Landscape Architect & Design Lead

SYSTRA•Toronto, ON

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About The Position

SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway. Understand better who we are by visiting www.systracanada.com. Context Within an engineering consulting firm, the landscape architect designs and integrates sustainable landscape developments for linear projects and other types of infrastructure. They ensure the visual and ecological harmonization of infrastructure with its surroundings, promoting ecosystem resilience, sustainable stormwater management, and social acceptability. The role involves design, coordination of plans and specifications, construction oversight, and close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Requirements

Education : Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture. Membership in the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects (OALA) or the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) is required.
Years of experience : Minimum 10 years of relevant experience, including linear infrastructure projects, nature based solutions, visual impact assessments, and construction oversight.
Technical competencies : Mastery of landscape design for linear rights of way, vegetative stabilization, selection of native/hardy species, and management of invasive alien species (IAS).
Proficiency with design and production software, with the ability to deliver visual impact analyses, photomontages, and integration scenarios.
Understanding of the Quebec regulatory framework applicable to wetlands and water environments, riparian buffers, and vegetation, including interfaces with federal requirements.
Awareness of operational constraints faced by infrastructure managers (safety, sightlines, winter maintenance).
Personal and soft skills : Pragmatic creativity, aesthetic sensibility, technical rigor, and results orientation.
Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex information and facilitate stakeholder engagement.
Strong organization, autonomy, priority management, and ability to work under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

Landscape Design and Visual Integration: Develop landscape integration concepts tailored to linear corridors and their rural, urban, and peri urban contexts. Propose solutions that mitigate visual, noise, and ecological impacts.
Nature Based Solutions and Applied Ecology: Integrate greening, renaturation, and ecological restoration approaches, including vegetative slope stabilization, riparian buffers, windbreak hedges, pollinator friendly plantings, wildlife corridors, and management of invasive alien species (IAS). Propose layouts that enhance ecological connectivity and climate resilience.
Stormwater and Soil Management: In collaboration with engineering, design sustainable stormwater management solutions (detention basins, vegetated swales, bioswales).
Plans, Specifications, and Costing: Prepare layout and planting plans, quantity take offs, technical specifications, and cost estimates.
Visual Impact Assessments and Social Acceptability: Conduct visual integration analyses and photomontages, define mitigation measures, and participate in public engagement processes.
Construction Monitoring and Quality Assurance: Support oversight of landscape works: plan compliance, materials control, layout and staking, plant protection, planting windows, irrigation, and post installation monitoring. Develop maintenance guides, acceptance criteria, and warranty protocols.
Project Management and Interdisciplinary Coordination: Plan budgets, schedules, and resources across mandates, ensuring effective coordination with multidisciplinary teams.

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