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.

• 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
• 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

Requirements

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

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.

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

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.

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

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance