Join our award-winning team at ISL and make our projects come to life with your design skills!
A Little About Us
We are engineers, technologists, planners, landscape architects, scientists, and their support teams that work together to deliver infrastructure, minimizing environmental impact and maximizing benefit to the community. Learn more about our work by visiting us on Instagram @islengineering / LinkedIn and feel free to join our ISL newsletter on LinkedIn: Inside ISL.
Our Landscape Architecture Team
ISL’s Landscape Architecture team is committed to delivering transformative site design solutions for our clients. We operate as a Design Studio, caring deeply about our projects and crafting exceptional designs. Our team is dedicated to design and project service delivery excellence.
We are:
Holistic: We think and work collaboratively to develop multi-disciplinary site design solutions.
Integrated: Being part of the larger ISL firm allows us to work on substantial, complex, multi-disciplinary projects.
Diverse: Our backgrounds and talents are varied, combining technical expertise with creative flair to design distinct outdoor spaces.
Our noteworthy projects:
Shoreline Trail Boardwalk Replacement
Minoru Lakes Renewal
Esplanade Complete Street
Willingdon Linear Park
Blakeburn Lagoons Park
Who Are You?
You are landscape designer or landscape architectural technologist looking for opportunities to apply your skills and expertise, learn and grow in your career, and work on challenging and rewarding landscape architecture projects.
Your resume and cover letter should show us:
Diploma in Landscape Architectural Technology or University Degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited institution.
2+ years’ experience in landscape design and production as a Landscape Designer or Landscape Architectural Technologist
Proficiency in AutoCAD, Sketch Up and Lumion (or other rendering software)
Attention to detail and a commitment to quality
Team player with ability to work collaboratively on multi-disciplinary projects
Excellent interpersonal communication skills (spoken and written)
Class 5 driver’s license (for project site visits)
Bonus points:
Proficiency in any of the following: LandFX, Rhino, BIM, AutoCAD Civil 3D, InDesign, Adobe Creative Suite and AI rendering software (Midjourney or similar)
Landscape design experience in BC
About the Role
As you peer out the window of your new bright office just steps from Gilmore Skytrain Station in Burnaby, BC apply your expertise as you:
Work on landscape architecture projects
Communicate and coordinate with other ISL disciplines, clients, and contractors in the delivery of a broad range of multi-disciplinary projects
Generate conceptual design, detail, and construction drawing packages
Generate graphics, 3D modeling and renderings
Provide construction review services
Opportunities to be the design lead, project manager and contract administer on projects of varying scales based on your background and skills
What ISL Offers
We value your contributions and ensure that your personal success is intertwined with your professional success. Our wellness philosophy encompasses physical, mental, financial, and spiritual wellbeing. Our benefits package is comprehensive and offers exceptional tools to maximize your career and lifestyle.
Depending on your experience level, the salary range for this position (based on a 40-hour work week) is
$50,000 - $65,000
Here are some of the exceptional benefits we provide:
Excellent mentorship
Flexible working hours
Hybrid model of work
Employer-paid benefits including health, dental, and extensive paramedical services
Healthcare Spending and Lifestyle Option Accounts
Group RRSP
Annual bonus incentives
Paid professional development opportunities and memberships
Parental leave top-ups
At ISL, we share an enthusiasm for community infrastructure. From planning through to design and construction management, we create nimble teams to tackle the unique requirements of every project. Our technical expertise encompasses transportation, land use planning, civil engineering, municipal, landscape architecture, heritage services, environmental management, water, structural, community engagement, geomatics, construction services and 3D visualization. Just the right size, ISL delivers on complex projects while being small enough to maintain strong, cohesive project teams and personal client attention and service.
At ISL your identity is part of our identity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) speaks to our core values and provides space for our teams to bring their authentic selves to work. ISL believes DEI creates the best outcomes for our clients while sustaining a happy and thriving work environment that allows for career development and opportunities for all staff. ISL is committed to a focused effort on continuous improvement and development of a respectful and safe workplace.
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position. Only those who will be selected for an interview will be contacted.
