Careers

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a well-rounded, talented, enthusiastic, and highly organised Landscape Architect to join our passionate, dynamic and friendly team in our Cardiff office.

The Role

We are looking for a team player to join the growing Landscape Team, working across a range of project sizes, types and complexities including world class leisure facilities, new settlements and renewable energy projects. This is an excellent opportunity for you to develop professional skills and technical ability, working closely with our existing team of experienced and respected Landscape Architects and the wider EDP Team. This post will offer the successful candidate a wealth of experience encompassing not only landscape, but also aspects of ecology, heritage, masterplanning and arboriculture.

You will share our desire to create environmentally responsive and exceptional places; and be at the leading edge of professional best practice.

Your Skills

Of course, we’ll need you to have all the right qualifications and experience – excellent written and verbal communication skills are a must. But to enjoy your time at EDP, you’ll also need to be personable, passionate, and proactive. We’re a friendly bunch but we do work hard.

• A confident professional with drive and ambition;
• An interest in multi-disciplinary planning and design;
• You will ideally be proficient in the use of the Adobe Creative Suite, and the standard Microsoft packages. It would be advantageous (though not essential) for you also to have experience of working with GIS software.
• Excellent written communication with an eye for detail;
• A client focussed team player who is decisive in nature and takes great pride in their project work; and
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills which are essential.

Learning and Development

We’ll always invest in our people and have excellent learning and development opportunities for all our Team Members. This includes an extensive internal training programme to expand knowledge of our multi-disciplinary projects and roles within these. So, you can be confident you’ll grow and develop both personally and professionally when you join us.

EDP Benefits

The salary for this post is to be agreed based on qualifications and experience and will form part of an excellent benefits package, including 5% employer pension contributions; private health insurance; life assurance; 30 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays and birthday holiday); TOIL system; hybrid and flexible working, a profit share bonus scheme; carbon offsetting for every employee; and many more!

We also provide support for candidates on the Landscape Institute’s Pathway to Chartership or Experienced Route to Technician and other training needs.

What do you need to do now?

If you are interested in joining our team, please send a comprehensive CV and cover letter, along with written and visual work examples, to the HR Team - teamedp@edp-uk.co.uk. Please state your office location preference.

We will be reviewing applications as they are received, with the intention to appoint as soon as possible.

We are an equal opportunities employer and can also offer family friendly and flexible working arrangements.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for enthusiastic and experienced candidates to join our supportive and well-established Masterplanning Team. We're on the lookout for someone to support with residential led strategic site promotions, Outline Planning Applications, through to Reserved Matters and detailed planning schemes.

We are looking to recruit one Graduate Masterplanner at our Cardiff Office and one at our Cirencester office.

The Role

We are looking for a talented, enthusiastic, and highly organised team player with a sound knowledge of urban design and a genuine interest in the environment and placemaking. The role will include assisting in the production of all typical masterplanning services, including feasibility appraisals; concept, illustrative and detailed masterplan schemes; site promotion and preparing Vision Documents; preparation of residential planning application packages and producing Design and Access Statements along with Design Codes.

Our masterplanning approach is environmentally led with a strong focus on innovative green infrastructure planning and design. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills by working closely with our existing team of experienced masterplanners and urban designers and learning directly from the other core environmental disciplines within the company. EDP firmly believes in supporting and developing its Team Members and considers this role a great opportunity for someone to gain experience on a wide range of projects, with support and mentorship to develop their own career.

Your Skills

Of course, we’ll need you to have all the right qualifications and experience – excellent written and verbal communication skills are a must. But to enjoy your time at EDP, you’ll also need to be personable, passionate, and proactive. We’re a friendly bunch but we do work hard.

You will have strong graphic skills and excellent verbal and visual presentation abilities and be able to communicate this through using a range of media including Vectorworks, Adobe Creative Suite, QGIS, 3D design software and hand drawing. A demonstrable background in residential layout design at a reserved matters planning stage will be an advantage. Our ideal candidate will be proactive, positive and a confident communicator, and preferably with experience gained in a design practice working on residential led masterplanning projects through to reserved matters stage.

You’ll need to hold a full, valid UK driving licence.

