J&L Gibbons are looking for talented Landscape Architects to join
our team.
Our visionary multi-award
winning studio, established 38 years ago is based in north London, with
an exciting range of projects across the UK.
Current projects include a number of high-profile public works, for
world leading institutions such as the Natural History Museum, Girton College,
the Horniman Museum and Gardens, Maggie’s, the London School of Economics,
Imperial College and the British Library.
We are looking for a graduate Landscape Architect and a Landscape
Architect with 3-5 years post-graduate experience to join the team. Design talent, creativity and enthusiasm are
key, with a willingness to engage with all stages of the design process in a
collaborative manner with colleagues, clients, professional teams, the local
community and contractors.
The position is full time, we are a collaborative studio-based practice,
we work a 9-day working fortnight with every second Friday as a ‘free day’ in
addition to annual leave to encourage a health work/ life balance.
At J&L Gibbons
we harbour a friendly and supportive workplace from our Islington design
Studio. We are a small studio team who multi-task with a hardworking and
focused nature-based approach, with a reputation for delivering high quality,
site-specific landscapes designs. We encourage a social and creative working
environment, promote professional development and offer a competitive salary,
pension scheme, opportunities to participate in our research projects and
access to professional subscriptions. We
also have a studio dog called Gin.
J&L Gibbons is
an equal opportunity employer.
How to apply:
Please submit your CV and portfolio to info@jlg-london.com
We will endeavour to reply to all applications, but in some cases this may not be possible.
Closing date:
22nd
November 2024
at 5pm
You will be required to:
- Contribute to the creative studio atmosphere and be respectful to colleagues and collaborators
- Share in the ethics and ethos of the studio to produce beautiful and considered work that has a positive impact on the Planet and responds to the challenges of climate and biodiversity emergencies
- Design at multiple scales, from masterplanning to detail design
- Communicate and engage with contractors, other design disciplines, clients and the general public
- Take direction, ask questions, support other team members as well as be comfortable with self-direction and structuring your own workload
- Have a proactive, practical, motivated and positive attitude
- Manage your projects / workflow within the team environment with good time management and organisation
Required skills and experience for both roles:
- A degree in Landscape Architecture or a related design field
- Strong design and technical skills, including analysis and design development
- Strong graphic communication skills
- Fluent spoken and written English
- Technical expertise of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) and AutoCAD are essential
- A working knowledge of REVIT and ArcGIS would be viewed favourably
Specific additional requirements for the Landscape Architect role with 3-5 years experience include:
- Chartered Membership of the Landscape Institute (or equivalent professional certification) or commencement on the Pathway to Chartership is viewed as a positive but not essential
- Proficient drafting skills; drawings, schedules and specifications through all RIBA workstages, including implementation and after care
- Knowledge of the UK planning system would be advantageous
- Experience of the tender process and experience on site during construction would be an advantage
- Experience of projects in a heritage context or sensitive landscapes would be desirable
- Knowledge of hard landscape detailing
- Planting design knowledge preferable but not essential
- BIM project experience advantageous but not essential
Should you be successful we will require:
- A portfolio review preferably at our studio
- References from previous employers
- Confirmation of your ability to live and work in the UK
- We are looking for someone to start immediately subject to pre-existing notice periods
- Contribute to the creative studio atmosphere and be respectful to colleagues and collaborators
- Share in the ethics and ethos of the studio to produce beautiful and considered work that has a positive impact on the Planet and responds to the challenges of climate and biodiversity emergencies
- Design at multiple scales, from masterplanning to detail design
- Communicate and engage with contractors, other design disciplines, clients and the general public
- Take direction, ask questions, support other team members as well as be comfortable with self-direction and structuring your own workload
- Have a proactive, practical, motivated and positive attitude
- Manage your projects / workflow within the team environment with good time management and organisation
Required skills and experience for both roles:
- A degree in Landscape Architecture or a related design field
- Strong design and technical skills, including analysis and design development
- Strong graphic communication skills
- Fluent spoken and written English
- Technical expertise of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) and AutoCAD are essential
- A working knowledge of REVIT and ArcGIS would be viewed favourably
Specific additional requirements for the Landscape Architect role with 3-5 years experience include:
- Chartered Membership of the Landscape Institute (or equivalent professional certification) or commencement on the Pathway to Chartership is viewed as a positive but not essential
- Proficient drafting skills; drawings, schedules and specifications through all RIBA workstages, including implementation and after care
- Knowledge of the UK planning system would be advantageous
- Experience of the tender process and experience on site during construction would be an advantage
- Experience of projects in a heritage context or sensitive landscapes would be desirable
- Knowledge of hard landscape detailing
- Planting design knowledge preferable but not essential
- BIM project experience advantageous but not essential
Should you be successful we will require:
- A portfolio review preferably at our studio
- References from previous employers
- Confirmation of your ability to live and work in the UK
- We are looking for someone to start immediately subject to pre-existing notice periods