Overview
Join to apply for the 2026 UK Graduate Landscape Architectural Career Path role at Mott MacDonald.
Design for a Better Future. Shape Places with Purpose. Empower Communities. As a Graduate Landscape Architect, you’ll be part of a passionate, award-winning team working on nationally significant infrastructure and high-profile urban regeneration projects. We’re a wholly employee-owned business where your ideas matter and your growth is championed.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Design delivery: Assist in the creation of high-quality conceptual, detailed, and technical designs for landscape and urban spaces.
* Multidisciplinary collaboration: Support integrated teams across water, transport, energy, and environmental sectors.
* Technical outputs: Produce drawings, presentation materials, specifications, schedules, and photomontages.
* Site and environmental work: Undertake site surveys and contribute to environmental assessments and improvement schemes.
* Digital design: Provide AutoCAD, Revit, and graphic support to enhance project delivery.
* Quality and innovation: Deliver work to high standards in line with our Quality Management Procedures.
* Professional development: Engage with Mott MacDonald’s Early Careers Professionals Network and attend development events.
Candidate Specification
We are looking for committed and motivated graduates with a genuine passion and a desire to make a difference. To be eligible, you will have less than 12 months’ relevant experience (excluding placements) and hold a minimum of a bachelor's degree (obtained no earlier than 2024) or be expected to achieve one, in one of the following degree disciplines:
* Landscape Design
* Landscape Architecture
In your application, demonstrate your genuine interest in the opportunity and in joining Mott MacDonald by highlighting relevant experience or interests such as modules studied, prior work experience, or research about the company, values, and projects.
We personally review every completed application as part of a human-led selection process and do not use AI tools at this stage. Answer each application question authentically to reveal the real you. This graduate opportunity is a chance to shape your own story.
We Are Looking For Graduates With The Following Strengths
* Proactively takes initiative to complete tasks efficiently and independently.
* Communicates effectively and clearly with clients and colleagues.
* Delivers high-quality written work with strong attention to detail and clarity.
* Demonstrates a structured and analytical approach to problem solving.
We support flexible working; please discuss any flexibility you may need at interview stage.
Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to Skilled Worker visa candidates in the UK due to government changes in April 2024. We are seeking candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship now or in the future.
About Your Development
A graduate position should be more than a job. You’ll receive training from day one, be assigned a mentor, and join our three-year Early Careers soft skills development programme – Accelerating your Future – to build a long-lasting career with us.
You’ll have opportunities to make a difference and learn about Our Purpose and the impact we can make. Benefits include:
* Biannual salary reviews during the first three years.
* Competitive salary aligned with industry standards.
* Contributory pension up to 7% of salary.
* Flexible benefits scheme to suit individual needs.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We place equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business and promote fair employment practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression and an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute.
Agile Working
We support agility, flexibility, and trust, allowing you and your manager to choose how to work effectively to meet client, team and personal commitments.
More About Mott MacDonald
We’re a global engineering, management and development consultancy focused on improving society by delivering social outcomes through excellence and digital innovation. We value progress, respect, integrity, drive and excellence. Location(s): Brighton, Sheffield, Leeds, Southampton, Cambridge, Bristol, Manchester, Glasgow, London, Edinburgh.
Contract type: Permanent. Work pattern: Full time. Industry: Environment and society. Discipline: Environment. Job ref: 11651.
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