Graduate Landscape Architect – 2026
Mott MacDonald
Overview
Design for a Better Future. Shape Places with Purpose. Empower Communities.
At Mott MacDonald, we believe in designing spaces that inspire, connect, and endure. 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. Together, we’re creating resilient places, empowering communities, and shaping sustainable environments.
We’re proud to be a wholly employee‑owned business, which means our people drive our direction. You’ll be supported by a culture that values creativity, wellbeing, and collaboration—where your ideas matter and your growth is championed.
Responsibilities
* Assist in the creation of high‑quality conceptual, detailed, and technical designs for landscape and urban spaces.
* Support integrated teams across water, transport, energy, and environmental sectors.
* Produce drawings, presentation materials, specifications, schedules, and photomontages.
* Undertake site surveys and contribute to environmental assessments and improvement schemes.
* Provide AutoCAD, Revit, and graphic support to enhance project delivery.
* Deliver work to high standards in line with our Quality Management Procedures.
* Engage with Mott MacDonald’s Early Careers Professionals Network and attend development events.
Candidate Specification
To be eligible for this opportunity, 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 disciplines:
* Landscape Design
* Landscape Architecture
In your application you should aim to demonstrate your genuine interest in both the opportunity and in joining Mott MacDonald. Highlight any relevant experience or interests—such as modules you’ve studied, previous work experience, or any research you’ve undertaken about our company, values, and projects.
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.
Development
You will receive training and mentoring, including a three‑year early careers soft‑skills development programme—Accelerating your Future—to equip you with the knowledge and skills for a successful career.
Benefits
* Biannual salary reviews.
* A competitive salary aligned with the industry standard.
* Contributory pension up to 7% of your salary.
* A flexible benefits scheme allowing you to manage the range of benefits on offer to suit your specific needs.
Social
As part of Mott MacDonald, you’ll have the opportunity to expand your social and professional network through sports and social committees, charity events, and discounts on cinema tickets, travel, fashion, utilities, and more.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, encouraging individual expression and striving to create an inclusive environment for all.
Agile working
We embrace agility, flexibility and trust, allowing you and your manager to choose how you work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments.
About Mott MacDonald
We’re a global engineering, management and development consultancy dedicated to improving society by considering social outcomes, focusing on excellence and digital innovation, and transforming our clients’ businesses, communities and employee opportunities.
Our values: progress, respect, integrity, drive, excellence.
Contract & Work Pattern
* Contract Type: Permanent
* Work Pattern: Full Time
* Market: Environment and Society
* Discipline: Environment
* Job Ref: 11651
* Recruiter Contact: earlycareers.recruitment@mottmac.com
Locations
* Brighton
* Leeds
* Edinburgh
* Cambridge
* London
* Southampton
* Bristol
* Sheffield
* Manchester
* Glasgow
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