Design Manager (Landscape)

Role Overview

Design Manager (Landscape) at AtkinsRéalis. The role oversees and manages all landscape design activities across projects, ensuring alignment with client requirements, project objectives, and regulatory standards within a Project Management Consultancy (PMC) environment.

Company Overview

AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization that connects people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. The company works with industry partners, clients, and a global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers to engineer a better future for the planet and its people.

Role Purpose

The Design Manager – Landscape combines design management, technical oversight, and landscape expertise to deliver high-quality, sustainable, and coordinated landscape solutions across projects. The position acts as client representative for landscape design oversight, focusing on review, governance, integration, and delivery assurance rather than serving as the primary designer.

Key Responsibilities

Design Leadership & Management

• Lead and manage all landscape design activities from concept through detailed design and construction support.
• Develop, monitor, and manage the landscape design programme aligned with overall project timelines.
• Oversee landscape implementation to ensure design intent is maintained.

Multidisciplinary Coordination

• Coordinate landscape design with multidisciplinary teams including architectural, civil, utilities, infrastructure, and MEP disciplines.
• Ensure design integration across disciplines through regular design reviews and clash detection processes.
• Participate in technical meetings with consultants and contractors to resolve design issues.

Design Review & Validation

• Review and validate landscape design submissions from consultants for compliance with project scope, quality standards, and regulations.
• Review landscape concepts for functionality, sustainability, and aesthetic quality.
• Provide expert input on landscape design including planting strategies, irrigation, grading, drainage, and hardscape.

Sustainability & Environmental Assessment

• Ensure use of appropriate plant species, including native, climate-appropriate, and low-maintenance options.
• Assess environmental impact, soil conditions, hydrology, and long-term maintainability of proposed designs.
• Verify implementation of sustainable design solutions, including water efficiency and green infrastructure.

Stakeholder & Client Management

• Liaise with clients, authorities, and stakeholders for design approvals and compliance.
• Support project reporting by providing updates on landscape design progress and risks.

Cost, Schedule & Risk Management

• Monitor design changes and assess their impact on cost, schedule, and quality.
• Support value engineering exercises for landscape elements without compromising quality.
• Identify and mitigate design-related risks and technical challenges.

Construction Support

• Provide technical support during construction phases, including responding to RFIs and reviewing shop drawings.
• Monitor site progress related to landscaping and coordinate with supervision teams.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Landscape Architecture or related field.
• Minimum 12–15+ years of experience, including significant exposure to design management and landscape projects.
• Proven experience in PMC, consultancy, or large-scale infrastructure and urban development projects.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong knowledge of landscape design principles and urban design.
• Strong knowledge of irrigation, grading, drainage, and sustainability practices.
• Strong knowledge of design coordination across disciplines.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent coordination and stakeholder management abilities.
• Proficiency in design and coordination tools including AutoCAD, BIM, and GIS.
• Solid understanding of international standards, codes, and authority requirements.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to balance design quality, cost, and constructability.

Additional Information

Employment Details

• Worker Type: Employee
• Job Type: Regular

Benefits

• Tax-free salary.
• Comprehensive life insurance coverage.
• Premium medical insurance for you and your dependents.
• Generous annual leave balance.
• Flexible and hybrid work solutions.
• Remote work opportunities outside of country.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Relocation assistance.
• Transportation and housing allowances available for remote work locations.
• Employee Wellbeing Program with 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.