Professional Placement BOURNEMOUTH

Are you at the beginning of your career as a landscape architect? Are you ambitious and creative and looking for a new challenge? Are you passionate about shaping the natural and built environment and keen to be a part of a team of talented and highly experienced landscape architects?

About you

* on a postgraduate course requiring a professional placement in a Landscape Architecture team
* Technical knowledge in both soft and hard landscaping
* Strong graphic, design, drawing, sketching and written skills
* Strong writing and communication skills – we require: GCSE English language minimum Grade 6 or equivalent
* Full UK driving licence desirable
* Strong attention to detail with a methodical approach
* Good time management and organisational skills to complete work to tight deadlines
* Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team
* Self-motivated, able to work independently and take the initiative and have a pro-active approach
* Flexible attitude and willingness to travel (within the UK)
* Be enthusiastic, conscientious, open-minded, resilient, agreeable, balanced with a can-do attitude
* An ability to work effectively under pressure while always remaining professional
* A desire to further your career through the Pathway to Chartership
* Technology: Some experience in VectorWorks and / or AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign and Illustrator) and Microsoft365 is desirable
* Right to work in the UK without sponsorship.

The role

A professional placement individual is expected to be conscientious and demonstrate a keenness to learn and develop skills conducive to a highly productive and successful design team. They are expected to contribute to the landscape architecture team and wider company. They are expected to contribute by supporting senior members in a range of tasks including site visits, research and analysis and the preparation of drawings including: hand drawn sketches, concept and technical drawings and technical documents including but not exclusive to landscape appraisal and Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment; preparation of presentation materials and reviewing relevant local, regional and national planning policies; and research into project specific landscape architecture issues. Senior staff will provide a nurturing environment to support your career development.

on offer

* A competitive salary and benefits package
* 8% Employer Pension Scheme
* Life insurance
* 28 days annual leave (rising to 33 days with length of service)
* Paid bank holidays
* Benefits platform – including cycle to work scheme
* CPD opportunities and a dynamic office environment
* tor&co is a SBTi validated net zero company

To apply

Please send your cover letter,
CV and up to 3 sides of A3 design examples and 1 x written report of your recent work of your choice to [email protected]

About us

* Information about our inter-disciplinary company
can be found on our website, torandco.com
* Specifically view and / or download our landscape capability statement.

Deadline: Response required by 10th May 2025