Stantec

Senior Architect

Stantec

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Denver • Colorado • United States

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Salary

💰 $111,200 - $166,900 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Responsible for multiple projects of large and medium complexity/size.
  • Collaborate with the team leadership (principal, project manager, project controls) to communicate and monitor an efficient project work plan.
  • Assist in the confirmation of scope, schedule, goals and priorities, budget, and staffing.
  • Ensures that design intent is maintained through documentation and construction.
  • Coordinates building systems to ensure compatibility with the design intent.
  • Conceptualizes a building design from both a functional and aesthetic perspective in concert with a client’s requirements, budget, and program.
  • Develops space planning, block planning, and adjacency diagrams in coordination with building program.
  • Present the design with the Project Manager and Project Designer to stakeholders during early project phases.
  • Participate and collaborate on project activities from concept design through construction administration.
  • Lead project coordination and owner/site meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor and sub-contractors.
  • Lead others in project team settings, design critiques, pin-ups, and constructability reviews.
  • Supervise and coach junior staff on project teams.
  • Utilize BIM technology to advance the design and documentation in various architectural phases.
  • Lead or direct the preparation of specifications in coordination with building plans.
  • Evaluate and promote the incorporation of sustainable design principles.
  • Interpret and apply building codes, energy codes and requirements of regulatory agencies.
  • Evaluate and select building systems and materials.
  • Analyze site incorporating geotechnical, hydrological, environmental, social, economic, and contextual conditions.
  • Participate and support Quality Assurance and Control practices.
  • Participate in marketing activities for the office/company, including helping to win work in interviews for potential projects.

Requirements

  • Requires understanding of Revit, Microsoft Office Suite; understanding of Newforma, Adobe Creative Suite preferred.
  • Capable of simultaneously supporting one or more Principals in Charge on multiple projects.
  • Experience in one (or more) of the following markets: Healthcare, S&T, Advanced Manufacturing, Mission Critical.
  • Excellent understanding of accessibility codes, life-safety codes, building construction systems, means and methods, materials, and industry associated standards.
  • Able to maintain and forward the development of the design concept.
  • Offers and supports creative technical design and detailing decisions that are in line with project goals and understands their impact on cost, construction, sustainability, and other factors.
  • Understands and leads the integration of code, zoning, market specific best practices and other issues into the project.
  • Adheres to established project sustainability requirements.
  • Has the ability to follow verbal and written instructions to revise, develop and produce plans, elevations, and details appropriately.
  • Reviews, marks-up and delivers document corrections to team for implementation.
  • Ability to distribute work to, and monitor progress of, the project team.
  • Proactively takes appropriate action without requiring continued direction or guidance.
  • Effectively manages multiple deadlines and priorities.
  • Team player with the client, entire project team, and contractor.
  • Excellent negotiator and communicator.
  • Bachelor’s degree in architecture is required.
  • Registered Architect.
  • A minimum of ten years of experience is required. Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work and travel are expected 20% and may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.
Benefits
  • Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans
  • wellness program
  • health saving accounts
  • flexible spending accounts
  • 401(k) plan
  • employee stock purchase program
  • life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
  • short-term/long-term disability plans
  • emergency travel benefits
  • tuition reimbursement
  • professional membership fee coverage
  • paid family leave
  • ten paid holidays in each calendar year
  • eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year
  • eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
BIM technologyRevitbuilding codesenergy codessustainable design principlesspace planningblock planningadjacency diagramsconstruction administrationbuilding construction systems
Soft Skills
project coordinationteam leadershipcommunicationnegotiationcreativityproblem-solvingtime managementcollaborationcoachingadaptability
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in architectureRegistered Architect