Pay: CA$24.00 - CA$30.00 per hour
Job description:
PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION FIRST BEFORE APPLYING!!
Unqualified applicants will not be considered.
Experienced Landscape Architect & Field Quality Coordinator - OALA and BCIN Required
V.I.L. Landscaping
Oakville/Milton, Ontario
Full-time | In person
Pay: CA$24–CA$30 per hour, based on experience
Design It. Coordinate It. Make Sure It’s Built Properly.
V.I.L. Landscaping is hiring an experienced Landscape Architect to design residential landscapes and help ensure each project is built according to the approved plans and our quality standards.
This is not a desk-only position. You will create detailed landscape and planting plans, visit properties and active job sites, coordinate with project managers, crews, and suppliers, and oversee design quality from concept through completion.
Mandatory Requirements
Applicants must have:
- Full membership in good standing with the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects (OALA)
- An active BCIN and relevant qualification categories
- Professional residential landscape design experience
- Experience preparing detailed and permit-related drawings
- A portfolio of completed landscape design work
- A valid Ontario G driver’s licence
Applications without both full OALA membership and an active BCIN will not be considered.
What You’ll DoLandscape Architecture and Design
- Develop creative and practical residential landscape concepts
- Produce detailed site plans, planting plans, construction drawings, and client presentations
- Prepare drawings for permits and ensure applicable code requirements are addressed
- Conduct property visits to collect measurements, photographs, elevations, and site information
- Consider grading, drainage, construction access, materials, maintenance, and budget
- Recommend plants appropriate for Southern Ontario
- Revise designs based on client feedback, site conditions, permit requirements, and budget
- Provide project managers and crews with clear, buildable drawings and layouts
- Support clients throughout the design and approval process
Field Quality Control
- Visit active and recently completed projects
- Compare installed work with approved plans, specifications, and company standards
- Review grading, hardscape details, plant placement, and overall design execution
- Identify design or construction deficiencies before they become larger problems
- Photograph and document required corrections
- Communicate issues clearly to project managers and crews
- Follow up until deficiencies have been corrected
- Assist with final inspections and project closeouts
Crew and Supplier Coordination
- Coordinate design requirements with project managers and installation crews
- Build positive relationships with nurseries and material suppliers
- Confirm plant, material, and product availability
- Help coordinate orders, deliveries, substitutions, and installation schedules
- Explain planting layouts and important design details to crews
- Visit suppliers and transport samples or small materials when required
- Safely drive a company pickup truck
Required Qualifications
- Full OALA membership with the legal right to use the Landscape Architect title in Ontario
- Active BCIN registration and relevant qualification categories
- Professional experience designing residential landscapes
- Experience preparing permit and construction drawings
- Strong knowledge of the Ontario Building Code and municipal requirements
- Strong understanding of grading, drainage, planting design, and landscape construction
- Knowledge of plants and growing conditions in Southern Ontario
- Proficiency with relevant 2D or 3D design software
- Strong attention to detail and visual judgment
- Ability to identify design and construction deficiencies
- Strong client, crew, and supplier communication skills
- Ability to manage projects and follow tasks through to completion
- Valid Ontario G driver’s licence
- Comfortable driving a pickup truck and visiting active construction sites
Preferred Qualifications
- Degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited program
- At least three years of professional residential landscape design experience
- Experience designing pools, cabanas, decks, outdoor structures, grading, and drainage
- Experience working with municipal planning and building departments
- Experience coordinating with engineers, architects, contractors, and suppliers
- Experience inspecting residential landscape construction
- Familiarity with project budgeting and material takeoffs
What Success Looks Like
- Designs are attractive, accurate, code-compliant, and practical to build
- Permit and construction drawings are completed correctly and on time
- Clients clearly understand the proposed design
- Crews receive complete plans and installation details
- Plants and materials are available when production requires them
- Deficiencies are identified and corrected early
- Completed projects closely follow the approved design
- Clients, suppliers, and team members receive clear and professional communication
- Projects consistently meet V.I.L. Landscaping’s quality standards
What We Offer
- CA$24–CA$30 per hour, based on experience
- Full-time, year-round employment
- A role combining professional design with hands-on field involvement
- Opportunities to see your designs become completed landscapes
- Direct collaboration with clients, project managers, crews, and suppliers
- Room to grow into a senior design, quality-control, or operations position
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking
Application Requirements
Please submit:
- Your résumé
- A portfolio of residential landscape design work
- Your OALA membership details
- Your BCIN number and qualification categories
- A list of the design programs you use confidently
Please answer the following questions:
- Are you currently a full OALA member in good standing?
- What is your BCIN number, and which qualification categories do you hold?
- How many years of professional residential landscape design experience do you have?
- Which design programs can you use confidently?
- Have you prepared drawings for municipal permit applications?
- What experience do you have with grading, drainage, planting plans, and outdoor structures?
- How familiar are you with plants suitable for Southern Ontario?
- Do you have a valid Ontario G driver’s licence?
- Are you comfortable driving a pickup truck and visiting active construction sites?
- Are you comfortable working in a position that combines office design and field coordination?
If you think you're the one:
Call Pam at 365-909-0524 to schedule an interview.
Alternatively, email your résumé, portfolio, OALA membership information, and BCIN details to [email protected].
Job type: Full-time
Work location: In person
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking
- Work Location: In person
