Company Overview:
Dar, the founding member of the Sidara group, is an international multidisciplinary consulting organization specializing in engineering, architecture, planning, environment, project management, facilities management, and economics. Sidara operates in 60 countries with 20,500 professionals, Dar connects people, places, and communities through innovative solutions to the world's most complex challenges. We deliver projects from inception through completion, embracing challenges to empower communities worldwide. Learn more at www.dar.com.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare detailed planting plans.
- Create signature and exciting planting schemes.
- Provide expert horticultural advice to the Landscape team and other departments.
- Upskill the Landscape team's knowledge of horticulture with continued CPDs.
- Liaise and collaborate with the wider international team on projects, providing planting ideas from concept through to detailed design.
- Prepare and review planting plans.
- Prepare and review planting schedules.
- Prepare and review horticultural specifications.
- Prepare and review landscape management and maintenance plans.
- Assist with the design of horticultural projects, including the design of both temporary and permanent nurseries.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Engineering or a related field.
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience.
- Membership in a relevant chartered institute.
- Experience working on large-scale landscape projects, preferably in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
- In-depth horticultural and arboricultural knowledge and training.
- Knowledge of both terrestrial and aquatic plant communities
- Understanding of sustainable landscapes, natural ecosystems and biodiversity.
- Understanding of the concepts of climate-smart landscape and climate-smart agriculture
- Proficiency in IT software, including CAD/Revit, Adobe InDesign, and Photoshop.
- Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Strong time management abilities, including prioritization, multitasking, punctuality, and accurate task estimation.
- Commitment to continuous professional development and up-to-date knowledge.
* While we carefully review all applications, only candidates meeting the specified requirements will be contacted for further consideration. We appreciate your understanding and thank all applicants for their interest.
