Associate Director Landscape Planning - Wales, United Kingdom - RSK Group

Description

Stephenson Halliday has been at the forefront of unlocking the opportunities projects can bring for decades. Our collaborative, dedicated and solutions-focused team delivers excellence on projects from inception to implementation and beyond for clients, people and the planet.

Are you an ambitious Associate Director who has experience in Landscape Planning / LVIA for renewables, or other infrastructure projects? We want to speak to you

We have opportunities in the South West and South Wales and welcome flexible, part time and hybrid working so get in touch to discuss your next career opportunity.

We span multiple sectors, including energy, infrastructure, minerals and waste, rural and tourism, built development and the public sector.

As part of the RSK group, we can draw on the experience and knowledge of other RSK businesses, thereby crafting bespoke end-to-end solutions for any challenge.

Do you want your next employer to have?

• A supportive team environment with flexible working options.
• Financial support for Training & Memberships
• Access to a wide variety of training courses via online learning portal
• Charity, social value, and volunteering initiatives
• Centre of Excellence
• Recognition Awards
• Physical, Mental, Social, Financial & Environment support

Role Responsibilities

• Provide a professional lead for landscape planning work in the South West / South Wales and support staff through professional development, ensuring appropriate technical expertise is retained and developed.
• Shared responsibility with our Planning/EIA lead for our Renewables work in the South West / South Wales and beyond, building on our excellent reputation for the quality of Planning, EIA, and Landscape work. This would involve responsibility for continued growth of this pipeline of work, client relationships, resourcing and quality of work with close collaboration across Stephenson Halliday and the wider RSK Group.
• Providing technical leadership in specialist area / discipline; including methodologies & approaches; providing inspiring leadership; promoting excellence, challenge & review.
• Expert witness services.
• Carrying out of landscape and visual appraisals, feasibility, screening and scoping studies, particularly relating to minerals, renewable energy developments and other infrastructure projects. It will be necessary to work flexibly with regard to type of work, timing and location.
• Authoring of Landscape, Townscape and Seascape Character, and Visual effects assessments as standalone appraisals and for ES chapters.
• Designing mitigation and enhancement schemes.

Person Specification

• Experience undertaking landscape planning / LVIA for minerals projects (quarry extensions, site restoration), renewables projects (wind energy / solar farm / battery storage), Experience of landscape planning / LVIA for other infrastructure projects (e.g. energy distribution & transmission, residential, commercial, mixed use, road, rail and water)
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Driving Licence.
• Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute CMLI
• Postgraduate or Masters in Landscape Architecture.

Salary and Benefits

• £50,000 – £65,000 plus dependent on experience
• Life assurance
• A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays, health cash plan and discounted gym membership

RSK Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer

More detailed job description attached.

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RSK will not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies other than RSK PSL or Secondary agencies.