Dillon Consulting Limited
Provides consulting services in engineering, environmental, planning, and project management.
Senior Architect
Lead design, client engagement, and project coordination for complex facilities
Job Highlights
About the Role
• Establish and communicate design vision to project team and sub‑consultants. • Manage project schedule with client to ensure timely delivery. • Oversee coordination of drawings, design, and specifications. • Provide technical direction during pre‑design, functional programming, and research. • Manage overall design quality and document control. • Support coordination of sub‑consultants' work. • Contribute to business development through proposal writing and client engagement. • Build client relationships by identifying market opportunities and preparing proposals. • Review and respond to RFPs, preparing project proposals. • Participate in professional associations and committees to enhance corporate profile. • Mentor and coach junior staff, offering technical direction and training.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸design coordination
- ▸schedule management
- ▸design quality
- ▸document control
- ▸technical direction
- ▸client engagement
What You Bring
Dillon is seeking a senior architect with strong leadership, technical expertise, and excellent communication skills to thrive in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment. The ideal candidate enjoys building relationships with internal and external stakeholders, acts as a trusted advisor, and brings entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking to the role. The senior architect will join Dillon’s Architectural Discipline in Ottawa or Kingston, working on complex research, institutional, healthcare, or educational projects. This role offers the chance to lead design vision, manage project schedules, and deliver high‑quality, technically sophisticated solutions while enjoying flexible work hours to balance personal and professional commitments. • Hold a registration as an Architect licensed (or eligible) in Ontario. • Minimum of 10 years relevant experience delivering complex projects. • Demonstrate strong time‑management, scheduling, and collaboration skills. • Exhibit excellent design, presentation, and graphic communication abilities. • Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), MS Office, Revit, and Bluebeam. • Use of AI tools in recruitment to improve efficiency and fairness.
Requirements
- ▸architect license
- ▸10 years
- ▸time management
- ▸design skills
- ▸revit
- ▸adobe
Benefits
Compensation includes a salary range of $103,200 to $153,200, determined by experience, education, and region, plus a comprehensive benefits package. Employees enjoy share purchase opportunities, health benefits, retirement savings, student‑loan assistance, flexible and hybrid work options, wellness subsidies, and various learning and development programs. • Salary range: $103,200 – $153,200, based on experience, education, and region. • Employee‑owned firm offering a share purchase plan open to all employees. • Comprehensive health benefits and generous retirement savings plan. • Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions. • Flexible work hours and hybrid working options. • Learning and development programs including coaching, mentoring, and internal knowledge sharing. • Inclusive employment equity practices and interview accommodations as needed.
Work Environment
Office Full-Time