Principal Landscape Architect

Job Description

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy committed to delivering impactful work that shapes the future.

We are a team of over 20,000 experts working across the world in more than 50 countries.
We are proud to be part of an ever-changing global industry, delivering transformative work that’s defining our future. It’s our people who power that performance. As an employee-owned business, we invest in creating a space for everyone to feel safe and valued and empowered with the right tools and support.

Whether you want to pursue excellence in your specialism or broaden your experience with flexible roles across our business, you’ll be connected to a community of global experts championing you to be your best. Join us and shape your story with Mott MacDonald, where everyone has the opportunity to be brilliant.

Job Profile and Description:

About the Role

Mott MacDonald is currently looking for a Principal Landscape Architect in Dubai, to grow their Landscape Architecture Team for supporting the delivery of projects.

Key responsibilities and duties are listed, but not limited to, the below:

• Lead client communication/facing, project coordination, and timeline management, ensuring projects are delivered on time with given resources.
• Guide, mentor, and develop junior staff and team members.
• Oversee work quality and staff performance, fostering a collaborative environment.
• Work flexibly across different projects adjusting to project-specific needs in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Create strong and unique landscape concepts and leading design development throughout the full scope, ensuring creativity and functionality in project outcomes.
• Support developing plan layouts, grading plans, sections, and elevations graphically and technically in relevant softwares
• Prepare material specifications in locally and universally acceptable standards.
• Ensure projects comply with relevant local, national, and international planning regulations and standards.
• Liaise with authorities for permitting and approvals.

Candidate Specification:

• A degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited university.
• Experience in delivering landscape architecture projects for all design stages.
• UAE / Middle East project experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Required skills in proficient level:

• • Client facing
  • AutoCAD
  • Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, etc.)

• Preferable skills:

• • SketchUp
  • Lumion
  • Civil 3D (for grading modelling)
  • Revit

Flexible working
At Mott MacDonald, we support our staff to create work-life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We are open to discussing flexible working at interview stage.

Our benefits package is designed to enhance your experience:

• 90 calendar days paid maternity leave
• Competitive annual leave
• An annual professional institution subscription
• Annual company performance bonus scheme – Subject to company performance