Learning and Development

We invest in our people and have excellent learning and development opportunities for all our Team Members. This includes an extensive internal training programme to expand knowledge of our multi-disciplinary projects and roles within these. So, you can be confident you’ll grow and develop both personally and professionally when you join us.

EDP Benefits

The salary for this post is to be agreed based on qualifications and experience and will form part of an excellent benefits package, including 5% employer pension contributions; private health insurance; life assurance; 30 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays and birthday holiday); TOIL system; hybrid and flexible working, a profit share bonus scheme; carbon offsetting for every employee; and many more!

What do you need to do now?

If you are interested in joining our team, please send a comprehensive CV and cover letter, along with written and visual work examples, to the HR Team - teamedp@edp-uk.co.uk. Please state your office location preference.

We will be reviewing applications as they are received, with the intention to appoint as soon as possible.

We are an equal opportunities employer and can also offer family friendly and flexible working arrangements.

The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Manager to join our exceptional Business Support Team. This is a varied and fast-paced full-time role (37.5 hours per week over 5 days) working flexibly between the office and from home.

The Role

Building relationships with the EDP Team is crucial in this role. Trust is essential, and it is achieved by offering sound advice, fostering relationships, demonstrating excellent attention to detail, and communicating exceptionally well. Delivering professional outcomes and solutions involves influencing and engaging with Team Members effectively. Your advice should be comprehensive, considering all options to achieve the desired outcomes. You must provide excellent Client Care to external clients and EDP Team Members to ensure they receive a first-class service with any financial related matters.

You will be commercially minded, working for the business as well as the EDP Team, living up to and championing The EDP Way. You will serve as the Line Manager to 3 Finance Assistants, coaching, mentoring, and sharing your knowledge. Additionally, you will facilitate training and development opportunities for the wider Finance Team to enhance their skills and promote career growth.

You will proactively propose new finance initiatives, improvements, and best practices for the finance function to consider, and you will collaborate with the Finance Team to implement these ideas. Additionally, you will manage day-to-day workloads for yourself and the Finance Assistants to ensure these align with the wider finance function, working with the Financial Controller and the Finance & Commercial Director.

You will be positive, proactive, solution focussed and knowledgeable and be committed to maintaining your expertise through internal and external training and research.

A clear understanding of and adherence to financial processes (sales ledger, purchase ledger, expenses etc.) and assistance in preparing the monthly management accounts and year-end audit requirements. You will also have a good knowledge of the statutory requirements in the following areas: annual accounts, VAT, PAYE/NI and accounting principles.

You will adhere to EDP’s policies and processes whilst championing EDP’s culture (The EDP Way), our mission and values.

Competence in Sage Line 50 (or similar) Microsoft Office, LINK (in house training to be provided), and a desire to strengthen the role of finance within EDP’s project management process (quote/instruction/invoicing).

Your Skills

It is essential that you have GCSEs including Maths and English at grade C or above (or equivalent) and be confident with Microsoft Office packages (especially Excel) and have excellent attention to detail. Additionally, you will be organised, approachable, reliable and able to multitask under high expectations, pressure and workload deadlines.

It would be desirable, but not essential, that you have a recognised accountancy qualification.

EDP Benefits

We offer a very competitive benefits package, which includes: 5% employer pension contributions; private health insurance; life assurance; 30 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays and birthday holiday); TOIL system; flexible working patterns; a profit share bonus scheme and many more!

What do you need to do now?

To apply, please email your CV and a covering letter to our HR Team - teamedp@edp-uk.co.uk.

We will be reviewing applications as they are received, with the intention to appoint as soon as possible.

We are an equal opportunities employer and can also offer family friendly and flexible working arrangements.

The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for an HSEQ Advisor to join our exceptional Business Support Team. This is a varied, fast paced, and integral office role with some flexibility of hybrid working. As an EDP HSEQ Advisor, you will actively support the HSEQ (Health and, Safety, Environment and Quality) Team by providing effective and professional HSEQ services across the entire EDP business.

The role is on a full-time basis (37.5 hours per week over 5 days) hybrid office days and working from home, as well as working flexibly.

