Architect

J.L. Richards & Associates Limited; Guelph; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental benefits

RRSP matching

Parental leave top-up

Fun Funds for events

Share ownership opportunities

Merit and profit bonus program

Job summary

J.L. Richards & Associates Limited in Ontario seeks an experienced Architect to join our architectural group in Guelph and Timmins. You will lead design and contract administration for diverse projects, collaborating with leadership to advance designs and meet client goals.

You will manage projects through all stages, liaising with clients and developing new relationships while contributing to proposals, budgets, and design documentation. Travel across Ontario supports project needs.

Qualifications

• OAA Architect with 5+ years of experience and licensure.
• Strong knowledge of Ontario Building Code, National Building Code, CCDC contracts, and building systems.
• Experience in project management including budgets, schedules, client relationships and multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, strong organizational abilities, and business development experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide architectural design and contract administration for commercial, institutional, and industrial projects.
• Lead projects and design teams with leadership to drive projects forward.
• Collaborate within an integrated project team across execution, design, and reporting.
• Manage projects through all stages from definition through planning, design, and construction, leveraging client needs.
• Liaise with clients and contribute to client development activities.
• Prepare proposals, reports, specifications, contract documents and budget estimates.
• Complete Ontario Building Code and National Building Code reviews.
• Stamp architectural drawings and reports.
• Prepare design budgets, manage staff and design fees.
• Travel between JLR offices across Ontario and Canada for project needs.

Skills

OAA Licensed

5+ years experience

Project management

Communication skills

Business development

Job description

We've opened a role in our Guelph and Timmins offices for a talented, entrepreneurial Architect to work alongside exceptional people in JLR's Architectural group.

Pop Quiz:

• Are you an OAA licensed Architect with at least 5+ years of experience and a passion for excellence in architecture and design?
• Do you have a strong knowledge of the Ontario Building Code, National Building Code, CCDC contracts, and a strong understanding of building systems?
• Do you have project management experience, including managing budgets, schedules, client relationships and multidisciplinary project teams?
• Do you have excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong organizational abilities, and business development experience (sales, marketing, and proposal writing)?

If you scored four for four, JLR has a home for you as an Architect! You'll be supported by a Platinum Club member of Canada's Best Managed Companies program, 100% employee-owned firm that has a long-established reputation for quality services in multiple sectors, while you take on existing clients, develop new relationships, and deliver world-class, innovative solutions that support community building and growth in our cities.

JLR is a creative, tight-knit, and mentorship-focused community with unique opportunities for driven people with tenacity and spirit. Our organization is made up of diverse employee owners with specialized expertise in a wide range of disciplines. Joining the JLR team means joining a dynamic group of innovative architecture, engineering, and planning professionals and support staff. You'll have the opportunity to help establish new clients and partner with existing ones to develop insightful solutions and see projects through from inception to completion.

If you're innovative and collaborative, thrive when presented with new challenges, and are eager to take your career in new directions, then JLR is the right environment for you.

Your Role as an Architect:

Choose your own adventure! Let's talk about how your skills, experience, goals, and passions can find a home at JLR. As the Architect, your role will include:

• Providing architectural design and contract administration related to a variety of commercial, institutional, and industrial construction projects.
• Leading projects and design teams while working alongside the Director of Architecture and JLR leadership group to drive projects forward.
• Collaborating with team members as part of an integrated project team, including execution, design, and reporting.
• Managing projects through all project stages, from the definition, through planning, design, and construction, using your demonstrated abilities to recognize opportunities, understand client needs and manage and deliver projects.
• Liaising with clients, engagement and leadership of the business, and client development activities.
• Participating in the preparation of proposals, reports, specifications, contract documents and budget estimates.
• Completing Ontario Building Code and National Building Code reviews.
• Stamping architectural working drawings, reports, etc.
• Preparing design budgets, managing projects, staff, and design fees.
• Travelling between JLR offices across Ontario and Canada to meet the needs of various projects and/or training purposes.

Why Join Us:

We live, work, breathe, sleep, and thrive in the communities we build. We love northern Ontario and the glorious bounty of the natural world and we're proud of our reputation and longevity in the National Capital and Kingston regions. Furthermore, we're growing our presence in southwestern Ontario and all along the Great Lakes of Ontario.

We foster a friendly, welcoming, and team-oriented atmosphere that encourages innovation and collaboration. We have an established depth of technical and support resources that can efficiently and effectively deliver small and large multidisciplinary projects. We provide flexible career direction with opportunities to choose your own path and interesting and exciting assignments ranging in size and type.

• Share ownership opportunities at all levels
• Merit and profit bonus program
• Competitive salaries reviewed annually

Work-life Balance and Employee Wellness

• Immediate health and dental benefits
• RRSP/DPSP matching program
• Parental leave top-up program
• Fun Funds to plan extracurricular social events

Community Engagement and Social Responsibility

JLR welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

At JLR, each of us contributes to inclusion and we all have a role to play. Our culture is the result of our behaviours, our personal commitment, our curiosity, how we collaborate, and the ways that we courageously share our perspectives and encourage others to do the same. In turn, our environment inspires us to try new things, speak openly, and be bold. It brings us together in ways that help us stand out. Our inclusive culture empowers all of us to connect, belong, and grow. Learn more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Ottawa, Kingston, Sudbury, Timmins, North Bay, Guelph, London