Overview
Turley Heritage, Townscape and Landscape is growing. Be part of the team that has helped guide and deliver some of the most high-profile, diverse and interesting projects in the UK.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced landscape planner to join a diverse and friendly team at a time when the team is continuing to grow, developing new fields of work particularly geared around the significant new opportunities associated with housing delivery, Green Belt policy changes and Net Zero Infrastructure. The position can be based from our London, Birmingham or Manchester office and would work on a wide variety of project types across the UK.
About the role
We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced and dedicated Associate Director, to join our team to help deliver a wide range of exciting projects. In this role you will:
– Be a trusted advisor to clients, providing advice on strategic landscape planning and Green Belt matters and leading on the delivery of landscape assessment and feasibility advice for complex and high profile projects;
– Effectively assist the leadership team in driving forward our Green Belt / grey belt and landscape advisory services during an exciting period of growth following the publication of the revised NPPF;
– Assist in the promotion and delivery of our townscape services, working closely with other townscape and heritage specialists in the team;
– Effectively assist the leadership team and make an effective contribution to the service, through work-winning, robust financial stewardship and assisting with the development and wellbeing of our people;
– Be proactive in the marketplace, doing business development in your own way to find new work and retain clients;
– Take a proactive approach to developing others, including through effective delegation and line management;
– There are also opportunities to support wider team and company strategies and initiatives aligned with personal interest, including developing our townscape services, working with our heritage specialists and design and sustainability teams.
With teams in London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham and Cambridge, Turley Heritage, Townscape and Landscape is respected across the UK for their reputation in delivering expert and robust advice as trusted advisors to clients and promoting development based on informed, well-considered and sound justification.
About you
The ideal candidate will bring energy, ideas, and positivity. They will have developed strong relationships within their network of clients and contacts. They will be an experienced landscape planner with technical skills in the provision of strategic landscape and Green Belt advice, and a track record of delivering Landscape and Visual Appraisals / LVIAs and Green Belt assessments. Experience of townscape assessment would also be useful. They will be a team player, one who enjoys working with and takes pride in developing others. Candidates should have consultancy experience, sound commercial and planning judgement and a desire to help shape high quality development is essential.
Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute (CMLI) status or another relevant professional body would be preferred.
If you think that Turley could be the right move for you, please apply in confidence providing your CV and a covering letter. Alternatively, if you would like to have an informal chat about the role before applying, please let us know.
We welcome applications directly and would prefer not to receive CVs from recruitment agencies.
The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK by the start of their employment.
To apply for this job email your details to careers@turley.co.uk.
About Turley
Why work for Turley?
We are trusted independent advisors with restless ambition to shape a more sustainable future.
We work collaboratively with our clients to deliver places and communities that thrive. We combine professional expertise with in-depth market knowledge and deploy our services —Design, Economics, EIA, Expert Witness, Heritage, Townscape and Landscape, Planning, Strategic Communications, and Sustainability and ESG — individually or collectively to meet client needs in the most effective way.
We offer excellent remuneration and a flexible benefits package including medical insurance, pension, flexible working allowance, ownership dividend and performance-related bonus.
Turley operates a blended flexible working model, allowing co-owners choice, freedom, and flexibility as to where, when and how they work, balancing personal, team and client requirements. We are happy to talk about flexible working options in more detail during the recruitment process.
We are committed to ensuring people, places and the planet can thrive.
We know that actions speak louder than words. As a business, and through our client work, we strive to make a meaningful impact. This is how we are shaping a more sustainable future.
We have been CarbonNeutral® certified since 2018; achieved Bronze Carbon Literate Organisation accreditation in 2023; and are working towards B Corp status.
Driven by our purpose, we believe in using business as a force for good, including generating value for our clients and profits for our co-owners.
Our aim is to be an even more diverse and inclusive company; we celebrate difference and we're building more diverse teams. We welcome applications from candidates regardless of background and personal circumstances who meet the criteria set out above. We would love for you to join an organisation that enables you to thrive. If you need any assistance during the recruitment process or we can put in any adjustments for you, please contact Turley’s People & Culture team (careers@turley.co.uk).
