Work for grant associates

Grant Associates is based in Bath, an extraordinary World Heritage City with a growing reputation as a leading centre for creative industries. It offers a unique and inspiring working and living environment and Grant Associates is fully engaged with the life of the city.

With over 60 employees based in Bath and Singapore, Grant Associates has a strong reputation for contemporary landscape architecture and sustainable development. Following the success of Gardens by the Bay in Singapore we have a number of high-profile commissions in Singapore, China, India and Australia alongside many rewarding projects in the UK.

We require a designer with very strong Rhino skills to work as an integral part of our team in our Bath studio. The preference is for candidates who are landscape architects and designers with a passion for three-dimensional design or architects who are willing to embrace the possibilities of contemporary landscape architecture. All applicants will need to be able to demonstrate a sophisticated level of 3D skills to help shape and inform our built environment.

This is an opportunity for an applicant to develop and test outline ideas at all stages of design, from concept through to construction. This position is also an excellent way of working alongside some of the world’s most renowned architects, engineers and designers across a variety of projects.

Software skills to include a high level of aptitude in Rhino, a good level of proficiency in, Photoshop and AutoCAD. A good command of grasshopper will be a plus. Other useful but non-essential software skills would include an understanding of 3D Studio Max + Vray, Lumion, Enscape, Twinmotion and Revit.

Specific tasks include:

• Ability to understand and interpret loose hand drawn sketches, sections, plans and elevations and work to given 2D spot levels and contour information;

• An ability to think and work independently;

• Assisting in the design of projects across many stages of development (conceptual/schematic and design development);

• As you will be working on complex 3d models within teams based here and in Singapore an excellent command of both written and verbal English is required;

• A creative curiosity to follow industry trends and trial new or alternative 3D workflows;

• Excellent problem-solving ability;

• A strong eye for detail;

• A passion for design across all disciplines;

• Personable and an ability to communicate well in a team under pressure and to tight deadlines whilst working with a number of different colleagues on multiple projects;

Your portfolio should demonstrate:

• Examples of organic forms and structures modelled in Rhino;
• Free hand drawings and sketches of any subject matter that is of interest to the applicant;
• Sequence(s) of images that capture the iterative process of design;
• General modelling outputs that demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of scale, proportion, composition and lighting;

We may require candidates to undertake a short 3D Rhino test, the results of which would be presented at the interview.

Grant Associates offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, commensurate to experience. Please apply with CV & examples of work preferably by email to recruitment@grant-associates.uk.com. Please quote Reference 3D1121 in the email subject heading.

The position offered is in Bath and we are presently operating a hybrid approach to office and home-based working.

Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK, if you do not have the right to work in the UK your application will not be considered.

Grant Associates is an equal opportunities employer.

No Agencies please.

Grant Associates landscape architects are a Bath and Singapore based design studio. With over 60 employees located across both our offices, Grant Associates has a renowned reputation for contemporary landscape architecture and sustainable development. Following the success of Gardens by the Bay in Singapore we have a number of high-profile commissions in Singapore, China, India and Australia alongside many rewarding projects in the UK.

We require an artistic visualiser to work as an integral part of our skilled studio design teams with applicants being able to demonstrate a sophisticated level of 3D visualisation skills to help shape and inform our built environment.

This is a full-time opportunity for an imaginative, ambitious and highly skilled applicant to be part of our project design teams and contribute to the success of the office by helping to develop and sell a project idea and vision. This position is also an excellent way of working alongside some of the world’s most renowned architects, engineers and designers across a variety of projects across the world.

Software skills to include an excellent command in 3DS Max, Vray and Forest Pack Pro. It will be necessary a proficiency level in Photoshop as the nature of our work illustrating plants, public spaces and setting up scenes will often require additional post production work beyond Vray.

Our workflow will generally include importing files produced by Rhino -including models generated by grasshopper baked as mesh- and revit, thus it is important to have the ability to solve possible problems, collaborate with the designer and find the optimum solution to achieve the visualization in question. A basic level of Rhino is preferable. Advantageous but non-essential software knowledge would include, Enscape, Lumion and Revit.

