Landscape Designer

The Opportunity:

Are you a creative individual with foundational technical skills and a passion for Landscape Architecture? WSP is looking for a Junior Landscape Designer like you. This is your chance to grow your career, take on more responsibilities, and gain multifaceted project experience with competitive compensation.

You will have the opportunity to learn from highly experienced intermediate and senior staff and benefit from a broad network of national support. Plenty of mentorship and training opportunities await you.

The position is based in Kelowna, but the Vancouver studio could be considered for the right candidate. WSP is a global company that values relationships and work-life balance, which is a key factor in our hybrid work environment.

You will have the chance to serve the private, public, and institutional sectors on a wide range of projects across Canada. Our focus is on environmentally responsible, socially conscious high-quality design. You will be involved in projects of all scales, from conceptual design to contract administration.

Our areas of focus include urban revitalization, master planning, urban and regional parks, public spaces and plazas, complete streets, multi-use trails, transit facilities, infrastructure, commercial, institutional, land development, and ecologically based landscapes.

If you have a curious mindset and a thoughtful, collaborative approach to design, this is the perfect opportunity for you. We look forward to seeing your creativity shine in our team.

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:

• Imagine yourself working closely with intermediate and senior Landscape Architects, Designers, and Technologists not just in Kelowna, but across Western Canada.
• You will be instrumental in providing landscape design work, including detail design services, cost estimating, contract document preparation, tender, and contract administration services. This includes inspection and construction management throughout the project's life.
• Visualize yourself preparing base plans, conceptual designs, and construction-level drawings and specifications. Picture yourself developing planting designs and layouts that will enhance the beauty of the landscape.
• You will have the opportunity to develop visualizations and graphics that bring your designs to life.
• You will be part of a multidisciplinary team, collaborating on a wide range of project types. Your ideas and contributions will be valued and will make a significant impact.
• You will also have the chance to participate and contribute to office activities, initiatives, and learning opportunities.;

What you'll bring to WSP:

• You have a degree in Landscape Architecture, a diploma as a Landscape Architectural Technologist, or a similar relevant education. You have 0-3+ years of professional experience working in Landscape Architecture under your belt.
• You possess skills in AutoCAD production, SketchUp, and Lumion, and you're familiar with the assembly of construction documentation packages, material selection, specifications, and cost estimating within a multi-disciplinary environment.
• You're an expert in Excel, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, and other standard software packages. You have a keen understanding of the technical execution of a detail drawing set.
• Your excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with your growing interpersonal skills, allow you to coordinate and communicate with various professional disciplines effectively.
• You have preliminary experience in construction management support, production of contract documents, and supporting the contract administration process. Field experience is an asset you bring to the table.
• Your foundational organizational skills enable you to work independently as well as closely with team members on multiple project tasks.
• You approach your work with an enthusiastic and collaborative mindset, desiring to work in a team setting to find creative solutions that are technically sound.
• You hold a valid driver's license, which allows you to conduct site reviews and attend client meetings.
• You're a member of the BCSLA or are reciprocity eligible. You have experience on a variety of landscape architecture projects in British Columbia, which is considered an asset.
• You have supporting project coordination/project management experience, and you have experience in supporting the preparation of specifications.
• You're proficient in Civil3D, Revit, Rhino, and GIS. You hold an ISA Certification. You're fluent in written and spoken French.

We request applicants submit a RESUME AND PORTFOLIO (PDF or website link) highlighting relevant work experience. Please limit PDF files to 10MB

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $53 900 - $91 700

WSP Canada is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it will pay for this position based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to the specific geographic location.
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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