The Role

As an EDP Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) Advisor, you will actively support the HSEQ Team by providing effective and professional HSEQ advice across the entire EDP business. With support from the Senior HSEQ Advisor, you will act as a point of contact for the team, signposting them to the correct policy, guidance or to other members of the HSEQ Team.

HSEQ sits in the Business Support function, where exceptional client care is expected to support the Consultants and wider EDP team. The HSEQ Team is vital in ensuring the success of the health, safety and duty of care of our Team Members; they are our internal clients, and we need to ensure they receive the best service with any HSEQ queries and projects.

Workload is extensive and at times reactive, but there are business as usual activities which run on regular weekly, monthly, yearly cycles.

We’re an equal opportunities employer, so we’re delighted to offer family friendly and flexible working arrangements, which can include a mix of office and home working.

Your Skills

You need to have all the right qualifications and experience – excellent written and verbal communication skills are a must. To enjoy your time at EDP, you will be positive, self-motivated, proactive, and able to be reactive whilst engaging and communicating effectively with the whole EDP team.

It is essential that you have GCSEs including Maths and English at Grade C or above (or equivalent) and be confident with the Microsoft Office suite. It is also essential that you have or are working towards HSEQ qualifications and have experience with Health & Safety, Environment, and/or Quality or ideally, all these areas.

You will adhere to EDP’s policies and processes whilst championing EDP’s culture (The EDP Way), our mission and values.

You’ll also need to hold a full, valid UK driving licence.

EDP Benefits

We offer a very competitive benefits package, which includes: three whole team socials a year; 5% employer pension contributions; private health insurance; life assurance; 30 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays and birthday holiday); TOIL system; hybrid and flexible working; a profit share bonus scheme; and many more!

What do you need to do now?

To apply, please email your CV and a covering letter to the HR Team - teamedp@edp-uk.co.uk.

We will be reviewing applications as they are received, with the intention to appoint as soon as possible.

We are an equal opportunities employer and can also offer family friendly and flexible working arrangements.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for Consultant and Senior Ecologists to join our passionate, dynamic and friendly team in either our Cheltenham or Cirencester office.

The Role

Benefiting from working in a multidisciplinary consultancy team, you will provide sound ecological advice and project support to Project Managers across a range of projects which vary in size, types and complexities.

You will be positive, proactive and solution focussed, have demonstrable experience of environmental consultancy, and be willing to contribute to a supportive work environment. You will be effective at working on your own and as part of a 30+ strong ecology team located across our three offices.

Your Skills

Of course, we’ll need you to have all the right qualifications and experience – excellent written and verbal communication skills are a must. But to enjoy your time at EDP, you’ll also need to be personable, passionate, and proactive. We’re a friendly bunch but we do work hard.

We are keen to appoint a bat licensed ecologist with experience in mitigation and are particularly interested in applicants with tree climbing skills. Applicants with Biodiversity Net Gain experience or those with other Protected Species licenses are also highly sought after. In addition, you will have a good working knowledge of ecology, environmental legislation and survey techniques, hold a relevant degree and have or be eligible for CIEEM membership.

A full, valid UK driving licence is essential, with access to a vehicle for business use preferred.

Learning and Development

We’ll always invest in our people and have excellent learning and development opportunities for all our team members. This includes an extensive internal training programme to expand knowledge of our multi-disciplinary projects and roles within these. So, you can be confident you’ll grow and develop both personally and professionally when you join us.

EDP Benefits

The salary for this post is to be agreed based on qualifications and experience and will form part of an excellent benefits package, including 5% employer pension contributions; private health insurance; life assurance; 30 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays and birthday holiday); TOIL system; hybrid and flexible working, a profit share bonus scheme; carbon offsetting for every employee; and many more!

What do you need to do now?

To apply, please email your CV and a covering letter to the HR Team - teamedp@edp-uk.co.uk.

We will be reviewing applications as they are received, with the intention to appoint as soon as possible.

We are an equal opportunities employer and can also offer family friendly and flexible working arrangements.

The Opportunity

Do you have a strength in strategic landscape design and planning? Well, we’re seeking Landscape Architects and environmental professionals to join our multi-disciplinary Team, based at either our Cirencester, Cheltenham or Cardiff offices.

