The Opportunity
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Recruitment is ongoing. Please apply as soon as possible as the advert may close once we have sufficient applicants.
Join our 2027 (Autumn) Graduate Programme as a Graduate Landscape Architect in our Reading or London 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 Reading, 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 be working on and contributing to a wide range of projects varying in scale and sector, including prestigious urban regeneration, new town settlements, masterplans through to civic squares, urban parks and thrill‑seeking adventure parks!
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.
Take a look at our Landscape Architecture business line here: Landscape Architecture | Stantec, and review the career journey of one of our landscape architects here: My Stantec Story: Building a career as landscape architect with Aakanksha Khatri
About The Role
- Assist with design development, research and best practice studies across a variety of projects.
- Create graphics, visualisations and presentation materials to communicate design ideas.
- Support the preparation of design reports and technical documentation.
- Undertake site visits, surveys and photography to inform project development.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop creative and sustainable design solutions.
- Contribute to projects from initial concept through to detailed design and delivery.
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).
Your Impact
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
- A Perseverer – You stay composed in the face of setbacks, approaching challenges with confidence and determination.
- An Adapter – You’re 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.
Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.
At Stantec we want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments to be made then please contact (email protected) and we will talk to you about how we can support you.
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