With years of sector recruitment experience and a passion for providing honest and efficient service to our clients and candidates alike, Ignis Partners have grown to become one of the leading Landscape Architecture Recruitment Agencies in the UK.
Our clients include boutique studios of landscape architects and designers through to multi-disciplinary companies with impressive portfolios spanning landscape design, landscape planning and urban design.
We recruit for a wide range of positions and job titles within Landscape Architecture, including:
Graduate Landscape Architect
Assistant Landscape Architect
Chartered Landscape Architect
Landscape Planner
Senior Landscape Architect
Head of Landscape
Award-winning Brighton based practice, with a portfolio spanning residential gardens to iconic, landmark schemes
This award-winning Brighton based practice works on a large range of sectors and projects from residential gardens to iconic, landmark schemes such as the roof gardens of Battersea Power Station. With clients all over the UK current projects include gardens in London, Surrey, Windsor, Devon and Cornwall and additionally international work spans the globe, with projects in Russia, Hong Kong, Rwanda, Europe and the Middle East.
We are looking for an Inspirational leader who is trustworthy, passionate, engaging, resilient, encouraging & motivating, exuding confidence and has a positive attitude.
This is a team of 30 that really value relationships offering a very generous and comprehensive package of benefits including income protection, enhanced sick pay, life insurance, critical illness cover and private medical insurance.
They also take career development seriously and pay professional membership fees and assist with financial and educational support through the Pathway to Chartership.
And of course, they like to have fun, with regular events and parties including an annual overseas trip. Being based in central Brighton they have all its amenities from Bars to Beaches virtually on their doorstep. The countryside is just a stone’s throw away. They remain an office-based practice valuing the collaborative nature of face to face working and also offer hybrid working three days in the office / two days working from home) and offer flexible hours if applicable i.e to work with school run etc.
Opportunity to join this leading practice which is at the forefront of landscape design.
We are looking for a design-led Project Landscape Architect with demonstrable planting knowledge and at least three years’ post-graduate experience to join a friendly, hard-working, and collaborative team.
An award-winning leading landscape architecture practice which has received public acclaim for creating engaging and beautiful spaces around the world.
Project Landscape Architects at this practice undertake the full scope of landscape architecture duties on their projects and are involved from inception to completion. Supported and guided by senior colleagues and a partner, they work on design, planting, detailing, as well as supporting cost estimating, preparation of contract and tender documentation, tendering and administration of contracts and all works on site to completion. This role is also suitable for an Architect with experience in Landscape Architecture.
Offering a collaborative, stimulating and inspiring working environment from the studio near Camden Town in London, with a regular CPD schedule throughout the year, design review sessions, and the opportunity to work on prestigious projects in the UK and worldwide, ensuring an extensive and diverse career experience. They offer all staff hybrid working and TOIL, a company pension, annual training allowances, financial support and study leave for advancing professional qualifications, a cycle scheme and tech scheme, and an active social calendar.
Great opportunity with this established, friendly and growing Landscape Architecture Practice.
My client is looking for talented Senior Landscape Architect to be part of friendly and growing Landscape Architecture firm within their London studio.
This successful Landscape Architecture practice is long term established and has further offices in Sheffield and Cheltenham. Projects are varied and exciting, including private commercial schemes as well as working with local authorities and public realm projects.
Ideal candidate does not have to be Chartered, however previous project running, project leading experience as well as managing junior team members is a requirement. Ideal candidate will also need to show evidence of construction and site experience.
(my client will also considercandidates who are ready for the next step of their career as Senior LandscapeArchitect)
Opportunity to develop and lead the Landscape Strategy on some of London's most iconic projects.
This is a senior role to lead the organisation whilst working on the most iconic landscape projects in London, overseeing a team of Senior Landscape Project Managers and reporting directly to the Director.
Due to growth in the scale and scope of works undertaken by our client in recent years, they have expanded the team to continue to deliver these essential services across the full range of iconic projects. This new role of Head of Landscape Strategy will provide the team with a strategic focus and will:
Lead on the development and adoption of the long-term landscape strategy, working in collaboration with colleagues, stakeholders, partner organisations and industry experts.
Lead on the development and delivery of a comprehensive capital investment programme and associated project list, to identify and address both the immediate and longer-term challenges facing the ecosystems, biodiversity, and historic landscape character of the parks in support of the overarching landscape strategy.
Lead the Landscape Services team in the development and implementation of the landscape strategy and associated master plans and projects for the horticultural and landscape developments to address challenges around hydrology, arboriculture, landscape resilience, biodiversity loss and visitor pressure.
Project manage the implementation, delivery, and monitoring of a range of landscape programmes and projects.
Lead on the strategic development of Landscape Services across the department ensuring it is structured appropriately to strengthen and increase capacity and capability to deliver the landscape strategy and landscape capital investment programme.
Lead the Landscape Services team to support colleagues in the delivery of project management and operational plans.
