Your Opportunity
To be successful as a Principal Architect, a collaborative mindset is essential. You will be surrounded by our network of resources and trusted to collaborate with clients and internal teams alike as a thought-leader, brand ambassador, and expert in project delivery. Our leaders remain engaged in projects and contribute in a meaningful way to making our clients more successful. We are a Principal-led practice.
Your Key Responsibilities
- To be an Architectural project leader for the design and delivery of major projects
- To interface regularly with architectural and engineering leaders across North America to thrive and contribute within the integrated design practice
- Serve as a local leader to inspire our team, represent design, and reinforce the global brand of Stantec
- Sustain and grow revenue within your region, helping to attract top tier clients and achieve top line growth
- Collaborate with technical and managerial project leads to achieve key operational performance metrics including traditional financial metrics
- Lead local and regional business development pursuits including pre-positioning, strategic proposal development inclusive of interior design, architecture and engineering professionals, to achieve business development and financial goals in accordance with Stantec policies
- Serve as a seller-doer generating work, creating long-term relationships and delivering long-term value to clients for Stantec
- Develop and maintain industry relationships and visibility with current and prospective clients, sub-consultants, competitor/teaming partners, and potential recruits
- Contribute to the thought leadership and brand of Stantec, by sharing knowledge and innovation stories at key client engagements, industry events and across professional networks
- Mentor and coach next generation of designers and thought leaders, as well as receive mentoring and coaching from our established team of designers and thought leaders
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Acumen related to project delivery innovations in IPD, APD, Modular approaches and related advancements.
- Demonstrated design and planning acumen and leadership on major projects
- Ability to lead project teams across a range of project types and scales with proven ability to balance a book of business in this regard
- Technical understanding of Architecture for complex buildings, with direct design experience in functional programming, site selection, core and shell, fit out and/or interior design.
- Experience with strategic pre-positioning for pursuits inclusive of engagement strategies, responding to Expression of Interests, Statements of Qualifications, Requests for Proposals, formal interviews, and professional fee and contract negotiations
- Strong business development skills, including significant experience developing and maintaining productive relationships with a client base-a seller-doer capable of generating work and creating long-term relationships and delivering long-term value to clients for Stantec
- An entrepreneurial orientation with strong understanding of the business development challenges of a consulting-services provider
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent organization, coordination, leadership, team-building and team engagement talent
- Knowledge of market assessment techniques and insights along with ability to create aspirational and achievable business plans
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture or equivalent
- Licensed and credentialed Architect is required
- 15+ years of experience in the AEC industry
- LEED AP Credential preferred.
Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.
Benefits Summary: 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 and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).
Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.
The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements
Primary Location: United States | OR | Portland
Organization: BC-2014 Buildings-US California AID
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: No
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 30/07/2026 09:07:10
Req ID: 1007008
