Intermediate Landscape Architect / Designer

Intermediate Landscape Architect / Designer Position 

Posting Date: July 27, 2026

Deadline: Sept. 30, 2026

Starting Date: Sept – November depending on availability

Location: 130 Queens Quay East, Toronto, Ontario

Job Details:

About MT Planners: MT Planners is an internationally renowned design firm specializing in landscape architecture, urban design, open space planning and environmental planning. We are a team of +/- 15 designers committed to the process of creating the environments needed to sustain humanity in the 21st century.

Over the past 60 years our firm has focused on a natural systems approach to city design addressing the critical issues that face our world. Our projects range in complexity, scale and are developed with an unyielding commitment to resilient and socially transformative results.

Each of MTP’s projects is driven by a vision of a unique people and a unique land. We think about the people, their communities and their future generations who will be the benefactors of a healthier environment. Our projects share a common goal to repair and enhance the natural systems that support us all.

In responding to the complexity and pressures of modern cities and the natural systems that support them, we must dedicate our focus to improving and enriching urban environments through the integration of science and design. A systems approach to city design focuses on implementing sustainable practices that will resurrect entire environments from collapse to become thriving focal points of community life. How we assess the performance of our communities will define its treatment program. First, we must support higher functions, then care for the vital systems, then repair what is broken over time. The solutions we seek may be realized through an integrated systems approach to city redesign.

We are looking to grow our team with individuals who have an ethos towards environmentally sustainable solutions, big picture integration with socio-economic systems, and understanding of ecology and natural systems, and a strong capacity for turning analysis and research into designed solutions and deliverables. You will be a member of a team who is passionate and driven. You will work closely with the company leadership, your colleagues and an inspiring consultant network to generate thoughtful and thorough deliverables that range from Master Plan spatial strategies to Contract documentation.

We value confident, collaborative team members who elevate those around them. This role offers opportunities for professional growth within an established leadership team that has guided the firm's success for decades. We are looking for someone who enjoys challenging and diverse projects and collaboration within a dynamic and agile team.

The following outlines core skillsets, competencies, proficiencies and capabilities for this role. Please convey your relevant and proven experience to support your application.

Background Requirements:

• University degree in Landscape Architecture / Architecture or recognized equivalent
• Relevant Professional experience, min 5+ years.

Quality of Work:

Must show a proven level of:

• Strategic thinking and design integration across social, cultural and economic systems
• Sophisticated understanding and application of landscape as critical infrastructure, integrating water, ecology, mobility, public realm and community outcomes to achieve positive impacts for climate adaptation, resilience, biodiversity and regenerative landscape design.
• High quality, context and scope appropriate visual communications including; drawings, graphics, presentations, maps, plans reports and deliverables.
• Implementation examples

Technical Skillset:

• High proficiency delivering AutoCad, Microsoft Suite, Adobe Suite is required.
• A level of experience and proficiency in one or multiple of Rhino with or without grasshopper, Sketch Up, other visualizations programs, Arc GIS. Please be prepared to demonstrate level of skills with clear examples of work output and workflows.
• Please convey any other program skills or workflows such as other Autodesk programs, ai integration, etc.

Communications:

• Demonstrate clear, organized communication skills, verbal, written and graphic, as well as the ability to adapt to multiple web-based communication platforms for coordination with our diverse international and local clients and consultants.
• Works effectively within multidisciplinary teams, communicates openly and respectfully, and contributes to a positive, high-performing studio culture.

Core Competencies and Experience

• Sophisticated design approach relevant to scale and scope of projects ranging from complex large scale masterplans, urban design integration, special projects, environment and climate resilience driven solutions, to detailed design addressing materials, assemblies, multi-disciplinary coordination and interfaces.
• Clear dynamic design collaboration methods including studies, workflows and deliverable material demonstrate contribution to the design process in complex multi-consultant projects.
• Demonstrate communications for collaborating with internal and external team members in a studio environment.
• Must be familiar with the stages of a design process, understand and be able to manage deliverables and be able to assist in development of critical analysis, collaborative coordination internally and externally with our partners and clients, preparing plans, coordinated and large complicated technical drawing sets
• Must be adept at preparing working drawings, grading and layout plans, planting plans, details, BOQ’s ,
• High level of knowledge and experience in construction materials and methods, including experience on construction sites reviewing built details in situ
• Accurate and efficient methods for take offs and tracking of quantities
• Demonstrate experience and knowledge of what is involved in the different design stages such as; levels of expected design detail, communications, consultant coordination, costing, value engineering.

Studio Contribution:

• Must be excited about working within a dynamic team environment, led by long term leadership, ready to provide inputs towards complex, multi-disciplinary design projects ranging from Master Plans to full tender packages.
• Demonstrate interest in big picture systems thinking to connect every design decision to the goal of developing sustainable cities, thriving communities and healthy natural systems.
• Manages multiple tasks efficiently, maintains organized project workflows, and proactively coordinates work with project managers and team members.
• Takes responsibility for the quality, accuracy and timely completion of project deliverables, maintaining a strong commitment to excellence and attention to detail.
• Brings enthusiasm, curiosity and a solutions-oriented mindset to studio discussions, embraces feedback, and actively contributes to design excellence and continuous learning

If you share in our professional purpose and are interested in exciting projects that range in scale, scope and complexity and you have a desire to gain experience with both local and international work please submit your digital cover letter, resume, at least two references and portfolio to our senior team at [email protected] attn: Tara McCarthy. Please tell us a little bit about what makes you excited about this field, how you qualify for the level of professional experience we require and please include anything additional about yourself that you would like us to know.

We are a studio in Toronto, Canada, located at 130 Queen’s Quay East. This position is in studio. We are a small team who does big things. We pride ourselves on communication, dedication and commitment to project deliverables, timelines and client attention. We are looking for someone who can offer positive energy to our studio team and enjoys working collaboratively.

We welcome all who professionally qualify to apply, and we look forward to a conversation with all whom we reach out to.