Support the Head of Landscape Architecture in the preparation of landscape design schemes. Manage external design consultants.
Provide expert advice and guidance to colleagues to ensure the protection and enhancement of the landscape projects during the planning, development and delivery of activities, programmes and projects.
Responsible for the management of Landscape Services budgets, capital programmes and contracts within delegated authority.
Lead the Landscape Services team in the tendering of landscape service contracts, consultant briefs and specialist services.
Maintain and develop links and working associations with a wide range of senior stakeholders. Represent the practice at presentations, talks and media
In line with the organisational values of being inclusive, open, respectful and responsible, our client is offering a supportive working environment including hybrid options, training courses, conferences and networking events as well as financial support to complete professional/vocational qualifications, regular staff conferences, meetings to ensure everyone is supported, 26 days a year of annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 29 days after 3 years of service, a generous pension scheme with an employer contribution of between 6% and 10% depending on your contribution, annual rewards, private health cover, a health cash plan and personal accident cover, cycle to work scheme, Free eye tests and flu vaccinations, life assurance, reduced gym membership and retail discounts, interest-free season ticket loans and paid volunteering days.
Experienced Landscape Architect to work on public realm, education, residential and commercial schemes
We are working with design practice with a passion for delivering design solutions which are imaginative, sustainable and robust are looking to appoint a Landscape Architect with 3 - 4 years experience.
The role is to help out on broad range of projects including public realm, education, residential and commercial schemes.
This practice also specialise in projects working with local authorities on city regeneration schemes.
The person joining the practice will have involvement in these types of projects including more recently elderly living schemes.
The studio is roughly 25 people and have offices in London, Sheffield and Cheltenham.
They are looking for a Chartered Landscape Architect who is happy striving to create places which are sustainable, practical and beautiful.
Opportunity to join a renowned landscape architecture and design practice, working on exciting UK and International Projects.
Our client is seeking a passionate Senior Landscape Architect to join their innovative, vibrant, and dynamic Brighton studio.
They will consider qualified architects, landscape architects and garden designers.
Proven experience is essential, as well as the ability to work independently, or as part of a team.
They have an ambitious climate literate team who are working on some of the most exciting projects in London and globally, on a range of scales.
This is a great opportunity to work for one of the UK’s most renowned landscape designers, and in the fantastic seaside city of Brighton!
They support flexible working, career development, support the Pathway to Chartership and have a huge range of benefits, including international trips.
Opportunity to join a renowned landscape design practice, working on exciting UK and International Projects.
Our client is seeking a passionate Senior Garden Designer to join their innovative, vibrant, and dynamic Brighton studio.
They will consider qualified architects, landscape architects and garden designers.
Proven experience is essential, as well as the ability to work independently, or as part of a team.
They have an ambitious climate literate team who are working on some of the most exciting projects in London and globally, on a range of scales.
This is a great opportunity to work for one of the UK’s most renowned landscape designers, and in the fantastic seaside city of Brighton!
They support flexible working, career development, support the Pathway to Chartership and have a huge range of benefits, including international trips.
Great opportunity for a talented Project Landscape Architect to join a leading, AJ100 design practice.
Working with a fantastic client who design projects with the end user in mind and who create award winning buildings, living landscapes and thriving urban spaces.
My client is looking for a talented Project Landscape Architect with at least 4 years post graduate experience.
The role is for a Project Landscape Architect leading medium to large scale projects and providing management support. As well as leading on the design and delivery of projects, the ideal candidate will take a senior role within a large team.
The role contributes to project design and technical reviews, assists with financial management and resourcing of projects and assisting with bids, competitions and interviews for new work.
Successful candidate will receive good salary and benefits and more importantly career progression and growth within award winning practice.
Assistant through to Principal levels considered, offering an opportunity to work on a sustainably focused projects across a variety of sectors.
This is a great opportunity for an ambitious Landscape Architect (Assistant through to Principal level considered) to join a growing, sustainability-focused multi-disciplinary consultancy based in Central London.
Our client is open to considering candidates who wish to work either full-time or part-time, and they also offer hybrid working, allowing for up to 50% of the time working remotely.
Utilising your excellent design and presentation skills, you will have the opportunity to work on predominantly UK projects with a wide range of valued clients. Projects range from green and blue infrastructure strategies for large-scale masterplans and landscape designs for housing, hospitals, leisure, and commercial developments. You will also work closely with the group’s ecologists, water management, air quality and noise specialists to help deliver cutting-edge designs solutions and sustainable outcomes.
You will be reporting to the Technical Director and will be able to benefit from their experience and knowledge which they have gained from a career that includes well-known design firms and global practices. With the Landscape Team being relatively small, you will also benefit from a high level of involvement and input on projects.
Our client takes employee happiness seriously and offer a variety of programmes and policies to support individuals, including flexible working, trained mental health first aiders and readily available support through their Employee Assistance programme.
