Senior Landscape Architect

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Whether you want to pursue excellence in your specialism or broaden your experience with flexible roles across our business, you’ll be connected to a community of global experts championing you to be your best. Join us and shape your story with Mott MacDonald, where everyone has the opportunity to be brilliant.

Job Descripton:
About The Role
Mott MacDonald is currently looking for a Senior Landscape Architect in Dubai, to grow their Landscape Architecture Team for supporting the delivery of projects.

Key responsibilities and duties are listed, but not limited to, the below:

• Create strong and unique landscape concepts and leading design development throughout the full scope, ensuring creativity and functionality in project outcomes.
• Lead / Support project coordination, client communication/facing, and timeline management, ensuring projects are delivered on time with given resources.
• Support developing plan layouts, sections, and elevations graphically and technically in relevant softwares
• Develop grading plans that ensure functional, accessible, and aesthetically pleasing landscapes.
• Prepare material specifications in locally and universally acceptable standards.
• Work flexibly across different projects adjusting to project-specific needs in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Support continuous improvement and digital ways of working, sharing knowledge and lessons learned.
• Demonstrate safe, ethical and inclusive behaviours aligned to Mott MacDonald values.
  
  

• A degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited university.
• Experience in delivering landscape architecture projects for all design stages.
• Strong knowledge of plant species, horticulture, and sustainable design practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• UAE / Middle East project experience.
• Required skills in proficient level:

• Client facing
• AutoCAD
• Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, etc.)
• SketchUp
• Lumion
• Preferable skills:
  

• Civil 3D (for grading modelling)
• Revit
  

• Rewards and bonuses: we are owned by our people (no external investors) and through our employee ownership model success is shared through annual bonus opportunities and longer-term participation as your career grows (subject to local plan, eligibility and business performance)
• Medical insurance and life insurance as per local plan (standard and enhanced coverage may vary by country and policy).
• Annual leave in line with local policy (competitive within the market).
• Maternity leave above and beyond local provisions and paternity leave provisions where applicable
• Professional membership/ institution subscription support
• Learning and career development through project variety, technical networks and structured development opportunities.
• An inclusive culture: we’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.