Architect - Rail & Transit

Sener en Ingeniería; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm is seeking an Architect‑Rail & Transit to join their Toronto team. This hybrid position involves working on rail industry projects, including High Speed and Metro systems. The company requires candidates with 6-8 years of building design experience, proficiency in Revit 2023, and the ability to collaborate in multidisciplinary environments. Ideal applicants will be members of OAA or eligible for membership. A Bachelor's degree is also required, along with knowledge of sustainability and accessibility standards.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of experience in overall building design, particularly in Rail or infrastructure projects.
• Must be eligible for full membership with OAA.
• Familiarity with landscape architecture is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Assess and develop architectural designs for transit projects.
• Create architectural design packages per project specifications.
• Participate in multidisciplinary design environments.
• Manage BIM-related issues and review specifications.

Skills

Building design experience

Knowledge of Revit 2023

Understanding of transit project features

Sustainability design knowledge

Knowledge of Accessibility standards

Education

Bachelor’s degree

OAA Membership eligibility

Tools

Revit

Job description

SENER is an independent engineering & construction firm. Established in 1956, today SENER employs 4000 people globally. Our mission is to serve our clients and the society by providing advanced, accurate and effective engineering solutions that improve our clients’ businesses and facilitate society’s access to competitive, safe, sustainable, and state-of-the-art services, equipment, and utilities.

Expanding our presence in Toronto and the Canada SENER aspires to incorporate people with the greatest talent and vocation, guiding their human and professional development through growing responsibilities and challenges. We believe in our professionals and support their performance, offering an environment with sufficient freedom to motivate individual initiatives that add value to our operations and improve SENER. We trust the best to lead, avoiding any discrimination and demanding not only professional aptitude and results but also exemplary conduct, teamwork, dedication, and commitment.

At SENER we know that, with the right people on board, everything is possible.

Our office is seeking an Architect‑Rail & Transit to join our Toronto team. This is a new role and will be hybrid and based out of our downtown Toronto office.

This is a position to work on projects in the rail (High Speed, Metro, LRT, streetcars) industry in the Toronto office at 130 Adelaide Street west.

Responsibilities

• Assess designated projects and develop designs taking into consideration transit project features, buildings, climate, future usage and other aspects
• Develop architectural design packages, based on the applicable project specifications, codes and standards as well as managing stakeholder reviews and comment resolution.
• Participate in a multidisciplinary and collaborative design environment with the ability to resolve complex internal and external interfaces.
• Overview of BIM related issues including good working knowledge of the applicable standards and methodologies
• Review and prepare specifications for architectural sections
• Professional support services during construction
• Participation in urban and landscape architecture design may be required

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of overall building design experience is needed with experience in infrastructure or Rail projects
• Must be Member (or eligible for full membership) of OAA
• Bachelor’s degree
• Revit 2023 or later with knowledge of collaborative, cloud-based design environments
• Experience with Landscape Architecture an asset
• Legislation, codes and standards for building design, with special emphasis in the transit sector
• Knowledge of Sustainability design requirements and Toronto Green Standards (TGS)
• Experience with Accessibility standards
• Experience with CPTED standards
• Experience in tenders and in architectural design development (from concept design till detail design)