Garden Designer

Garden Designer Full-time | Permanent | Office-based | Penn, Buckinghamshire Salary: Dependent on Experience Monday–Friday | 9.00am–5.30pm The Role CGLA is looking for an experienced Garden Designer to join our design team at our studio in Penn, Buckinghamshire. We are looking for a strong all-round designer with around 5–8 years’ professional experience, who is comfortable taking responsibility for projects from initial client meetings through the design stages and into costing and delivery. This is a hands-on, client-facing role. You will develop and manage your own projects, prepare and present design proposals, develop planting schemes and work closely with clients, consultants and our in-house estimating and build teams. CGLA is a design-led practice, so strong creative and spatial design ability is fundamental. You will work within our established design review process, with support and creative input from the Design Team Lead and Head of Design, while being trusted to take responsibility for your own projects and workload. What You’ll Be Doing * Develop projects from initial brief and site appraisal through concept, detailed and technical design. * Produce high-quality drawings, SketchUp models, planting designs and client presentations. * Attend client meetings, site visits and design presentations, occasionally representing CGLA independently. * Coordinate with architects, engineers, consul...