Senior Landscape Architect
Senior Landscape Architect
Joining Arup
Arup is an independent, employed owned, firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants, and technical specialists offering a broad range of professional services. Through our work, we make a positive difference in the world.
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At Arup, we plan, design and deliver ground-breaking and iconic projects through our work in City Planning, infrastructure planning and design, townships, Waterscapes, building design and specialist technical services. Independent in ownership and spirit, we offer a broad range of professional services that make a real difference to our clients and the communities in which we work. Sir Ove Arup believed work was only valuable when it had something higher to strive for. We continue to embody that idea. Arup is a unique organisation with a rich history. Find out more about who we are here: https://www.arup.com/our-firm.
Our award-winning landscape architecture practice in UKIMEA* is linked through a global network. With our headquarters in London and offices around the UK, India, Middle East, Africa and South East Asia, we work seamlessly and collaboratively with our international studios on projects all over the world. We are a core integrated team of landscape designers, landscape planners and digital specialists who deliver a wide range of projects with passion, creativity and innovation including landscape character assessment, LVIA, green infrastructure strategies, concept design, masterplanning, detailed design, visualisations and 3D modelling. We work side by side with a wide range of Arup’s other specialist disciplines including urban design, ecology, town planning, digital technology, engineering, cost consulting and project management.
For further information and some examples of our work, please click the following links:
https://www.arup.com/expertise/services/planning/landscape-architecture
https://www.arup.com/expertise/services/planning/masterplanning
https://www.arup.com/expertise/industry/cities
Design Leaders: we lead Landscape projects including the likes of Riverfronts, Waterways, Regenerative Landscapes, wetlands, streetscapes, etc. We also play a leading role in creating Blue-Green frameworks for Masterplans, based on hydrology analysis, ecological assessments and placemaking criteria – informing the basic frameworks for masterplans, townships and urban development projects. We contribute towards achieving several SDGs for all our projects.
Integrators: we bring Arup and our partners technical expertise together to create maximum impact through integrated design of spaces
Storytellers: we communicate compelling futures for our clients and communities
Local and global: we work internationally, creating place specific designs rooted in context
Big and small: we design from the scale of streets to neighbourhoods to city regions.
The Opportunity
We are looking for Landscape Architects to join our UKIMEA* team, based in our India offices (preferably Delhi or Mumbai). Successful candidates will contribute to a diverse portfolio of international projects, working alongside our passionate and highly skilled team, as well as the broader expertise of Arup and our partners.
Our current work spans a range of scales and sectors, including strategic growth plans, master planning around infrastructure investment, and the regeneration of complex urban sites. You will be working alongside an unrivalled community of experts, who will support and nurture your growth from the outset. In return, you’ll help us deliver effective and professional services in a wide range of sectors and clients.
The eventual work profile includes setting up and leading the India Landscape Architecture Team to lead various types of Urban Design and public/ private projects.
The successful candidate will demonstrate the following qualifications, attributes, and skills as well as an exceptional report writing ability, and an interest in design as part of an integrated assessment process.
Job Location- Mumbai/ Gurugram/Bangalore
Is this role right for you
• A Masters or Post Graduate qualification in Landscape Architecture with CMLI and/or ISOLA accreditation with good knowledge of professional ethics and ethical framework.
• Minimum Experience of 10 Yrs with demonstrable professional experience of landscape architecture with knowledge of the regional markets, the developers and the local planning authorities;
• Strong team working skills, project management experience, particularly working in multi-disciplinary teams including infrastructure, environment and transport.
• Experience of managing projects and fee budgets, or a desire to develop the necessary skills and stakeholder management.
• A strong working knowledge of AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, GIS, Sketchup and Microsoft office; with strong visual communication skills and an ability to share ideas through sketching and hand drawing and experience in budgeting
• Focus on detail delivery and formulation of construction details and experience in overseeing execution on site with Awareness of LVIA and how it influences a project with knowledge of the regional markets, the developers and the local planning authorities.
• Specific sector experience in areas such as infrastructure, commercial development, urban regeneration, residential, education, health, energy, historic buildings and landscape planning strategic policy .
• Experience of using BIM Revit is desirable.
What we offer
At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.
Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.
We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.
We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs
Different people, shared values.
Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.
Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.
We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. We will do everything we can to support you.
What happens next?
If this could be the next step in your journey, please apply online. All applications will be considered, and we will try our very best to respond to you within 72 hours of receiving your application.
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