Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
Arcadis is seeking a talented and motivated Intermediate Landscape Architect / Landscape Designer to join our growing landscape architecture and urban design team.
In this role, you will contribute to the planning, design, and delivery of innovative public realm, institutional, residential, commercial, and mixed-use projects. You will work alongside landscape architects, architects, urban designers, engineers, and other technical professionals to create vibrant, sustainable, and people-focused environments.
This is an excellent opportunity for a creative designer who enjoys taking projects from early concept development through detailed design and construction documentation, while building strong technical and project coordination skills.
Role accountabilities:
- Support the design and delivery of landscape architecture projects from concept design through construction documentation and implementation.
- Develop creative design concepts for public spaces, streetscapes, parks, plazas, campuses, mixed-use developments, and other landscape and urban design projects.
- Prepare concept plans, site plans, grading plans, planting plans, details, sections, and construction drawings.
- Contribute to site analysis, precedent research, design development, material selection, planting design, and preparation of presentation materials.
- Produce high-quality drawings, diagrams, renderings, graphics, and presentations that clearly communicate design ideas.
- Use programs such as AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, Rhino, Revit, Grasshopper and/or GIS to support project development and visualization.
- Coordinate landscape design requirements with architecture, civil, structural, transportation, and other engineering disciplines.
- Assist with the preparation of technical specifications, cost estimates, tender packages, and contract documents.
- Participate in client meetings, design workshops, stakeholder consultations, and internal project coordination meetings.
- Review applicable municipal standards, guidelines, and regulatory requirements and incorporate them into the design process.
- Support senior team members with design reviews, quality control, project coordination, schedules, and deliverables.
- Assist during the construction phase through drawing reviews, site visits, documentation, and coordination as required.
- Contribute ideas related to sustainability, climate resilience, biodiversity, accessibility, and placemaking.
- Build strong working relationships with clients, consultants, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
- Manage multiple assignments and deadlines while maintaining a high standard of design quality and attention to detail.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture or a related design discipline.
- Approximately 3 to 7 years of relevant professional experience in landscape architecture, urban design, or a related field.
- Registered Landscape Architect or working toward professional registration is considered an asset.
- Strong understanding of landscape architecture design principles, site planning, grading, planting design, materials, and construction detailing.
- Experience developing projects through multiple phases, including concept design, design development, construction documentation, and construction administration.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite, with experience in programs such as SketchUp, Rhino, Revit, GIS, Lumion, Enscape, Grasshopper, or similar visualization tools considered an asset.
- Strong graphic, presentation, and written communication skills.
- Ability to translate creative ideas into clear and technically coordinated design documentation.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary architecture, engineering, planning, or consulting environments is an asset.
Why Arcadis?
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
The salary range for this position is $72,000- $109,000. The base salary represents Arcadis’ hiring range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as location, skills, experience, and qualification for the role.
