Full Job Description
Our Calgary office is seeking a Senior Project Architect with the desire to use and grow their technical expertise to successfully deliver architecture projects across Water, Resource, Federal, and Building Engineering market sectors. In this role, you'll partner with project managers to support the planning, design, documentation, and construction administration of multiple building types, from high-performance data centers that power cloud computing and the digital infrastructure the world relies on, to water treatment facilities that provide clean drinking water for entire communities, to advanced manufacturing plants, office spaces, operations centers, and maintenance facilities, among other project types.
You'll work together with architects, planners, designers, engineers, technical experts, and project managers to solve complex design challenges with creativity, curiosity, and collaboration. From championing design excellence with an emphasis on resilience and sustainability to pioneering innovative building technologies, your contributions will leave a lasting impact on the built environment.
In the role of Senior Project Architect, we'll count on you to:
- Lead a multidiscipline team and perform layout and detailing on architectural projects
- Independently coordinate work of a multidiscipline team through multiple phases of a project
- Establish owner/client and internal meetings, and participate in reviews with various governing agencies for code compliance
- Conduct work sessions at project site in conjunction with Project Manager and other disciplines
- Coordinate workload of team members through multiple phases to complete documents on schedule
- Review architectural documents for areas of conflict with all disciplines
- Perform QA/QC and technical reviews
- Write and edit architectural specifications
- Coordinate with and assist affected disciplines with addenda, RFIs, CPRs and change orders
- Incorporate agreed-upon changes into project documents
- Lead projects in a dual management role as needed
- Provide construction contract administration as needed
- Perform other duties as needed
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in Architecture
- Experience in the areas of healthcare, educational, civic, science and research facilities
- Experience and/or interest in sustainable design/LEED desired
- Knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, SketchUp and 3-D Studio Max .
- Rhino and Grasshopper experience
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Architecture or closely related field
- A minimum of 10 years experience
- Registered Architect
- Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project Schedule)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Proficient in use of Autodesk Revit and familiarity with related tools and process
- Demonstrated graphic presentation skills
- Must have experience in preparation and layout of architectural contract documents and specifications
- Strong knowledge of codes and good planning skills
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must