At LDA Design, we make great places and shape the world around us for the better. We are a 100% employee-owned business with a strong culture. Whether a project is a new park, solar farm or settlement or the regeneration of tired estates or streets, we focus on the needs of the people affected and on creating a balance with nature.
LDA Design has established an excellent reputation for providing creative leadership on the UK’s most exciting large-scale, nationally significant infrastructure, including transport, new reservoirs and renewable energy development. There is an appetite for our approach and combination of skills.
LDA Design is currently looking for a senior landscape architect to join our London studio. You will be a motivated professional who shares our values and can contribute to the planning and design of complex infrastructure projects with expertise and experience across pre-planning, post planning and pre-delivery stages. You will have a good understanding of a range of social, environmental, and economic drivers, and appreciation of the strength of landscape, and ecosystem services in driving sustainable development outcomes.
The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the consenting regimes, with the ability to work effectively within or lead/ coordinate multi-disciplinary teams. You will be skilled in supporting the generation of new work through tendering and building effective relationships through business development.
You will join a successful, supportive team in London from diverse, creative backgrounds. For your professional and career development, we support our employee owners through mentoring, helping you to achieve your personal goals.
We’re looking for:
- A background in and excitement for landscape design for large scale infrastructure projects
- Degree qualification (landscape architecture) and relevant professional accreditation (or working towards) ie. CMLI, and practical experience within a consultancy environment
- A good understanding of infrastructure planning, design, Environmental Impact Assessment, and delivery – including a knowledge of the relevant procedures and consenting regimes for NSIPs (DCO, DNS, Electricity Act and Town & Country Planning)
- Experience working within (and at a senior level leading/ coordinating) multi-disciplinary teams to engage positively in the collaborative, creative design process with a focus on outcomes
- Experience of appraising issues, risks and opportunities to inform early project design development, pre-application engagement and consultation, preparing/ supporting project narratives and design principles, and applying good design throughout the process, and delivering Biodiversity Net Gain
- Experience of engaging with key infrastructure planning stakeholders and consultees and representing clients in a variety of contexts including public meetings and consultation events
- An interest in business development and a network of contacts would be an advantage
- A personable approach, a team player with excellent spoken and written communication skills and an eye for detail
Please email your CV and a covering letter explaining why you want to join LDA Design to recruitment@lda-design.co.uk. Please also send a list and overview of recent projects (5MB max) and a signed copy of our Candidate Privacy notice. Closing date is Friday 1st August 2025.
We are open to considering flexible working and are especially keen to receive applications from under-represented groups.
It would also help us if you could complete this short Equality and Diversity survey (confidential). Thank you.
LDA Design is an equal opportunities employer.