Senior Chartered Landscape Architect

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Senior Chartered Landscape Architect

BELFAST

Suite 1.03B, Custom House, Custom House Square, Belfast, BT1 3ET

DUBLIN

Suite 401, The Greenway, Block C, Ardilaun Court, 112‑114, St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, D02 TD28

T: +353 1263 4135

Do you want to be part of an employee-owned, multi award- winning architecture practice that’s desire is to make spaces and places that improve lives?

HLM Landscape team has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Chartered Landscape Architect (ILI or CMLI) to take on the role of a Project Leader, working across Ireland, either based in our Dublin or Belfast studio.

You would be join our growing landscape team, with studios in the UK and Ireland. We have a strong studio culture and an inspiring team who collaborate with our Architects, Masterplanners and Interior Designers as an integrated and inclusive approach to design. We have a diverse portfolio of work; across our sectors, which vary in scale and complexity.

We are looking for talented individuals, who are creative, can lead projects and people, working as part of a team. You must be a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual, with a passion for design and client satisfaction.

Our Award winning schemes have included

Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh;

The Wave, Exterior Project of the Year at Education Property Awards 2025;

Winner Irish Design & Excellence Awards 2022– Healthcare Project of the Year – NCH Satellite Centre at Tallaght University Hospital

RIBA Home 2030 Design Competition- Finalist;

Trent View College – Building Awards 2024;

LIHE – Life Sciences & Research Clusters Conference & Awards 2025;

The Concourse, Public Realm, Sheffield – Civic Trust Awards Regional Finalist

Key Role & Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Project Leader, working across several projects and in multi-disciplinary team environments;

• Degree or masters training in the discipline of Landscape Architecture;

• Chartered member of the Irish Landscape Institute or the UK Landscape Institute with the minimum of 8 years Chartership experience with;

• Ability to mentor and support other members of the team through project development and Chartership.

• Experience with Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013.

• Knowledge of the Irish Planning System is an advantage

• Working in ROI on Department of Education projects would be an advantage.

Experience & Skills

• Excellent design skills;

• Excellent communication skills, verbal, written and presentation;

• Proficiency in AutoCAD – Revit would be an advantage;

• Proficient in Adobe Suite – InDesign and Photoshop (Illustrator an advantage);

• Proven specification writing capability using NBS software;

• Understanding of Building Information Modelling (BIM);

• Experience across all work stages from concept to construction to site delivery;

• At least one project ≥ €20 million

The following skills would be desirable although not essential;

• Experience of CS Artisan RV

• Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA)

• Arc GIS

We offer a blended work model with a flexible approach to studio and remote working, along with a friendly studio environment, an award-winning lifestyle package, and a commitment to your personal development through the HLM Academy. We are also an Employee Owned Trust, which means our employees have a sense of ownership, a say in our direction and are rewarded for the part they play in our future success.

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Please submit your CV and a Portfolio with 3 to 4 projects to demonstrate your experience and skills.

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging matter deeply to us. We want everyone to feel welcome and supported to thrive. If you need any adjustments to the application or interview process, just let our HR team know and we’ll be happy to support you.

If you think this role could be for you, please send your CV and examples of your work.

Those shortlisted will be contacted.

HLM Architects is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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We offer a blended work model with a flexible approach to studio and remote working, recognising lifestyles are complex and we all have competing responsibilities.

Our SMARTBlend approach supports job sharing, part-time, term time and staggered hours, home working, back to work schemes for parents, keeping in touch days, career breaks, sabbaticals and condensed hours. We recognise no one size fits all.

Providing a great studio environment is only part of the equation and flexible ways of working gives us more richness, diversity and choice for how we can work most effectively.

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