Rail - Landscape Design Manager (HS2) - London or Birmingham

The market leading infrastructure recruitment specialists are supporting the HS2 Rail project and are requiring a Landscape Design Manager to be based in either London or Birmingham.

Opportunity & Responsibilities:

The successful individual shall be joining a team of 10 engineers working on the Landscape Architecture including Roads, Rail, Walkway, Cycle Paths associated with facilities such as stations, depot and general track.

Responsibilities:

• Review and manage the technical assurance activities related to the design development and delivery of landscape areas (including public realm) for a defined geographic area (equivalent to the size of the EKFB IPT area within Phase 1) as instructed by the line manager.
• Work cross programme to integrate a holistic and context driven design that meets the aspiration of the HS2 Design Vision and HS2 Landscape Design Approach benefits and programme requirements.
• Provide technical knowledge and advice at a manager level for the discipline of Landscape Design to the HS2 Business.
• Collaborate with HS2 colleagues and project disciplines cross programme at manager and senior manager level and promote an integrated approach to Landscape Design.
• Develop and maintain an active and close working relationship with project service consultants and stakeholder in order to ensure that Landscape Design requirements are fully understood and delivered. Provide briefings and presentations as and when necessary.
• Manage and guide design activities undertaken by project service consultants and carry out a critical review of key design deliverables.
• Provide regular updates to the Senior Landscape Manager (line manager) and the Head of Landscape.
• Ensure safety is a key priority in all aspects of the role.
• Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

Requirements for the role are:

• Degree in Landscape Architecture or equivalent work experience.
• Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute or working towards LI's Chartership.
• Design skills relating to the development and design of soft and hard landscape areas (incl. Public Realm) as well as Landscape Masterplans.
• Design skills relating to the development of integrated places that achieve social, environmental and economic benefits.
• Ability to manage landscape design activities of medium to large scale projects
• Ability to develop appropriate and cost balanced and high-quality design solutions working alongside design and technical specialists.
• Ability to manage multiple consultants.
• Communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Understanding of cost delivery, schedule targets and the need to deliver an integrated, high-quality solution that meets all design and functional requirements).

Language:

English

Salary Package:

£40,000 - £55,000 per annum depending on location and experience.

Key Words / SEO

Rail, Highspeed, HS2, Landscape Architect, Architecture, End Client, London, Birmingham, UK

Closing Statement

ewi is an international consultancy focused on the search & selection of the Worlds leading engineering and construction professionals. We specialize in recruiting experts for major infrastructure and build projects across the globe.

Should you wish to know more about this requirement please contact us on o.jones(at)ewi-group.com

EWI Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.