Graduate Landscape Architect - Community Development - Edinburgh - 2027

Stantec UK Careers; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Holiday buy/sell

Income protection

Life assurance

Job summary

Stantec in Edinburgh is recruiting a Graduate Landscape Architect for its Autumn 2027 Graduate Programme. You will join a market-leading Community Development discipline and work alongside chartered landscape architects to develop skills toward chartership.

You will contribute to landscape planning and design across diverse projects, gaining hands-on experience from concept through to delivery, in a supportive team environment that prioritises mentoring and professional development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or PGDip/Master's in Landscape Architecture (or equivalent).
• Unconditional right to live and work in the UK for an indefinite period.

Responsibilities

• Undertake site visits, field surveys and landscape assessments.
• Collect and analyse site and environmental data to inform project decisions.
• Prepare drawings, plans, sections, visualisations and technical illustrations.
• Contribute to landscape appraisals, technical notes, reports and LVIA.
• Support development of landscape and green infrastructure designs from concept through delivery.
• Collaborate with in-house ecologists, planners and engineers to develop integrated design solutions.
• Assist in delivering projects across sectors including residential, regeneration, renewable energy, highways and water.

Skills

Perseverer

Adapter

Focused

Collaborator

Eager Learner

Education

Bachelor's or PGDip/Master's in Landscape Architecture

Job description

With every community, Stantec redefines what's possible.

Application Deadline: Recruitment is ongoing. Please apply as soon as possible as the advert may close once we have sufficient applicants.

The Opportunity

Join our 2027 (Autumn) Graduate Programme as a Graduate Landscape Architect in our Edinburgh office, where you'll be part of a market-leading Community Development discipline.

Ready to make a real impact as a Graduate Landscape Architect? Join one of the world’s most sustainable companies and help shape places that positively influence communities, biodiversity and climate resilience. Based in Edinburgh, you'll have the opportunity to develop your career within a supportive team of experienced chartered landscape architects and professionals working towards chartership.

As a Registered Practice with the Landscape Institute, we are committed to developing the next generation of landscape architects through mentoring, professional development and hands-on project experience. You'll work across a diverse portfolio of projects spanning strategic land, regeneration, residential, commercial, mixed-use, renewable energy, highways and water sectors.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you'll contribute to projects from concept through to delivery, supporting the preparation of landscape, townscape and visual assessments, advising on masterplanning, and helping to develop innovative landscape designs. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience across all stages of project delivery while helping create sustainable, resilient and inspiring environments for future generations.

Review the career journey of one of our graduate landscape architect here:- My Stantec Story: Building a career as landscape architect with Aakanksha Khatri

Your Impact

As a Graduate Landscape Architect, you'll gain hands-on experience across a diverse range of landscape planning and design projects. Working alongside experienced landscape architects and multidisciplinary teams, you will:

• Undertake site visits, field surveys and landscape assessments.
• Collect and analyse site and environmental data to inform project decisions.
• Prepare drawings, plans, sections, visualisations and technical illustrations.
• Contribute to landscape appraisals, technical notes, reports and Landscape and Visual Impact Assessments (LVIAs).
• Support the development of landscape and green infrastructure designs from concept through to delivery.
• Collaborate with in-house ecologists, planners and engineers to develop integrated design solutions.
• Assist in the delivery of projects across sectors including residential, regeneration, renewable energy, highways and water.

We are committed to supporting employees in achieving relevant professional qualifications and accreditation. The applicable professional qualification for this role is with the Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute (CMLI).

This role will help deliver sustainable, resilient infrastructure and community developments that create lasting benefits for people, places and the environment. Working across a range of projects, you will support the planning, design and delivery of infrastructure solutions that enhance communities, promote sustainable growth and improve quality of life. Your work will contribute to addressing key challenges such as climate resilience, resource efficiency and environmental stewardship, helping clients deliver innovative, future-ready solutions that meet the needs of both local communities and wider society.

About you

At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience. Along with your Bachelor's or PGDip/Master's in Landscape Architecture, we’d love to receive your application if you are:

• A Perseverer - You stay composed in the face of setbacks, approaching challenges with confidence and determination.
• An Adapter - You are able to remain calm in new and changing situations, comfortably switching between a variety of dynamic and exciting tasks.
• A Focused Individual - You focus on what matters, tuning out distractions to perform effectively in any situation.
• A Collaborator - You work effectively with lots of different people, considering others’ perspectives to shape better outcomes.
• An Eager Learner - You learn from your experiences and the world around you, using this knowledge to anticipate how situations may unfold.

Please note, we ask our graduates to come into the office 4 days per week, to ensure that you receive sufficient time with your team and receive the appropriate level of support.

What we can offer you

• A competitive salary
• Private medical insurance
• A range of benefits, including holiday buy and sell, group income protection and life assurance
• Permanent employment contract to demonstrate our commitment to your long-term career at Stantec
• Professional progression plan, supporting you to gain professional chartership
• A supportive and collaborative team environment and Early Careers peer group and wider ERG network (see more on our ERGs here: Stantec Employee Resource Groups)

Applicants must have an unconditional right to live and work in the UK for an indefinite period without limitation.

Please take a look at our Graduate FAQs (Graduate Application FAQs) if you have any questions. We look forward to receiving your application!

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