Landscape Planner

We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified Landscape Planner or a Landscape Architect, with a keen interest in developing skills in Landscape Visual Impact Assessment and Landscape Character Assessment to join our Planning, Consultation and Urban Design team in Western Australia.

You will work alongside our technical specialists and receive training and development in impact assessment, strategic planning, policy research and design influence enabling you to build upon your skills and experience, as you forge a career path in this growing specialist team.

You’ll support a diverse range of projects, through your contribution to technical review work, project management, proposal writing and client partnerships, and you'll develop your capabilities to become a great technical consultant.

We offer excellent work / life balance and flexible working arrangements, and we’re open to discussing full time or part time options. You’ll join a great team culture with strong supportive relationships, and you’ll benefit from the career development, training, mentorship and growth opportunities that our team can provide.

**This rare and exciting opportunity has great scope and will see you involved in**:

- Conducting Landscape and Visual Impact Assessments (LVIAs)
- Contributing to project outcomes within industries that include Renewable Energy, Tourism, Transport and Water
- Undertaking site visits and visual impact photography
- Providing landscape and urban design recommendations relating to LVIA
- Development of policy documents relating to landscape character and visual impact assessment
- Producing strategic landscape plans
- Collaborating with clients, co-consultants and government authorities
- Exposure to a variety of exciting projects, in, regional, metropolitan national, international, and coastal locations
- Assessment of Indigenous landscapes, and engagement with Traditional Owners.

**What would you bring to the team?**
- 3 + years of industry experience working in landscape architecture, urban design or in a planning consultancy environment (senior experience also welcome)
- The capability to work collaboratively within a project team, with the support of senior staff.
- Tertiary qualifications in Landscape Architecture (or similar, such as Urban Design or Environmental Planning)
- Strong report writing skills are essential, as are great verbal communication skills
- Specialist knowledge or a genuine interest in landscape character and visual impact assessment
- Proven ability in the use of Adobe Creative Suite
- Management of map production using cartographic knowledge and graphics design principles
- Production of strategic landscape analysis mapping
- An understanding of Australian planning policy and legislation
- Experience in GIS, AutoCAD and other software packages such as Sketchup (desirable but not required).

**Contact Antonia Tomassone**

**T **+61 8 6222 8631
- There may be government or client requirements which require an up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination for this position. _
- GHD embraces hybrid work arrangements to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where GHD people can thrive, this supports the diverse needs of our workforce while balancing the benefits of remote working with the value of face-to-face collaboration in the office.- We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.#LI-AT1

**Why GHD?**

Being the best we can be is in our culture.
We are a family of smart, innovative and creative problem solvers. In our employee-owned company, everything feels like it matters more. Challenge us and help us come up with new solutions to ensure water, energy and urbanisation are made sustainable for generations to come.

**Our commitment to you**

Commitment is a powerful word that defines how we do business, how we serve our clients and how we care for one another. We will support your needs by giving you the tools to do your best work and then recognise achievements. We will set your curiosity free to allow brilliant minds to do their best work. We will invest in new ideas, removing barriers where we can. Finally, we will encourage you to collaborate with thousands of diverse people across our global business.

**Who we**
**are**

We are committed to solving the world's biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanisation. GHD is a global professional services company that is a leader in engineering, construction and architectural expertise. Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 10,000+ diverse and skilled individuals, yet we are proudly ‘One GHD’ across more than 200 offices, spanning five continents - Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, and the Pacific region. Delivering extraordinary social and economic outcomes, we are passionate about building lasting relationships with our partners and clients.