Graduate Landscape Architectural Career Path

Join to apply for the 2026 UK Graduate Landscape Architectural Career Path role at Mott Mac Donald

To avoid missing out on your preferred role, we recommend applying as early as possible, as positions will close once filled.

Design for a Better Future. Shape Places with Purpose. Empower Communities.

At Mott Mac Donald, 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.

• Design delivery:
  Assist in the creation of high‑quality conceptual, detailed, and technical designs for landscape and urban spaces.
• Multidisciplinary collaboration:
  Support integrated teams across water, transport, energy, and environmental sectors.
• Technical outputs:
  Produce drawings, presentation materials, specifications, schedules, and photomontages.
• Site and environmental work:
  Undertake site surveys and contribute to environmental assessments and improvement schemes.
• Digital design:
  Provide AutoCAD, Revit, and graphic support to enhance project delivery.
• Quality and innovation:
  Deliver work to high standards in line with our Quality Management Procedures.
• Professional development:
  Engage with Mott Mac Donald’s Early Careers Professionals Network and attend development events.

We are looking for committed and motivated graduates with a genuine passion and a desire to make a difference in the world. If this describes you, apply today to launch your career at Mott Mac Donald.

To be eligible for this opportunity, you will have less than 12 months’ relevant experience (excluding placements) and have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree (obtained no earlier than 2024) or expected to achieve one, in one of the following degree disciplines:

• Landscape Design
• Landscape Architecture

In your application, you should aim to demonstrate your genuine interest in both the opportunity and in joining Mott Mac Donald. You can do this by highlighting 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.

• Proactively takes initiative to complete tasks efficiently and independently.
• Communicates effectively and clearly with clients and colleagues.
• Deliver high quality written work with strong attention to detail and clarity.
• Demonstrates a structured and analytical approach to problem solving.

As we want the best people for the role, we support flexible working. Please ask us at interview stage about any flexibility you may need.

Mott Mac Donald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024.

Our ethos is to develop, train and retain our graduates and therefore we are looking for a long‑term relationship with our graduates. For this reason, we cannot accept applications from candidates who would be working under the Graduate visa route or other time‑limited visas, (irrespective of visa duration), due to their temporary nature and the requirement for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route in future.

We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

A graduate position should be more than just a job. That’s why with our graduate roles we aim to give you the experience and technical knowledge you need to progress your career. From the moment you join us, you’ll receive the training you…