Job Description

Your Role

Gensler\xe2\x80\x99s London Office is seeking an exceptionally talented and passionate Landscape Assistant to join our team of design thinkers and doers who specialise in helping to tell stories and create experiences in the context of the built environment. You will work in a multi-disciplinary studio that includes landscape and urban designers, strategists, architects and interior designers. The project types within the studio range from City Centre Masterplanning, Children\xe2\x80\x99s Hospitals, Airports, Retail Centres and Hotel.

What You Will Do

As a Landscape Assistant, you are innovative and passionate, with amazing concept schemes and an understanding of technical delivery. You can work independently or as part of a team and with other practices within the office. A go getter, be assertive and not afraid to make mistakes.

• Possess strong technical skills which will be demonstrable within a varied portfolio.
• Be creative and have excellent organisational abilities to manage a variety of different projects.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work with teams within the office is essential as is the ability to work constructively and collaboratively with the architectural and interior studios as well as with external consultants.
• Experience and knowledge of Concept Design through to Construction Documentation is essential to this role.
• Liaise with clients, government agencies and project stakeholders requiring excellent communication and people management skills
• Work closely with Directors and project team to ensure timely delivery of high quality deliverables.
• Inspire and promote collaboration across disciplines to spark innovation, motivate talent and support design experimentation across the office

Your Qualification

• Applicants should be either chartered already or be eligible for the landscape institute Pathway to Chartership with the desire to gain professional licensure.
• Good understanding of UK and International design standards and requirements
• High level of verbal, written and graphic communication skills including freehand sketching and variety of computer aided mediums, including Auto CAD, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch up, Rhino, Grasshopper; knowledge of Revit is a key positive
• Good team spirit. Strong sense of personal responsibility and dedication to their work and the work of their team
• Proactive approach to progress our design by seeking new ways to innovate, grow our business and inspire the team

This job description reflects the core activities of the role although there will be changes in the emphasis of duties as required from time to time.

Please apply for this Landscape Assistant role and submit your CV and brief portfolio for review. Candidates that do not submit examples of work unfortunately will not be invited for interview.

Candidates who do not meet the criteria will not be considered for this role but may be considered for roles more suited to their level of experience should the needs arise on up-coming project work.

Life at Gensler

We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical and dental insurance, season ticket loans, pension, profit sharing and twice annual bonus opportunities.

As part of the firm\xe2\x80\x99s commitment to professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional qualifications and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programmes or classes. We view our professional development programmes as strategic investments in our future.

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