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Landscape Architect

Specializing in urban revitalization, streetscapes, urban parks, green infrastructure, nature parks, trails, and ecological restoration projects, ISL’s Landscape Architecture team is looking for a talented and enthusiastic Landscape Architect to join our Burnaby office.  The successful candidate will work in a highly collaborative, multi-disciplinary team environment with the firm’s landscape architects, urban designers, engineers, and environmental managers.     

 

Our growing Burnaby team is relocating to a bright new office space, steps from the Gilmore Skytrain Station.  If you are interested in an opportunity for professional growth and advancement with diverse and challenging work in an energetic team-oriented atmosphere, we want to hear from you!

 

A Little About Us

ISL is an award-winning, site service consulting firm comprised of 400 engineers, technologists, planners, landscape architects, scientists and their support teams that work together to deliver infrastructure projects across western Canada.  We strive to minimize environmental impact while maximizing community benefit of our work.

We are passionate about developing our people and letting them chart their own career path.  To enable this, we provide a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefits package, and fully funded educational opportunities.

ISL’s Landscape Architecture Team delivers transformative site design solutions.  We act as a Design Studio – we care about our projects and craft our designs.  We are committed to design and project service delivery excellence.  We are:

  • Holistic – we think and work collaboratively to develop multi-disciplinary site design solutions
  • Integrated – working within the larger ISL firm gives us an opportunity to work on substantial, complex, multi-disciplinary projects
  • Diverse – in our backgrounds and talents. We marry technical expertise with creative flair in the design of distinct outdoor spaces

 

 

A Little About You

Your cover letter must demonstrate:

  • Strong work ethic with a commitment to design detail and quality
  • Ability to work both independently and in multi-disciplinary team environments
  • Excellent interpersonal and communications skills

 

Your resume should show us:

  • University degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited institution
  • BCSLA registration
  • Extensive experience in the BC market
  • Minimum two years’ experience as a registered Landscape Architect
  • A diverse project portfolio demonstrating design excellence
  • Extensive project management experience
  • Strong AutoCAD and graphic production skills (Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, Rhino, V-Ray, etc.)

 

A Little More About the Role

Responsibilities:

  • Generate concept design, detail and construction drawing packages
  • Manage projects of varying sizes and complexities
  • Provide contract management and construction administration services
  • Quality assurance on all project deliverables
  • Manage and develop the Burnaby landscape drafting and graphic production team

 

 

Please submit resume, cover letter and sample portfolio online.

 

To apply, please visit our webiste: https://islengineering.com/about/join-the-team/.

Education: 
  • University degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited institution
Location: 
ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd.
4190 Lougheed Hwy #503
Burnaby, BC V5C 6A8
Canada
Contact: 
Staci Stang
Phone: 
(780) 431-4457
Click to view background photo & credits
Project: Westminster Pier Park
Landscape Architect / Firm: PWL Partnership Landscape Architects Inc.
Location: New Westminster, British Columbia
Photo Credit: PWL Partnership Landscape Architects Inc.