Landscape Architect & Urban Designer - Outside IR35

To provide professional Landscape Architecture and Urban Design advice to internal and external clients, relating to development and infrastructure proposals, environmental improvement schemes, and policy formulation.

You will design and deliver hard and soft landscape schemes in compliance with Professional responsibilities/Code of Conduct, Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations, legislative requirements, best practice, the Council's standing orders, procedures and policies, health and safety requirements and relevant professional, national or local performance indicators.

You will use your professional Landscape Architecture and Urban Design skills and insight to evaluate proposals and identify opportunities for enhanced outcomes in accordance with Council and Departmental objectives, and seek to deliver these outcomes through excellent negotiation skills, either individually, or as part of a wider team.

Responsibilities:

·To provide clear, concise professional Landscape Architecture and Urban Design advice on behalf of the Council, including:
·The provision of advice to the Development Management Team. This advice will relate to pre-application requests, development and infrastructure proposals.  This role will also be required to provide expert support in respect to planning appeals;  
·Advice will require thorough professional assessment of Landscape and Visual Impact Assessments and sites, collaboration with colleagues, negotiation with customers to achieve Corporate and Departmental objectives, and ability to influence the delivery of best practice in Landscape Architecture and Urban Design.  
·Contribution to or lead on the production of policy related to Landscape Architecture and Urban Design.  This may include the preparation of masterplans, briefs, and other policy or guidance as required;
·To lead or contribute to the design and implementation of environmental improvement or infrastructure schemes.
·This officer will also be expected to:
·Participate in self-development and the performance management review process, in order to improve performance at work, and to contribute to the development of others (e.g. through sharing knowledge and skills acting as a coach or mentor or providing feedback);
·Support diversity, inclusion and wellbeing in the workplace by giving everyone a chance to make a positive impact to those around them, and to actively support this culture by showing respect for others and by ensuring the wellbeing of themselves and colleagues;
·Support the safeguarding of children, young people or vulnerable adults as appropriate through actions and behaviours;
·Provide support, which is reasonable regarding both the job and the job holder's circumstances to a corporate response in exceptional circumstances.
·Carry out all duties and responsibilities with reasonable care for the health and safety of ourselves and others and report any potential hazards or unsafe practices to the line manager.
 
For a full description and further information on the role, please call Phoebe Kingston at Carrington West on 02393 876043 or email phoebe.kingston@carringtonwest.com

FOOTNOTE:
If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the rate, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.

Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Traffic & Transportation professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Our specialist team has a combined 100+ years experience in this market. Please call Phoebe at Carrington West on 02393 876043 for more information

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