The Role

We are looking for talented, enthusiastic and highly organised team players to join the growing Landscape Team, working across a range of project sizes, types and complexities including world class leisure facilities, new settlements and renewable energy projects.

This is an excellent opportunity for you to develop professional skills and technical ability, working closely with our existing team of experienced and respected Landscape Architects and the wider EDP Team.

You will share our desire to create environmentally-responsive and exceptional places; and be at the leading edge of professional best practice. This will include an involvement in the analysis of constraints and opportunities, landscape concept design, LVA/LVIA, ES Chapters, Landscape Management Plans and Landscape strategy documents.

Your Skills

Of course, we’ll need you to have all the right qualifications and experience – excellent written and verbal communication skills are a must. But to enjoy your time at EDP, you’ll also need to be personable, passionate, and proactive. We’re a friendly bunch but we do work hard.

• A confident professional with drive and ambition;
• An interest in multi-disciplinary planning with a desire to develop expert skills in strategic landscape design and planning;
• A client focussed team player who is decisive in nature and takes great pride in their project work;
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills which are essential;
• Excellent report writing skills/written communication with an eye for detail; and
• Ideally you will have experience of working with GIS software.

You’ll need to hold a full, valid UK driving licence.

Learning and Development

We’ll always invest in our people and have excellent learning and development opportunities for all our team members. This includes an extensive internal training programme to expand knowledge of our multi-disciplinary projects and roles within these. So, you can be confident you’ll grow and develop both personally and professionally when you join us. We also provide support for candidates on the Landscape Institute’s Pathway to Chartership or Experienced Route to Technician and other training needs.

EDP Benefits

The salary for this post is to be agreed based on qualifications and experience and will form part of an excellent benefits package, including 5% employer pension contributions; private health insurance; life assurance; 30 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays and birthday holiday); TOIL system; hybrid and flexible working, a profit share bonus scheme; carbon offsetting for every employee; and many more!

What do you need to do now?

If you are interested in joining our team, please send a comprehensive CV and cover letter, along with written and visual work examples, to the HR Team - teamedp@edp-uk.co.uk. Please state your office location preference.

We will be reviewing applications as they are received, with the intention to appoint as soon as possible.

We are an equal opportunities employer and can also offer family friendly and flexible working arrangements.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and experienced candidate to join our supportive and well-established Arboriculture team. We're on the lookout for someone with excellent leadership skills to help us expand our arboriculture services for our clients and provide technical knowledge to our team.

We are open to this role being at any of our three offices.

The Role

We think this job would be perfect for someone who is well established in Arboriculture consultancy, has high career aspirations, the ability to help lead a team coupled with exceptional technical abilities.

Your main responsibilities would be:

• Provide line management and technical support to colleagues in our Arboriculture Team;

• To undertake tree surveys tailored to suit a variety of end uses;

• Working collaboratively on our discipline strategies;

• Project management of multi-disciplinary projects; and

• Prepare written reports, including arboricultural impact assessments, method statements and tree condition reports to a high standard.

Your Skills

Of course, we’ll need you to have all the right qualifications and experience – excellent written and verbal communication skills are a must. But to enjoy your time at EDP, you’ll also need to be personable, passionate, and proactive. We’re a friendly bunch but we do work hard.

You’ll need to hold a full, valid UK driving licence.

Learning and Development

We will always invest in our team and we have excellent learning and development opportunities to help you grow and develop personally and professionally. This includes an extensive internal training programme to expand your knowledge of our multi-disciplinary projects and roles within these.

EDP Benefits

The salary for this post is to be agreed based on qualifications and experience and will form part of an excellent benefits package, including 5% employer pension contributions; private health insurance; life assurance; 30 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays and birthday holiday); TOIL system; hybrid and flexible working, a profit share bonus scheme; carbon offsetting for every employee; and many more!

What do you need to do now?

To apply, please email your CV and a covering letter to the HR Team - teamedp@edp-uk.co.uk, and state the post you are applying for, and your office location preference should you have one.

We will be reviewing applications as they are received, with the intention to appoint as soon as possible.

We are an equal opportunities employer and can also offer family friendly and flexible working arrangements.