Landscape Contract Admin / Landscape Designer

WSP in Canada; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Landscape Contract Admin / Designer, working on high-profile landscape projects. In this role, you'll facilitate site construction administration, prepare designs, and support multi-disciplinary teams across Alberta. Bring your expertise in Autocad and landscape architecture to contribute to innovative work shaping environments across Canada.

Benefits

Flexible work options

Comprehensive employee-focused benefits

Virtual healthcare access

Wellness platform

Qualifications

• 2-4+ years of work experience in private consulting preferred.
• Expertise in construction administration related to landscape architecture projects.
• Valid driver's license and vehicle required for site visits.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate site construction administration including cost estimating and contract management.
• Prepare base plans, conceptual designs, and construction-level drawings.
• Assist in landscape design, including planting designs and visualizations.

Skills

Autocad production

Material selection

Cost estimating

Graphic production / 3D rendering

Education

Technical Diploma and/or Degree in Landscape Architecture

Tools

Excel

Adobe Creative Suite

Microsoft Office

SketchUp

Lumion / 3DS Max

Job description

Landscape Contract Admin / Landscape Designer

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The Opportunity : Job Description

The Opportunity : Job Description

This opportunity will see you working within a creative, supportive and multi-disciplinary team involved in a wide variety of high-profile landscape architectural projects, including parks and open spaces, streetscapes, urban design, transportation, ecological design and heritage preservation.

We are currently working on a diverse portfolio of projects across the province and frequently collaborate with our Calgary, Kelowna, Vancouver, Victoria and Winnipeg PLAUD teams to service all of Western Canada.

Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
• Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

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What you can expect to do here :

• Facilitate Site Construction Administration which includes cost estimating; contract document preparation; tender and contract administration services, including leading inspections and construction management during project life
• Preparation of base plans, conceptual designs and construction-level drawings and specifications.
• Assist in (or lead depending on qualifications) landscape design work including : detail design services; development of planting designs and layouts.
• Development of visualizations and graphics.
• Supporting a variety of WSP Group disciplines within our Alberta offices (primarily civil engineering, planning and transportation) with landscape architectural scope of work on multi-disciplinary projects. This will also include working on a wide variety of project types across multiple provinces.
• Other duties as assigned.

What you’ll bring to WSP :

• Technical Diploma and / or a Degree in Landscape Architecture;
• A minimum of 2-4+ years of work experience (private consulting environment preferred). Construction Administration in a variety of landscape architecture projects in Alberta will be considered an asset; A background in public and / or institutional sectors will also be considered.
• Skills in Autocad production, assembly of construction documentation packages, material selection, specifications and cost estimating within a multi-disciplinary environment;
• Solid understanding of project development, design development and contract and proposal preparation is required;
• Expertise in Excel, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office and other standard software packages;
• Graphic production / 3D rendering capability – Knowledge of SketchUp required, and rendering programs such as Lumion / 3DS Max considered an asset;
• A valid driver’s license and vehicle is required for site / project meetings and inspections.
• This position is for placement in Edmonton (Area). Due to the nature of in-person site coordination responsibilities, a remote role, beyond commuting distances, is not available

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About Us

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP :

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Please Note :

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY.

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