Landscape Architect

Position Details

• Location: Whitby
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Engagement Type: Permanent
• Department: Community Services
• Work Location: Hybrid

Who We Are

In Whitby, we are dedicated to our work, our community, and each other. We work hard, we have fun, and we celebrate our successes. The Town of Whitby is a community in transformation that is located in the heart of Durham Region in the eastern Greater Toronto Area. Whitby is the second-largest municipality in the region and one of the fastest-growing communities in Canada. Located on Lake Ontario and only an hour east of Toronto, the population of Whitby is expected to grow from 140,000 to more than 200,000 by 2031. Whitby’s Official Plan has been updated to establish new directions for Whitby’s planned growth and development; the protection of our natural and built environments; urban design intensification; sustainability; community improvement; and, new employment within this time frame.

The Town of Whitby combines a small town atmosphere with the sophistication and amenities of a larger urban centre. Whitby boasts two beautiful heritage downtowns, one of the finest recreational harbours with an award-winning marina, year round sports and recreation activities, parks, trails, and a robust arts and culture scene, all of which are part of the extraordinary amenities that Whitby residents enjoy every day.

Whitby has an exciting and aspiring future, with a community that is welcoming, growing and transforming. On our team, you can expect to make a difference through your work and have a direct impact on shaping our growing community. Creating an inclusive environment where employees experience job satisfaction and have rewarding careers is important to us. We live our values and foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, respect and engagement where people enjoy coming to work. The Town of Whitby is a hybrid organization. This means staff are empowered to do their best work from various locations, as appropriate for the position. We want to be the preferred employer for the most talented people who care about the Town of Whitby, and are excited and proud to serve our vibrant community. Let’s grow together.

What You Will Get To Do

The successful candidate will have a positive impact on our corporate culture by demonstrating the Town’s CARE core values (Collaborative, Accountable, Respectful, Engaged) through daily interactions with individuals at all levels of the organization, external contacts and elected officials. By effectively building positive rapport and relationships both internally and externally, the successful candidate will help us achieve our mission that together we deliver services that make a difference in our community.

Reporting to and under the direction of the Supervisor of Parks Development, the Landscape Architect is responsible for:

• Preparing and reviewing park/landscape designs, drawings, cost estimates, project budgets and tender documents for park, and trail development/redevelopment projects
• Providing direction and oversight to multi-disciplinary consulting teams and contractors in all phases of park and trail development projects
• Managing projects, including developing and monitoring detailed project schedules from concept through completion
• Reviewing current construction materials and methods and adopting, as necessary, best practices and standards
• Scheduling and liaising with Town Departments and external agencies
• Preparing presentation materials for reports and public engagement sessions
• Coordinating public engagement sessions for park and trail development projects
• Preparing various reports for Senior Leadership
• Conducting research and analysis on parks design and construction
• Preparing and reviewing all required technical analysis and documentation for construction related projects
• Responding to public inquiries
• Supporting the Parks Planning and Development Section
• Other duties as assigned

Examples of parks projects include the Fieldgate Sports Complex and Roybrook Park, Rotary Centennial Park Redevelopment, Hydro Electric Power Corridor Trail, Whitburn Park Redevelopment, and Whitby’s Future Sportsfield Complex.

Who You Are

Our Community Services team is looking for an enthusiastic, solutions-oriented team player who thrives on continuous learning and professional development.

You are self-motivated, self-starting and utilize a proactive approach to work. You value partnerships. Your excellent communication and interpersonal skills coupled with your experience enables you to skilfully build, establish and maintain positive working relationships with an emphasis on customer service.

You have the ability to exercise sound judgement, you demonstrate tact, diplomacy and sound discretion when working with a broad range of partners. Your excellent prioritization and time management skills enable you to work under pressure to meet deadlines.

You bring to the team your strong reasoning, analytical, numerical, research and presentation skills. You solve problems by identifying, gathering and processing relevant information. You demonstrate adeptness in negotiation and approach situations with the goal to improve communication, diffuse tension and resolve problems.

To you, being at work is a mindset and not a location. You can switch seamlessly across modes of work and cultural norms of working in different environments. You know you best, including the tasks you do better when working virtually versus on-site.

You believe that the cornerstone of successful working relationships is trust and understand how this positively impacts productivity and performance. You have a high degree of accountability, readily adapt to disruption, like to learn to skills, and explore new ways to connect and collaborate in the digital world.

What You Bring To Our Team

As the successful applicant, you will possess:

• A post secondary degree in Landscape Architecture from a recognized institution
• A minimum of four (4) years of related progressive experience