Intern Architect

Surbana Jurong; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

B+H Architects is seeking an Intermediate Architect to join its Healthcare team, delivering complex healthcare and institutional projects through design development to construction administration. You will produce and coordinate technical documentation, liaise with consultants and clients, and help ensure high standards of quality and technical excellence.

The role involves collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, coordinating drawings and specifications, and supporting project managers

Qualifications

• Degree in Architecture from an accredited institution.
• 5+ years' professional architectural experience, ideally within healthcare, institutional or complex building projects.
• Experience supporting projects through multiple design and construction phases.
• Strong technical detailing and construction documentation skills.
• Working knowledge of the Ontario Building Code and relevant industry standards.
• Proficiency in Revit and BIM-based project delivery.
• Experience coordinating with multidisciplinary consultant teams.
• Strong written, verbal and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a collaborative environment.
• OAA Intern Architect registration, or progress towards registration, would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of healthcare and institutional projects through all phases of design and construction.
• Prepare and coordinate architectural drawings, specifications and technical documentation.
• Assist with drawing updates, RFI responses, submittal reviews and contract administration activities.
• Coordinate with clients, consultants, contractors and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Contribute to design development, technical detailing and project planning activities.
• Support project managers and senior architects in managing project deliverables, schedules and quality standards.
• Participate in client meetings, design workshops and project coordination sessions.
• Ensure work complies with relevant building codes, accessibility requirements and industry standards.
• Contribute to a collaborative and innovative studio culture.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Organisational skills

Education

Bachelor degree in Architecture

Tools

Revit

BIM

Job description

The Opportunity

We are seeking an Intermediate Architect to join our Healthcare team, supporting the delivery of complex healthcare and institutional projects across a variety of project stages. This role offers the opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary design environment, contributing to project delivery from design development through to construction administration. The successful candidate will be responsible for the production and coordination of technical documentation, supporting project teams, liaising with consultants and clients, and ensuring projects are delivered to the highest standards of quality and technical excellence.

• Support the delivery of healthcare and institutional projects through all phases of design and construction.
• Prepare and coordinate architectural drawings, specifications and technical documentation.
• Assist with drawing updates, RFI responses, submittal reviews and contract administration activities.
• Coordinate with clients, consultants, contractors and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Contribute to design development, technical detailing and project planning activities.
• Support project managers and senior architects in managing project deliverables, schedules and quality standards.
• Participate in client meetings, design workshops and project coordination sessions.
• Ensure work complies with relevant building codes, accessibility requirements and industry standards.
• Contribute to a collaborative and innovative studio culture.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Architecture from an accredited institution.
• 5+ years' professional architectural experience, ideally within healthcare, institutional or complex building projects.
• Experience supporting projects through multiple design and construction phases.
• Strong technical detailing and construction documentation skills.
• Working knowledge of the Ontario Building Code and relevant industry standards.
• Proficiency in Revit and BIM-based project delivery.
• Experience coordinating with multidisciplinary consultant teams.
• Strong written, verbal and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a collaborative environment.
• OAA Intern Architect registration, or progress towards registration, would be advantageous.

Job Description B+H Architects is a global, award‑winning firm with a 70+ year legacy of building creative solutions for clients through the delivery of architecture, interior design, landscape, planning, and other consulting services. We’ve worked with clients across the globe to design buildings and environments that are inspiring, memorable, functional, and contextual. We are part of the SJ Group, SJ is a diverse collective of problem solvers for the built environment, continually reimagining ways to create a smart and sustainable future. Headquartered in Singapore, the group has a global talent pool of 16,000 in its member companies AETOS, Atelier Ten, B+H, CHIL, KTP, Prostruct, Robert Bird Group, SAA, SMEC and Surbana Jurong, based in more than 120 offices in over 40 countries. Its technical experts deliver sustainable solutions that cover the entire project life cycle from planning and design, through to delivery and management, as well as a full suite of multidisciplinary consultancy services across a diverse range of sectors including transportation, water, aviation, healthcare, hospitality and renewables.

Our Firm B+H is a global, award‑winning, full‑service design firm recognized for excellence in sustainable design, technical expertise and the delivery of complex, large‑scale projects. A legacy of 70 years of design innovation and problem solving has endowed us with a depth of knowledge, skill and agility that benefits each client we serve, wherever they are in the world. We are committed to delivering high‑performance and sustainable communities, buildings and environments that exceed client expectations, contribute to human well‑being, and enhance the health of our planet. We believe in the power of design to elevate people’s lives and we are committed to doing everything necessary to deliver environments that outperform our clients’ expectations, now and in the future. Collaborating across ten studios in Toronto, Vancouver, Seattle, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore & Ho Chi Minh City, B+H’s architects, interior designers, planners, landscape architects, organizational design specialists, experience designers, researchers, analysts, and brand strategists combine strategic thinking, bold design, and advanced technology with the creative human energy of an interdisciplinary, multi‑generational team. B+H delivers strategic consulting and high‑value design solutions that shape spaces, communities, and economies. At B+H we push the limits of creativity by acknowledging the humanity in the creative process. We believe in letting things get a little messy while we let our minds explore the bounds of what’s possible. Once we’ve found something truly new, then we reassemble it into the clean, well‑executed project our clients expect from us.

Join us if you’re willing to try new things, to go bold, and to let the best idea win. If you’re willing to stretch yourself and you want to create something that’s never existed before, we want you. For more information, please visit https://bharchitects.com/en/

Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at B+H. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. B+H is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees feel valued and respected. We are committed to upholding the values of equity, diversity, anti‑racism and inclusion in the delivery of our design, services and workplaces.

B+H Architects is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. B+H Architects encourages applications from all applicants, including members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including but not limited to, Indigenous, Black and racialized groups, people with disabilities, women and people from the LGBTQIA+ community. Accommodation for applicants is available upon request throughout the recruitment and selection process, including for those who identify as having a disability. Please contact the People & Culture team for accommodation requests. Any information received related to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.