Associate Landscape Architect - 12 month fixed-term contract

Description

This role is focused on leading high-quality landscape and urban design projects across commercial, cultural, and mixed-use precincts. You’ll collaborate across disciplines, contribute to winning work, and bring a clear design point of view backed by built experience.

• Is commercially minded, keeping projects on track and helping identify future opportunities
• Supporting the growth of others—mentoring team members and creating development opportunities
• Acting as a trusted professional, guiding projects from early strategy through to detailed design and delivery
• Leading small to mid-sized project teams and initiatives—managing scope, design quality and commercial performance
• Developing client relationships, contributing to bids and proposals, and supporting business development

Requirements

This role will suit a talented Senior Landscape Architect who’s ready to lead small-to-medium projects, guide teams, and help shape places that improve how we live, work and connect.

Openness and empathy with our clients ensure their interests are at the heart of everything we design.

• 8 + years' experience as a Senior Landscape Architect working on a variety of project typologies– from early concept through to delivery.
• Experience collaborating within multidisciplinary teams, including architects, interiors, and urban design.
• Ability to manage your time across multiple projects and contribute to competitions, bids, and presentations when needed.
• Strong conceptual design skills with the ability to translate ideas into clear, compelling design outcomes.
• AILA registration (or working towards it) preferred.
• Confident working directly with clients and stakeholders — able to build trust, communicate clearly and guide conversations.
• Proficiency in Revit and a solid understanding of how landscape design integrates with broader project coordination.
• Demonstrate strong teamwork, initiative, adaptability, and a passion for design excellence
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, design-led environment within a global practice.
• Brings a clear design voice—communicating ideas with clarity and creativity
• Enjoys leading, mentoring and enabling others to grow
• Understands the balance between technical excellence and design ambition

Benefits

Our local studios serve as primary hubs for in-person connection and collaboration, and we offer flexible and hybrid work arrangements. Hassell encourages sustainable work hours and actively supports the holistic health and well-being of our people.

• Wellbeing benefits
• 16 weeks paid parental leave for both primary and secondary carers.
• A progressive, flexible work policy that allows hybrid work, location flexibility and work pattern flexibility
• Inter-studio transfer opportunities
• Development and training opportunities, including access to online training programs and our People Coach program.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance