Principal Landscape Architect

**He angitūtanga: The opportunity** Eke Panuku Development’s vision is "Creating Amazing Places." Our mission is to rejuvenate urban Auckland - from small projects that refresh a site or building, to major transformations of town centres or neighbourhoods. We are creators, curators, and caretakers. Creating legacies for the generations to come. We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Principal Landscape Architect to join our team at Eke Panuku. In this role, you will provide design leadership to ensure quality urban design and public realm outcomes for Eke Panuku's regeneration programmes. You will work collaboratively with our internal and external partners to deliver successful projects at all scales and levels of complexities such as waterfront, town centre, and streetscape upgrades. Day-to-day your role will include: - Design leadership for Eke Panuku, including technical advice and strategic input into our regeneration programmes - Championing design led; place led outcomes for our locations within a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency team. - Managing design quality through project lifecycles, managing external design teams on medium to large scale projects, including producing briefs, establishing project outcomes, procuring consultants, having creative input into the design process, and ultimately ensuring that Eke Panuku continues to create and deliver amazing spaces - Being at the forefront of the delivery of significant projects for Tamaki Makaurau including, proposed plazas, parks, playgrounds, streetscapes, walking and cycling initiatives with a regenerative design focus. - Review proposals from external consultants for design quality, write formal advice and negotiate design proposals in forums involving developers, their project design teams, other Eke Panuku directorates, and Auckland Council - Provide advocacy and expert advice to Eke Panuku and its partners **He kōrero mōu: About you** This role requires experience in Landscape Architecture and Public Realm roles. We will be looking for specific experience with: - 8+ years’ work experience as a Landscape Architect on a broad range of urban projects within the public realm seeing projects from strategic visioning, concept design to detailed design through to construction observation on site A passionate advocate for quality public realm design and the contribution it makes to our city - Ability to switch from the macro scale of our regeneration programmes to the detail of reviewing and editing design work packages with attention to quality and detail - Strong communication skills and the ability to lead and champion design outcomes within a multidisciplinary team - Good working knowledge of best practice within public realm design, specifically town centre spaces and streets - Knowledge of relevant legislative and regulatory requirements and frameworks within the Local Government environment - Auto Cad, Sketch-up, Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) are beneficial **Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer** We’re visionaries leading the way in sustainable urban development. You’ll join a team embracing diversity with a culture built on its people spirit. Our salaries are competitive, we love flexible working and we’re all here to inspire one another. This is your chance to make a positive contribution to the future of Tāmaki Makaurau. In return for your hard work, you can expect a flexible and supportive work environment. Ehara taku toa, he takitahi, he toa takitini - _My success is not mine alone, but the success of many._ We aim to have a fun workplace where people have opportunities to learn and grow. You’ll have access to a range of fantastic Auckland Council benefits, including discounted Leisure Centre membership and a range of other partnership discounts **Applications close**: Monday 29th May - Our employer Kiwisaver contribution is additional to base salary offered._ - Eke Panuku Development Auckland is a council controlled organisation (CCO). Eke Panuku rejuvenates town centres - from small projects that refresh a site or building, to major transformations of town centres or neighbourhoods._ - Our name has a long whakapapa. Eke Panuku is derived from the whakataukī (proverb) Eke Panuku, Eke Tangaroa, which acknowledges the unseen energies of the land and sea. In te ao Māori, Māori mihi to Tangaroa (Atua of the sea) to inspire success, excellence, and progress. We have a role in supporting mana whenua as the kaitiaki [guardians] of Tāmaki Makaurau._ - Eke Panuku strongly encourages our employees to be fully vaccinated._