Graduate Landscape Architect - Water - 2027 (Warrington)

Join our 2027 Graduate Programme as a Graduate Landscape Architect in our Warrington office, where you will join our Landscape team and contribute to a wide variety of project types and scales, primarily focused on Water industry projects. You will contribute to a number of exciting and innovative schemes throughout the UK and Ireland, including flagship projects of national importance, the design of key wetland areas and other habitat improvements, as well as SuDS and stormwater interventions that benefit individual communities. We are particularly excited by SuDS schemes in urban contexts, which require a considered multidisciplinary approach involving a number of Stantec teams. As market leaders within the water industry and a Registered Practice with the Landscape Institute, we offer a strong environment for you to develop your career. Take a look at our Water business line here: Water (stantec.com), and review the career journey of one of our graduate landscape architects here: My Stantec Story: Building a career as landscape architect with Aakanksha Khatri. About The Role By joining our Landscape team, you will assist senior team members and work within multidisciplinary Stantec teams on a variety of landscape architecture tasks. Your core responsibilities include:

• Developing and preparing drawings for planning, tender and construction purposes.
• Attending and assisting with preparation for internal and external meetings.
• Developing and preparing sketch work and illustrative materials.
• Drafting reports, including Landscape and Visual Impact Assessments.
• Researching project briefs, precedents, case studies, materials and construction products.
• Supporting landscape fieldwork and surveys.
We are committed to supporting employees in achieving relevant professional qualifications and accreditation. As a Registered Practice with the Landscape Institute, we will support your development towards professional progression and chartership through project experience, mentoring and structured training. Your Impact This role will help deliver better outcomes for communities and the environment by contributing to sustainable landscape design, wetland creation, habitat improvements, SuDS and stormwater interventions. Your work will support multidisciplinary project teams in developing thoughtful, practical and environmentally responsive solutions for Water clients and communities.

At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience. Along with your Bachelor's or Master's degree in Landscape Architecture or Landscape Planning, 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'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 the appropriate level of support., Applicants must have an unconditional right to live and work in the UK for an indefinite period without limitation.

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities. Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients' vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today's challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities. 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. Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn't exactly align, we encourage you to apply.


• 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)