Specific skills and tasks include:

• A relevant design background e.g. landscape or architectural;

• A great spatial visualization ability to comprehend design at various scales and different levels of complexity;

• A collaborative approach and engaging personality with the ability to communicate well in a team environment, sometimes under pressure and with tight deadlines;

• Highly imaginative, creative and resolute. Always trying to be at the forefront of the industry creating and finding cutting edge solutions with new tools and techniques;

• A relevant design background e.g. landscape or architectural;

• Capable of producing professional high quality landscape stills;

• An ability to think and work independently;

• Setting up views to maximize the potential of the image and sell the scheme by making recommendations to composition, image character e.g. mood, time of year/day, colour, content according to project location;

• A strong eye for detail and a willingness to work in an environment with shifting priorities;

• A passion for design across all disciplines;

• As you will be working on complex projects as part of teams based in the UK and in Singapore, an excellent command of both written and verbal English is required;

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a relevant field

Candidates must submit a portfolio with their application to be considered. Your portfolio should demonstrate:

• Examples of projects where landscape is the main component of the still;
• High quality rendering outputs in 3DS Max that demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of activity/use, scale, proportion, composition, seasonality and light conditions;
• Not-essential but we would love to see free hand drawings and sketches of any subject that is of interest;

The recruitment process comprises two phases;

Phase One of the selection process will consist on an interview of 60 minutes.

Phase Two of the selection process may include a rendering exercise consisting on a visualization of one of the company’s projects. We will facilitate a model in Rhino and a sketchbook for this purpose.

Grant Associates offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, commensurate to experience. Please apply with CV & examples of work preferably by email to recruitment@grant-associates.uk.com. Please quote reference TAV/2621 in the email subject heading. Grant Associates is an equal opportunities employer.

The position offered is in Bath and we are presently operating a hybrid approach to office and home-based working.

Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK, if you do not have the right to work in the UK your application will not be considered.

No Agencies please

We are looking to recruit a Senior Landscape Architect with at least 3 years post CMLI qualification to join our busy design team in Bath and act as a project runner. The opportunity is to work on very high profile £multi-million projects in both UK and Asia. The candidate will have proven design and construction detailing skills and should demonstrate a track record of delivering complex projects from design through to construction.

The successful candidate will require a high level of competency in AutoCAD and the Adobe Creative Suite and ideally have experience of BIM/Revit or be prepared to develop BIM/Revit skills. This is a key position within the company which offers exciting opportunities for career development whilst working on a diverse portfolio of projects and with potential to travel to interesting locations.

Please apply with CV & examples of work preferably by email to recruitment@grant-associates.uk.com Please quote SLA/1020 in the email subject heading.

Grant Associates offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, commensurate to experience. Assistance with relocation will be considered dependent on circumstances.

Grant Associates is an equal opportunities employer.

Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK.

No Agencies please

We are looking to recruit a Landscape Architect with recent CMLI qualification to join our busy design team in Bath. The opportunity is to help deliver very high-profile projects in both UK and Asia. The candidate will have proven design and construction detailing skills and job running ability from design to implementation on site.

The successful candidate will require a high level of competency in AutoCAD and the Adobe Creative Suite, a competency in Rhino and ideally have experience of BIM/Revit or be prepared to develop BIM/Revit skills. This position within the company offers exciting career development whilst working on a diverse portfolio of work both in the UK and overseas.

Please apply with CV & examples of work preferably by email to recruitment@grant-associates.uk.com Please quote LA/1020 in the email subject heading.

Grant Associates offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, commensurate to experience. Assistance with relocation will be considered dependent on circumstances.

Grant Associates is an equal opportunities employer.

Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK.

No Agencies please

We are looking to recruit Graduate Landscape Architects and Landscape Architects working towards Pathway to Chartership with 2+ years of experience.

We are looking for creative individuals with a proven competency in AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite and have strong 3D graphic and visualization skills. Experience of working in Revit is advantageous but not a requirement. Applicants will have a relevant professional degree and a desire to further their career.

Please apply with CV & examples of work preferably by email to recruitment@grant-associates.uk.com. Please quote Reference GLA/0318 in the email subject heading.

Grant Associates offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, commensurate to experience. Assistance with relocation will be considered dependent on circumstances.

Grant Associates is an equal opportunities employer.

Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK.

No Agencies please