Principal Landscape Architect

Overview

In this Principal Landscape Architect role, you lead design across public realm, blue/green infrastructure, and urban development projects within AECOM’s Urbanism + Planning team. You’ll drive design excellence, governance, and client value from concept to construction, collaborating with planners, architects, scientists and engineers nationwide. The position focuses on shaping large-scale precincts, communities and infrastructure while mentoring a diverse project team. You’ll work from Perth with national collaboration, contributing to transformative built-environment outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible work arrangements
• up to 6 weeks additional annual leave
• flex public holidays
• continuous learning and professional development
• financial study assistance
• 5 days paid study leave

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary landscape architecture for public realm, blue/green infrastructure, urban design strategies, greenfield communities and major infrastructure from concept through construction
• Drive design excellence, quality assurance and technical governance to meet scope, schedule, budget and client expectations across a diverse portfolio
• Plan and manage programs, resources and risk; coordinate with planners, architects, scientists and engineers across Australia
• Build and sustain client relationships; prepare high-quality fee proposals and submissions, contributing to pipeline growth and successful project wins
• Mentor and develop team members, fostering a collaborative, inclusive culture that delivers high-quality outcomes

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture or Urban Design
• 10+ years’ post-graduate consulting experience
• AILA Registered or progressing toward registration
• Strong design and technical capability with end-to-end delivery across concept to construction phase services
• Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) and MS Office; exposure to Revit, SketchUp, Lumion and 3D AutoCAD advantageous
• Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder skills with proven ability to prepare fee proposals, lead bids and maintain client relationships
• Demonstrated leadership of complex, multi-disciplinary projects with commercial acumen and collaborative mindset

• leadership
• stakeholder management
• communication
• AutoCAD
• Adobe Creative Suite
• InDesign

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