Head of Landscape Strategy

What is your role:

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This is a senior role to lead the organisation whilst working on the most iconic landscape projects in London, overseeing a team of Senior Landscape Project Managers and reporting directly to the Director.

Due to growth in the scale and scope of works undertaken by our client in recent years, they have expanded the team to continue to deliver these essential services across the full range of iconic projects. This new role of Head of Landscape Strategy will provide the team with a strategic focus and will:

1. Lead the development of an overarching landscape strategy, engaging and communicating with colleagues and stakeholders to ensure knowledge from internal and external sources is successfully integrated into the future planning for the management, protection and enhancement of the parks.
2. Lead on the development and delivery of a comprehensive landscape priority project list and associated capital investment programme to support delivery of the landscape strategy.  
3. Lead the Landscape Services team in the development and implementation of the landscape strategy and master plans for the horticultural and landscape developments to address challenges around hydrology, arboriculture, landscape resilience, biodiversity loss and visitor pressure.

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What makes you good at your job:

• You are a Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute.
• You have a relevant postgraduate qualification in Landscape Architecture/Management or equivalent professional qualification.
• You have extensive post-Chartership experience of working at a senior level in an environmental and or landscape management organisation.
• You can demonstrate experience of thinking and working strategically, including landscape strategy development and implementation.
• You have extensive knowledge of the design and management of historic landscapes.
• You have extensive experience in the management and delivery of large-scale capital projects within historic landscapes and public parks.
• You are a confident communicator, both verbally and in writing, possessing strong influencing and negotiation skills with demonstrable experience of leading teams or functions through change to achieve overall goals.
• You an effective team leader, managing team dynamics when working across (internal and external) organisational boundaries.
• You are highly numerate and able to think creatively and commercially in relation to project delivery and management, with the ability to make financial assessments of alternative proposals, and to think creatively to solve problems.

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What the role includes:

Landscape Strategy

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Lead on the development and adoption of the long-term landscape strategy, working in collaboration with colleagues, stakeholders, partner organisations and industry experts.

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Landscape Project Register

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Lead on the development and delivery of a comprehensive capital investment programme and associated project list, to identify and address both the immediate and longer-term challenges facing the ecosystems, biodiversity, and historic landscape character of the parks in support of the overarching landscape strategy.  

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Masterplanning and strategic direction

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Lead the Landscape Services team in the development and implementation of the landscape strategy and associated master plans and projects for the horticultural and landscape developments to address challenges around hydrology, arboriculture, landscape resilience, biodiversity loss and visitor pressure.

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Project Management

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Project manage the implementation, delivery, and monitoring of a range of landscape programmes and projects.

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Landscape Services

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Lead on the strategic development of Landscape Services across the department ensuring it is structured appropriately to strengthen and increase capacity and capability to deliver the landscape strategy and landscape capital investment programme.  

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Project Management and Operational Plans

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Lead the Landscape Services team to support colleagues in the delivery of project management and operational plans.

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Landscape Design

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Support the Head of Landscape Architecture in the preparation of landscape design schemes. Manage external design consultants.

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Advice and guidance on activities, programmes and projects

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Provide expert advice and guidance to colleagues to ensure the protection and enhancement of the landscape projects during the planning, development and delivery of activities, programmes and projects.  

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Financial and Contract Management

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Responsible for the management of Landscape Services budgets, capital programmes and contracts within delegated authority.

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Landscape Service Contracts

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Lead the Landscape Services team in the tendering of landscape service contracts, consultant briefs and specialist services.

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Stakeholders and communications.

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Maintain and develop links and working associations with a wide range of senior stakeholders. Represent the practice at presentations, talks and media

Why work here:

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In line with the organisational values of being inclusive, open, respectful and responsible, our client is offering a supportive working environment including hybrid options, training courses, conferences and networking events as well as financial support to complete professional/vocational qualifications, regular staff conferences, meetings to ensure everyone is supported, 26 days a year of annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 29 days after 3 years of service, a generous pension scheme with an employer contribution of between 6% and 10% depending on your contribution, annual rewards, private health cover, a health cash plan and personal accident cover, cycle to work scheme, Free eye tests and flu vaccinations, life assurance, reduced gym membership and retail discounts, interest-free season ticket loans and paid volunteering days.