Intermediate Landscape Designer

Intermediate Landscape Designer – Stantec, Calgary Studio

Strong communities don’t just happen. They’re thoughtfully planned and future‑ready. We bring life to urban downtowns, suburban hubs, small towns, and rural areas through master‑planned communities, mixed‑use developments, parks, and recreation facilities. The result: vibrant economic centers, resilient neighborhoods, and welcoming places that feel like home.

We are looking for a full‑time, highly motivated intermediate level Landscape Designer to join our Planning and Landscape Architecture team within the Community Development business center. Ideal candidates have strong technical abilities, excellent graphic communication skills, are highly organized, work collaboratively and can also work independently through all phases of a project lifecycle.

In this role you will plan and design public and private projects across a range of scales and uses, including civic spaces, streetscapes, parks, residential, commercial, institutional developments, and more. You will be involved in municipal, infrastructure and architecture‑lead project types, build relationships with our 250+ landscape architecture staff, receive mentorship from award‑winning Landscape Architects, Planners and Architects, and may also mentor junior team members.

• Support design teams with site analysis, concept design, production of construction documents, project presentation graphics, and construction administration efforts.
• Progress towards leading and managing projects, communicating directly with clients, and supporting projects from concept through construction.
• Balance multiple priorities and deadlines, demonstrating excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Engage in projects such as urban design, education, healthcare, master planned communities, landscape restoration, recreation and sport facilities, etc.
• Produce designs and prepare project graphics using hand and computer drawing and rendering techniques.
• Develop technical designs and drawings for projects ranging from less than one acre to hundreds of acres.
• Apply technical design skills for layout, grading, planting, and detailing of design projects of all sizes (irrigation knowledge is not required but is an asset).
• Apply project management skills: project planning, proposal response/scope of work definition, and project financial oversight.
• Collaborate closely with planning, engineering, and architecture colleagues and various members of the landscape architecture team.

• Ability to work on multiple projects that require teamwork and close collaboration in a dynamic environment.
• Problem‑solving using sound professional judgment, proactive creativity, and innovation.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid graphic and digital design and documentation skills.
• Understanding that different typologies require different soft and technical skills.
• Commitment to continual learning and professional development.
• Familiarity with landscape design and construction standards, and best practices required by local approval authorities.
• Willingness to work in a virtual environment to support projects across North America and international opportunities.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD.
• Working knowledge of Civil3D, LandFX, and Bluebeam.
• Skilled in the Adobe suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.).
• Experience with rendering and modeling software such as Sketch Up, Rhino, Lumion, etc.
• Revit knowledge is not required but is an asset.

• 6 to 8 years of direct professional experience in a landscape architecture practice.
• A degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited university, or a diploma from a technical college focused on landscape architecture, or a combination of related education and experience.
• Current licensure as a Landscape Architect is preferred but not required.
• Certified Irrigation Designer (CID) not required but considered an asset.
• A portfolio of project work (max. ten pages) to be provided for review.

Pay ranges are provided where required. Final…