Application Guide
How to Apply for Senior Landscape Architect (UK WIDE)
at AECOM
🏢 About AECOM
AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm focused on building sustainable legacies through innovative environmental solutions, making it unique for professionals passionate about impactful, large-scale projects. Their commitment to sustainability and multidisciplinary collaboration offers opportunities to work on diverse UK-wide infrastructure developments that shape communities.
About This Role
This Senior Landscape Architect role involves leading site surveys, producing technical documentation like LVIAs/TVIAs, and mentoring junior staff while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on UK-wide remote projects. It's impactful because you'll directly influence sustainable landscape design and planning outcomes across AECOM's diverse infrastructure portfolio.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day might involve conducting remote site analysis using survey data, preparing technical drawings in AutoCAD for a UK infrastructure project, mentoring a junior team member on Chartership requirements, and collaborating via video conference with engineers and ecologists on integrated design solutions. You'll balance project documentation with team guidance while ensuring compliance with AECOM's procedures.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who AECOM Is Looking For
- Demonstrates specific experience preparing LVIAs, TVIAs, and evidence-base documents following UK best practices
- Has practical knowledge of the UK planning system as it applies to landscape architecture projects
- Shows proven ability to mentor junior staff and guide Chartership candidates
- Is proficient with AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Microsoft Office for technical documentation
📝 Tips for Applying to AECOM
Quantify your experience with specific UK planning system projects and mention relevant legislation knowledge
Highlight any remote collaboration experience since this is a UK-wide remote position
Provide concrete examples of LVIA/TVIA preparation with project names and outcomes
Mention specific AECOM projects you admire that align with their sustainable infrastructure focus
Detail your experience with multidisciplinary team collaboration, naming specific disciplines you've worked with
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
['Your technical competence with LVIA/TVIA preparation and UK planning system knowledge', 'Experience mentoring junior staff and supporting Chartership candidates', 'Examples of successful remote collaboration in multidisciplinary teams', "Alignment with AECOM's sustainability focus and specific projects that interest you"]
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → AECOM's UK infrastructure projects and their sustainability commitments
- → Recent AECOM landscape architecture projects and their planning outcomes
- → AECOM's Chartership support programs and professional development opportunities
- → The company's approach to remote multidisciplinary collaboration
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Generic application materials not tailored to AECOM's sustainability focus and UK planning context
- Failing to demonstrate specific LVIA/TVIA experience with UK best practices
- Not showing understanding of how landscape architecture integrates with other disciplines at AECOM
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
Congratulations!