28th August 2020

Our Ref: Recruitment/JB/2020

Dear Applicant

LVIA Specialist

Thank you for your interest in the above post. This letter provides information about the post and an application form is attached.

If you are interested in applying can you please provide the following:

Completed application form Curriculum vitae Covering letter

Following review of the applications, a short list of candidates will be contacted for interview.

If you would like to talk more informally, please do not hesitate to contact our head office and ask to speak to Krystle Smith (Tel: 01925 844004) who will arrange for someone to telephone back.

I look forward to hearing from you. Please submit applications by post, or by email to recruitment@tep.uk.com the closing date is 10am, Monday 14 th September 2020 .

Yours sincerely

Joanne BoothroydDirectorTEP

LVIA SpecialistThe Opportunity

We are seeking a Chartered Landscape Architect with experience in Landscape and Visual Assessment to join the environmental planning team at TEP. Applicants should be able to demonstrate previous experience within landscape assessment. For a suitably experienced candidate this also offers an exciting opportunity to take a leading role in our LVIA service.

The role is based in our head office in Warrington, although for the right candidate we would be willing to consider other locations (London, Market Harborough or Gateshead) and flexible working arrangements including part-time working.

About TEP

TEP is an award-winning multi-disciplinary environmental consultancy employing landscape architects, environmental planners, and urban designers, landscape managers, ecologists, arboriculturists, heritage specialists and other professionals working on a wide-ranging portfolio. TEP is run by 7 Directors and employs around 145 professional and technical staff. TEP’s head office is in Warrington, with offices in London, Market Harborough, Gateshead and Cornwall. TEP employs home-based staff in other parts of the country. TEP is passionate about creating quality places for the benefit of people, nature and business.

Our client base is very diverse and our work takes us across the British Isles. Please look at our website www.tep.uk.com to see the breadth of our commissions.

Our staff benefits include a generous company pension scheme, flexible working, life cover and income protection, professional subscription payment, training and study leave, CSR volunteering, an employee helpline with access to medical support and social events including a great Christmas party!

TEP Values

As an environmental consultancy, TEP has a particular responsibility to help shape a sustainable and equitable environment for life in the 21st century and beyond. TEP’s work is underpinned by its shared values. TEP aims to be:

Honest: We keep our promises and are accountable and transparent to our staff, clients and suppliers

Supportive: We are courteous and respectful to each other, to our clients and to the communities where we work. We want to be the best we can, diverse and inclusive and stand against all forms of prejudice

Passionate: We work to create and manage places which benefit society, enhance biodiversity and celebrate heritage

Forward-looking: We invest in our future by continually improving our skills and services and keeping abreast of latest thinking.  We maintain profitability to allow us to invest in our future

Enterprising: We collaborate with our clients and stakeholders to provide high quality, sustainable, pragmatic and creative solutions

Responsible: We respect and consider the aspirations of the communities and the environments in which we work

Covid-19

TEP takes its responsibility as an employer extremely seriously and with regards to the Covid-19 situation we have put in place a Risk Assessment and procedure to ensure our staff are safe and well. TEP is currently following the government guidelines in terms of working practices and our staff are continuing to work at home were possible. This position along with all other matters related to Covid-19 are under weekly review by our company Directors.

It is anticipated that the successful candidate for this positon will be required to work from home until government guidance and subsequent TEP policies change.

We fully appreciate Covid-19 presents a number of challenges and we acknowledge that you may have questions on this topic. During interview we will provide further details on the Covid-19 situation and provide you with an opportunity to discuss any such matters.

Given the current situation, and in line with Government advice, interviews for this position will be conducted via video conference call.

The Role and Requirements

We provide landscape and visual assessment to a range of clients for EIA and non-EIA development projects guided by the Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment, Third Edition (GLVIA 3). Our LVIA specialists often work with TEP’s in-house design team to prepare landscape mitigation schemes as part of the development proposals and prepare visualisations, verified photomontages and Zone of Theoretical Visibility mapping.

We also undertake a range of landscape assessments and studies to inform development site allocations and criteria-based policies for local authorities. Clear communication and good presentation of results are required. Our work may lead to presentation of our assessments as evidence at public inquiry and our work may become important parts of Local Development Documents.

We are looking for a candidate who has demonstrable experience in undertaking and co-ordinating landscape assessment of development proposals, landscape character assessments and preparing landscape evidence for local planning authorities to inform future local plans.

