Senior Project Architect

Stantec

The Role

Overview

Lead design, manage projects, and mentor teams for sustainable architecture.

Key Responsibilities

  • project coordination
  • change orders
  • budget management
  • design review
  • project planning
  • progress reporting

Tasks

-Leads project coordination and owner/site meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor and subcontractors. -Manages and tracks change orders, applications for payment by contractors and other contractual modifications impacting budget and schedule. -Effectively manages multiple deadlines and priorities. -Leads the client and project team to assure that the project design meets the client budget, schedule, program, and design intent. -Works with Operations Manager in determining project staffing needs and recommending personnel. -Develops and manages project budget, schedule, and overall work plan to realize target financial performance. -Mentors Assistant Project Managers and motivates project teams. -Plans, organizes, and directs the work throughout the life of the project to successfully deliver the project to the client. -Assures that Project Management Framework tasks are timely completed and properly documented. -Directs client invoicing and effectively manages collections. -Keeps the Principal in Charge informed of progress on project expectations, deadlines, and deliverables and understands the limits of the decisionmaking responsibilities of the role and respects the boundaries of the Principal in Charge’s responsibilities. -Responsible for managing complex tasks on medium to large size projects. -Assists in the negotiation and development of project agreements.

Requirements

  • revit
  • autocad
  • sketchup
  • leed
  • registered architect
  • 5+ years

What You Bring

-Capable of simultaneously supporting one or more Principal’s in Charge on multiple projects. -Minimum of 5 years of experience. LEED Green Associate or LEED AP preferred. -Takes direction well, however proactively takes appropriate action without requiring continued direction. -Requires understanding of Microsoft Office Suite, Newforma; Prefer experience with Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUP. -Effective negotiator and communicator. -Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or related field & Registered Architect. -Thorough understanding of accessibility codes, lifesafety codes, building construction systems, means and methods, materials, and industry associated standards.

The Company

About Stantec

-Began as a one-person environmental engineering practice and has grown through strategic geographic and service expansion. -Publicly listed on the NYSE and TSX, Stantec has completed major acquisitions to bolster expertise and strengthen global infrastructure portfolio. -Headquartered in the iconic Stantec Tower in Edmonton, the company has delivered landmark projects like the Panama Canal Expansion and high-profile community developments. -Leverages interdisciplinary teams of designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers. -Typical projects span urban planning, civil infrastructure, water management, environmental assessment, energy delivery, and architectural design, serving public and private sectors. -Blends technical prowess with visionary design in bold ventures such as designing its own mixed-use tower and leading multi-nation infrastructure projects.

Sector Specialisms

Industrial

Energy

Infrastructure

Buildings

Residential

Commercial

Water Resources

Heavy Civil

Marine

Transport

Utilities

Solar

Wind

Nuclear

Government

Manufacturing

Environment