Stantec

Project Architect

Stantec

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Calgary • Canada

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About the role

  • Advocate and inspire creativity, critical thought and design excellence both internally and externally.
  • Ensure that the overall design intent of the project established by the Project Designer is incorporated into the detailed documentation.
  • Monitor the design process from conceptual phase through construction administration, ensuring the design idea is consistent and properly executed.
  • Lead communication with other disciplines, vendors, and contractors to ensure incorporation of all information into project requirements and provides support as necessary.
  • Take an active role in the production of project deliverables.
  • Meet with clients and conduct presentations.
  • Support Business Development activities, including marketing proposals, interview, conference attendance, etc.
  • Assist in identification and recruiting of design staff at all levels.
  • Foster collaboration between Stantec offices while promoting design culture.
  • Act as a mentor, teacher and coach to junior design staff and interns with the goal of growing and guiding them through their careers.
  • Evaluate the quality of design and design activities and assure a high level of design quality throughout the firm.
  • Develop and implement the firm’s brand, image, marketing collateral and business collateral.
  • Participate in performance reviews including setting of career goals.
  • Oversee and participate in the production of design award submissions.
  • Engage staff in dialog on design, ensure design process is followed and influence usage of technological tools.
  • Act as a vehicle for the delivery of the firm’s message on design.
  • Express both the design philosophy of the work and technical requirements of the projects with appropriate vocabulary.
  • Identify and direct project photography, written descriptions, and other media in support of building the firm’s portfolio.
  • Be an ambassador and steward of the firm’s portfolio of work with ability to guide and educate others.

Requirements

  • Ability to engage in creative and critical thought.
  • Be inspiring for those around you.
  • Produce design at a level that would be perceived externally as excellent.
  • Effectively communicate abstract ideas through strong graphic and verbal communication to the client, their representatives, and the project team.
  • Strong presentation and interview skills.
  • Participate in a project team setting and bring out the highest value from all team members through strong engagement and leadership skills.
  • Actively lead several teams simultaneously on large complex projects from the development of a design concept through construction.
  • Welcome design critiques and respond appropriately and professionally.
  • Inspire confidence and garner trust and respect with the project team and with clients.
  • Provide a balanced approach to workloads and staffing demands with good judgement.
  • Check work of others for accuracy and completeness and manage teams to meet project budget and schedule.
  • Scale process, design and effort to various roles on the project, the needs of the project, and other conditions.
  • Interpret sketches, drawings, codes, building program and other similar material.
  • Empathize strongly with clients and comprehend problems from their point of view in order to develop solutions that best serve their needs.
  • Exhibit maturity and cultural awareness internally and externally.
  • Demonstrate general knowledge of building construction systems, constructability, materials, and industry associated standards.
  • This position requires candidates to possess a professional degree in Architecture (Bachelor’s or Masters)
  • Registered Architect (or ability to achieve this through interprovincial reciprocity) in the Province of Alberta is required.
  • The position requires a minimum of 5 years of professional experience, demonstrating experience leading projects and developing business.
  • Experience in providing consulting services to education, justice, and healthcare clients will be an asset.
  • This position requires proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Creative Suite and an understanding of production processes in Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Newforma, Sefaira, Recent modeling software (eg: Rhino, Lumion, Enscape, 3d-Studio-max).
Benefits
  • health, dental, and vision plans
  • wellness program
  • health care spending account
  • wellness spending account
  • group registered retirement savings plan
  • employee stock purchase program
  • group tax-free savings account
  • life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
  • short-term/long-term disability plans
  • emergency travel benefits
  • tuition reimbursement
  • professional membership fee coverage
  • paid time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
design documentationconstruction administrationproject deliverablesdesign quality evaluationgraphic communicationpresentation skillsdesign critiquesbuilding construction systemsproduction processesdesign software proficiency
Soft Skills
creativitycritical thoughtinspirationcommunicationleadershipempathycultural awarenessteam engagementtrust buildingjudgment
Certifications
professional degree in ArchitectureRegistered Architect