Candidates must show a keen interest in all aspects of landscape assessment and have good knowledge of the relevant parts of the town and country planning system. You should have demonstrable skills in analysis, report-writing, problem-solving, mitigation design, communication and stakeholder consultation.

You will be able to manage teams of consultants (in-house directly employed by TEP and other co-consultants) to produce consistent, high quality, well-written, concise and clearly illustrated reports. You will have skills in editing and reviewing documents.

The role requires the management of projects to ensure high quality work is delivered within budget. An important part of the role is managing projects for clients, reporting clearly and developing strong relationships.

You will be asked to help mentor and develop junior staff on projects. You will be well-supported by colleagues and encouraged to innovate where appropriate to enhance our delivery to clients.

The successful candidate will be expected to travel from time to time, including staying overnight at different locations, to meet the requirements of projects.

We envisage that this will be a full-time role for a working week of 37.5 hours, although we are willing to consider flexible working arrangements.

Person Specification

Essential:

Degree in Landscape Architecture (or similar)

Membership of Landscape Institute (LI) or eligible and able to work towards

Demonstrable experience of landscape and visual assessment and landscape character assessment (in accordance with the Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment, third edition) including input to scoping reports, LVIA Chapter input and informing the EIA team of any required landscape mitigation

Experience of working with GIS consultants in relation to drawing/figure preparation and landscape architects/graphic consultants in relation to the preparation of verified photomontage views and ZTVs.

Excellent analysis, problem-solving skills and good judgement

Excellent written communication skills and confident in producing clear, concise and well-written reports and good verbal communication skills. This should include the ability to review inputs prepared by others to ensure a consistent style and approach.

Ability to manage projects including prioritising and manage workloads, managing others to meet deadlines and delivering good quality outputs within budgets

Experience of liaising and negotiating with clients, local authorities and stakeholders and in developing good working relationships

Able to provide consistent professional advice on landscape matters to assist clients including providing specialist landscape advice at consultation events

Self-motivated and able to work independently but also as part of a team

Attention to detail and upholding high standards

Ability to generate new work through bids and targeted marketing

Hold a full driving licence.

Desirable

An interest in leading and delivering our LVIA and landscape planning service with the opportunity to further grow and develop this service.

Experience in the preparation of landscape and visual proofs of evidence for planning appeals and providing an Expert Witness role

Wider experience in coordinating EIAs

Team and people management skills

Proven success in service delivery including generating new work and client care.

Equal Opportunities

TEP is an equal opportunities employer. We actively value diversity and this is reflected in our Equality and Respect policy which is applied in recruitment, induction and promotion. We have been an Investor in People since 2002 and rose to Gold Standard in 2011. We take our social responsibilities seriously, contributing staff time to local and environmental charities on a regular basis.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we will guarantee an interview for all disabled candidates meeting the eligibility criteria.

To ApplyPlease send your completed application declaration form, CV & cover letter to recruitment@tep.uk.com

Closing DateClosing date for receipt of CVs and Applications is 10am, Monday 14 th September 2020.

Please NoteWe are only able to consider candidates already eligible to work in the UK.

Personal Details

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Address for correspondence(incl. postcode)

Telephone Number

Email address

National Insurance No.Current Salary

Additional InformationHow did you hear about the post?

Are you eligible to work in the UK? Yes NoComment:

Do you hold a full valid UK driving licence, with 6 or fewer penalty points? Yes No

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Have you undergone a DBS check* (Basic Disclosure) in the last 12 months? Yes No

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Due to client requirements, if successful in your application you may be required to complete a DBS (Basic Disclosure) check. You may also be required to undertake a drugs and alcohol screening test, this is in accordance with TEP’s Alcohol and Drugs Policy. If you have this information already, you will need to provide copies of the results to be held in your personnel file.

We are only able to consider candidates who are already eligible to work in the UK.

It is a legal requirement for us to confirm your eligibility and therefore if your application is successful, we will ask you to provide proof, in the form of a UK Passport. If you do not have a UK Passport please contact me for details of other documents that will suffice in place of this

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Please send the completed form together with a recent copy of your CV marked ‘Private & Confidential’ to Krystle Smith, TEP, Genesis Centre, Birchwood Science Park, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 7BH or email a copy of the completed form to recruitment@tep.uk.com

Please note that we will always acknowledge each application and if an email response hasn’t been received within 3 working days please contact Krystle Smith at krystlesmith@tep.uk.com.