Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Your role

• Establish project scope and objectives.
• Organise and implement presentation of designs to the Client.
• Preparation and maintenance of programme for design review and ensuring its implementation.
• Financial management of the design.
• Identify and manage project specific risks.
• Set out / agree design standards and parameters.
• Monitoring quality of the work.
• Preparation of design changes.
• Appointment and management of all required sub-consultants or other services.
• Technical co-ordination with discipline heads.

About you

Technical Competencies

• Degree qualified with a professional affiliation. UPDA Grade A registration.
• Must have minimum 15 years relevant working experience in Landscape Architecture and site implementation.
• Solid understanding of bid/proposal preparation.
• Must be familiar with design, tender and construction processes.
• Good working knowledge of the following software: AutoCAD, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Sketch Up, Adobe CS5 (Photoshop/InDesign/Illustrator).
• Understanding and working knowledge of sustainable design.

Behavioural Competencies

• Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English essential.
• Ability to lead a small design team (at least 3 to 4 staff at a time).
• Able to make decisions, act on own initiative and operate in a proactive way.

Desired Candidate Profile

Technical Competencies

• Degree qualified with a professional affiliation. UPDA Grade A registration.
• Must have minimum 15 years relevant working experience in Landscape Architecture and site implementation.
• Solid understanding of bid/proposal preparation.
• Must be familiar with design, tender and construction processes.
• Good working knowledge of the following software: AutoCAD, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Sketch Up, Adobe CS5 (Photoshop/InDesign/Illustrator).
• Understanding and working knowledge of sustainable design.

Behavioural Competencies

• Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English essential.
• Ability to lead a small design team (at least 3 to 4 staff at a time).
• Able to make decisions, act on own initiative and operate in a proactive way.