Environmental Design Lead

McGregor Coxall is a global dynamic collective of innovators including engineers, scientists, landscape architects, architects, designers, planners committed to shaping prosperous cities and environments. We are a multi-disciplinary sustainable design, urban planning and engineering firm located in Australia, and the UK dedicated to assisting cities achieve sustainable prosperity. Our international team provides services through our Landscape Architecture, Environment, Urbanism and Biourbanism disciplines. Embracing leading digital technologies, we deliver design solutions for complex urban and environmental challenges. Having received more than 150 awards including the coveted international TOPOS prize, we have been recognised for delivering a diverse range of projects for both private and public sector clients. The firm has been published in numerous international journals and received regular prizes in prestigious international design competitions.

**THE OPPORTUNITY**

The role will focus on four key areas:
**Planning & Design** - encourage collaboration and a high degree of creativity, promoting planning and design excellence for environmental sustainability.

**Team development** - inspire and mentor team members to optimise their professional and personal development.

**Client relationship management** - lead & manage external relationships in delivery of existing projects and development of ongoing project opportunities.

**Project management** - active project leadership through all phases, from initial client contacts through marketing initiatives, business development efforts, contract negotiations, project kick-off, feasibility studies, strategic planning, master planning, programming, conceptual design, design development and documentation.

The opportunity and remuneration level is dependent on experience and capability, we are keen to hear from all senior professionals upwards.

**ABOUT YOU**
- 8 years’ plus professional experience
- A bachelor's degree in environmental engineering/science, urban/landscape design or planning fields.
- Proven experience in delivering complex environmental planning, regulation, master planning, guidelines, frameworks and spatial design projects
- An interest in large scale planning, natural capital, nature-based solutions and biodiversity/ecological conservation projects
- The ability to think creatively to innovate and problem solve design challenges in a proactive and collaborative manner
- Excellent project management experience working with a range of clients and stakeholders and development of positive client relationships
- Demonstrated capability to work both independently and collaboratively on projects
- Ability to prioritise and manage multiple projects, tasks and stakeholders effectively
- Strong leadership abilities in the areas of business development, professional and community involvement
- Strong business acumen and critical thinking skills in the pursuit of the work
- Demonstrate a high degree of creativity and entrepreneurial independence
- Experience in leading teams and coaching individual team members to optimise their professional and personal development

**WHAT WE OFFER**
- We provide a dynamic and collaborative working environment and offer benefits to ensure your professional development and wellbeing including:

- Flexible work arrangements including work from home, school drop off/pick up and job sharing
- Health and wellbeing initiatives enabling personal growth
- Fantastic company culture and work environment with a culturally diverse team
- A busy calendar of professional and social events including Friday afternoon discussions, team outings, and annual events
- Paid parental leave
- Professional memberships; across all disciplines
- Professional and technical development opportunities
- Opportunities for local and global inter-studio travel and short-term assignments
- Professional and technical development opportunities

**OUR VALUES**
- We have a responsibility to humanity
- We are environmental stewards
- We pursue design excellence
- We are research led
- We are a proud cultural mosaic
- We love what we do

**To find out more, you can visit our website, follow us on LinkedIn and follow us on Instagram.**

**TO APPLY**

If the above role is aligned with your values and ambitions submit a cover letter, resume and portfolio in PDF format.
- Applications and portfolios will be treated in the strictest confidence. All personal data collected by McGregor Coxall will be kept confidential and only used for recruitment purposes._
- McGregor Coxall is an inclusive Equal Employment Opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity. At McGregor Coxall we are committed to BIPOC and LGBTQI inclusion in the workplace._