Senior Architect

Stantec

Senior Architect at Stantec developing sustainable building designs and leading project teams. Collaborating with architects and engineers to enhance the quality of life globally through design.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeBaton Rouge • Louisiana • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $85,700 - $124,300 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for projects of medium complexity/size
Inspires creativity, critical thought and design excellence both internally and externally
Conceptualizes a building design from both a functional and aesthetic perspective in concert with a client’s requirements, budget and program
Develops a design through sketches, physical models, electronic models, diagrams, massing studies, and other visual formats to express the design intent and communicate to project team, client, and building user groups
Utilizes BIM technologies in development of three dimensional models of buildings and their components
Provides technical leadership and mentorship to project teams by guiding and overseeing the effective use of Revit, promoting consistency, efficiency, and best practices
Demonstrates advanced proficiency in Revit to produce high-quality construction documents across all project phases
Participates in design critiques and pin-ups
Presents the design to stakeholders during early project phases. Develops building design in accordance with cost parameters
Develops space planning, block planning, and adjacency diagrams in coordination with building program
Evaluates and selects building systems and materials
Coordinates building systems to ensure compatibility with the design intent
Implements sustainable design principles into the design and environment
Analyzes site incorporating geotechnical, hydrological, environmental, social, economic and contextual conditions
Participates in development of the program and other pre-design efforts
Ensures that design intent is maintained through documentation and construction
Responsible for leading others in project team setting and design critiques and pin-ups
Participates in employee performance reviews and interviews of potential employees

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ability to engage in creative and critical thought
To produce design at a level that would be perceived externally as excellent
To hand sketch and communicate concepts and ideas to others effectively
To participate in project team setting
To lead one or more teams on medium size projects through the development of design concept
To check work of others for accuracy and completeness, and manage team to meet project budget and schedule
To interpret sketches, drawings, codes, building program and other similar material
To present abstract ideas to the client and client representatives
To apply accessibility codes, applicable building codes, and life-safety codes to a wide variety of project scopes and complexity
General knowledge of building construction systems, constructability, materials, and industry associated standards
General understanding of the relationship between drawings and specifications
Requires understanding of Microsoft Office Suite, Revit, AutoCAD,Abobe Creative Suite, SketchUP, Newforma, Sefaira, Recent modeling software; Prefer experience with 3D Printer, Laser cutter
Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or related field & Registered Architect
Minimum of 10 years of experience as a licensed architect

Benefits

Comp & perks

Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans
A 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)

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Hard Skills & Tools

BIM technologiesRevitAutoCADAdobe Creative SuiteSketchUpNewformaSefairabuilding construction systemsaccessibility codeslife-safety codes

Soft Skills

creative thoughtcritical thoughtcommunicationleadershipteam managementpresentation skillsmentorshipdesign critiqueproblem-solvingcollaboration

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in ArchitectureRegistered Architect