Project Architect
Stantec · St. John's
Our Buildings practice keeps people at its heart, recognizing that our shared journey forward is shaped by the meaningful and responsive places we design. From iconic designs to monumental ground breakings, join us to bring transformational building solutions to life.
Every day we apply our expertise, creativity, and passion to propel communities into the future—join us!
Your Opportunity
Our Atlantic Buildings group is renowned for creating high-performance, environmentally responsible, and award-winning projects. We’re passionate about the design quality of the built environment and create designs that are intelligent, sustainable, and centred around the user. This is the place where great ideas and rewarding careers call home. In our multidisciplinary, team-based environment, collaboration is key among a talented group of architects, engineers, project managers, interior designers, and planners, who work together to create innovative and integrated solutions for a wide range of clients. Our services include architecture, interior design, planning and mechanical/electrical/structural engineering for a wide variety of markets.
Our ___ offices are both seeking an experienced Project Architect with building design, documentation, and project management skills to join their multidisciplinary teams.
Your Key Responsibilities
As the successful candidate, you will contribute to multidisciplinary project teams on commercial, civic, healthcare and education sector projects. You will develop designs and contract documents, provide contract administration services while sustain and building client relationships. You will work as a Project Architect / Design Lead on concurrent assignments while supporting the team and directing junior staff. You will coordinate work across offices and support other offices in completing their work. Travel to client and project sites will be regular at times, and overnight travel may be required. Our immediate workload includes government and workplace projects.
Your responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
Design and Technical Excellence:
- Provide design of institutional, commercial, civic, and education sector buildings
- Participate in or lead the preparation of deliverables at all project phases
- Support Stantec policies on project delivery, quality control, and safety
- Participate in the continued development of the architectural in-house expertise and methodologies
- Regularly seek continuing education opportunities to increase knowledge base
Communications:
- Maintain client relationships and develop new client relationships
- Facilitate and hold team and client meetings
- Lead and inform the Project Team of changes and updates
- Effectively communicate relevant project information to business practice managers
- Resolve and/or escalate issues in a timely fashion
- Understand how to communicate difficult/sensitive information
Leadership:
- Aid in team development by aligning project tasks with capabilities and career interests
- Identifies opportunities for improvement and makes constructive suggestions for change
- Remains engaged and knowledgeable regarding emerging industry practices
- Complies with and helps to enforce Stantec policies and procedures
- Actively supports Stantec’s Safer Together and Safety programs
Teamwork:
- Effectively utilize each team member to their fullest potential
- Motivate team to work together efficiently
- Mitigate team conflict and communication challenges
- Acknowledge and appreciate team members and their contributions
- Keeps track of lessons learned and shares those lessons with team members, peers, and clients
- Support team activities that promote Stantec’s Safer Together Program
Client Management:
- Manage day-to-day client interaction, evaluate, and manage client expectations
- Support and maintain lasting relationships with clients
- Communicate effectively with clients to identify needs, evaluate alternative solutions, and deliver value added services
- Build a knowledge base of each client’s business, organization, and objectives
Business Development:
- Identify additional services opportunities for all Stantec disciplines as they relate to a specific project, program, or client.
- Work with the other key staff on institutional, healthcare, education, and commercial building design opportunities
- Engage in client contact, proposal preparation and preparation of and participation in client interviews