Browse Senior Landscape Architect jobs in the UK and take the next step in your career leading innovative, sustainable, and people-centred landscape projects.
Senior Landscape Architects are pivotal in shaping high-quality environments — from large-scale public realm strategies to detailed park and green infrastructure designs. These roles combine creative direction, technical coordination, and project leadership, often managing design teams, client relationships, and planning processes.
Senior positions typically require chartered status and proven experience delivering projects across sectors such as housing, education, transport, or urban regeneration. If you’re ready to lead award-winning schemes or progress into Associate-level responsibility, this category offers a range of opportunities. For salary benchmarks and career tips, view our Landscape Architecture Salary Guide.
Below are frequently asked questions about Senior Landscape Architect roles — helping experienced professionals navigate their next career move.
They lead project teams, oversee design development, liaise with clients, and ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
Typically, 5–8 years of post-graduate experience is required, with a strong portfolio of delivered projects and a solid understanding of planning and construction stages.
Yes, most roles require CMLI (Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute) status or evidence that you’re on track to complete the process.
Salaries range from £42,000 to £55,000, depending on the firm, location, and sector. For detailed breakdowns, see our Landscape Architecture alary Guide.
You’ll find opportunities in public realm, infrastructure, education, healthcare, transport, heritage, housing, and landscape-led masterplanning firms.
Yes. They often mentor Graduate and Junior Landscape Architects, provide QA review, and guide the professional development of less experienced team members.
AutoCAD, Revit, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, and BIM software are all essential. GIS and 3D visualisation tools like Lumion are also highly valued.
Yes. Many practices offer hybrid arrangements, though senior staff are often expected to attend client meetings and manage in-person studio collaboration when needed.
Meet the team at HAUS Careers. An Architecture and Design recruitment agency in London, we are a team of ex-industry professionals with varied backgrounds and specialist knowledge in a multiplicity of sectors. At HAUS we love design and have a passion for great Architecture.
Our varied backgrounds and relevant experience allow for a deeper understanding of our industry. Our expert knowledge of Architecture, BIM, Landscape, Interior Design, Urban Design and Creative Support allows us to identify talented professionals and the best practices.
We work with London’s best practices and ensure our candidates are always placed in the right environment. We have a great relationship with both our clients and candidates for this exact reason. We are always looking for the most talented designers and professionals to ensure our industry’s future continues to grow.
At HAUS we understand from experience that recruitment is more than just matching someone’s skillset to a job description.
We are always looking to launch professionals next step in the industry. That’s why we get to know our candidates. We welcome the opportunity to meet over a coffee, tea or beer (or all of the above) so we can get a stronger understanding of their career aspirations and match their specialist skills and experience to the right role.
If you know someone who you think would be suitable for one of our positions, then please do not hesitate to send your name, and the contact details for the person you are referring, to hello@hauscareers.com
If the person you refer is successfully placed, and they pass a three-month probationary period, you’ll receive £150, and we will also donate £150 to a charity of your choice.
There is no limit to the number of referrals you can make either.
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