOCATION Based in Head Office (Pitstone, LU7). Hybrid working offered after probation period.
REPORTS TO Jonathan Woolfenden/Anca Panait
ACCOUNTABLE TO Board of Directors
DEVELOPMENT PATH Senior Landscape Architect
Company Description
Bowles and Wyer designs, builds, and maintains landscapes for private clients, businesses, and organizations across the UK and internationally. The team brings ideas to life by carefully listening to clients, understanding their needs, and translating them into distinctive outdoor spaces. Their work ranges from uplifting public spaces to high-quality private gardens, all crafted with attention to detail and long-term value. Bowles and Wyer’s staff includes experienced landscape architects, designers, builders, horticulturists, and gardeners, offering a collaborative environment for professionals to grow. Joining the company means contributing to thoughtfully designed landscapes that aim to inspire and delight.
General Responsibilities
- Join in with our company events and socials where possible, helping to build a collaborative work environment.
- Uphold our company values, outlined in our employee handbook.
- Liaise with external design team members and address coordination issues.
- Liaise with clients and attend meetings when required.
- Attend regular CPD sessions and events, including design crits and knowledge sharing sessions in the office.
- Work closely with other members of staff including designers, foremen, site and maintenance operatives, and the admin team to achieve project objectives.
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Key Responsibilities
- With support from your line manager, manage and programme the deliverables on projects through each Workstage to meet the required milestones and deadlines.
- With support from your line manager, manage the design process and produce the relevant material for design presentations.
- Produce construction detail drawings and assist with tender packages. Generate specifications, presentations, and other documents as part of the design process.
- Manage the health and safety obligations of a designer for all projects you are working on.
- Manage the drawing protocol on the relevant file sharing sites for each project.
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Your Skills & Experience
- Degree in landscape architecture, or experienced garden designers with a diploma in garden design.
- Strong design skills and understanding of effective site analysis.
- Good knowledge of planting and planting styles.
- Experienced in using 2D AutoCAD, InDesign, Sketch Up, and Photoshop.
- Fluent in both spoken and written English.
- Organised, analytical, and manage your time efficiently.
- General understanding of planning legislation and its relation to projects.
- Reasonable understanding of landscape construction including monitoring construction work and site reporting.
Personal Management
- Arrive promptly for work and keep any appointments you make.
- Emails should be filed regularly and responded to in an efficient and professional manner.
- Uphold the company Values as outlined in the employee handbook.
Benefits
- Profit Share
- Pension Scheme
- 23 days paid holiday (plus bank holidays) of which three days must be taken between Christmas and New Year.
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