Location: Doncaster, VIC
Duration: 3 Months
Hours: 22.8 hours per week (Tuesday to Thursday)
Rate:$65 per hour + Super
We are seeking an experienced Senior Landscape Architect to support the planning, design, and delivery of a range of open space and playspace upgrade projects.
Working within a dynamic team, you will play a key role in shaping attractive, functional, and vibrant public spaces that enhance community wellbeing and contribute to the creation of liveable environments.
You will manage projects from concept through to delivery, while engaging with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the planning, design, and delivery of open space and playspace improvement projects
- Develop landscape designs that align with organisational objectives and community needs
- Undertake site assessments, data collection, and project analysis to inform design outcomes
- Prepare project plans, reports, specifications, and supporting documentation
- Manage project timelines, budgets, consultants, and contractors where required
- Engage and collaborate with internal departments, community groups, and external stakeholders
- Provide professional landscape architectural advice and recommendations
- Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with relevant standards, policies, and best practices
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and contribute to strategic open space planning
- Proven experience as a Landscape Architect, ideally within local government or a similar public sector environment
- Experience delivering open space, parks, and playspace projects
- Strong customer service and stakeholder engagement skills
- Excellent data collection, research, and analytical capabilities
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to prepare concise, accurate plans, reports, and project documentation
- Experience managing and influencing a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- A collaborative and solutions-focused approach to project delivery
If you are a passionate Landscape Architect looking to make a positive impact on community spaces, we would love to hear from you.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, neurodiverse, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.
You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion.
