Residential Architectural Controls Specialist

E2 + Associates; Calgary; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health spending account

Team-building events

Wellness focus

Job summary

E2 + Associates in Calgary is seeking an Architectural Coordinator to review and approve architectural guideline submissions, plot houses on site plans, and ensure compliance with community guidelines and streetscape. You’ll often sketch fixes when adjustments are needed and review exterior materials to match guidelines and surrounding homes.

Join a small, entrepreneurial firm that shapes Calgary neighbourhoods, collaborates across teams, and leverages CAD tools to deliver decisions clearly to

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in architecture, architectural technology or design from a recognized post-secondary institution — or equivalent hands-on experience in residential drafting or architectural controls
• Proficiency in AutoCAD or ArchiCAD
• Familiarity with architectural drawings and residential construction practice
• Ability to sketch design solutions freehand
• Strong written and verbal communication — you’ll write business correspondence daily and deliver decisions builders won’t always like
• Comfort managing many files at once without losing track of any of them
• Solid general office software skills, and the instinct to use technology to work faster

Responsibilities

• Review and approve architectural guideline submissions
• Plot houses on overall plot plans, manually or CAD-assisted
• Calculate grade elevations for the house and lot
• Review exterior elevations for fit with guidelines and streetscape
• Provide alternate elevation sketch solutions when a submission doesn’t work
• Review exterior materials and colour schemes
• Communicate decisions and rationale clearly to builders and clients
• Prepare support, marketing and guideline material
• Convert engineering drawings into working maps for plotting
• Convert engineering drawings into marketing material for developer use
• Support the production of Architectural Guideline documents: sketches, AI renderings, CAD drawings, page layouts
• Design support: work with Production Manager on final format of Architectural Guidelines and presentation of marketing material
• Administration: keep accurate records of work completed, maintain organized files, assist during busy periods

Skills

Sketching design solutions

Strong written and verbal comunicação

Multitasking / manage many files

General office software

Education

Degree or diploma in architecture or architectural technology

Tools

AutoCAD

ArchiCAD

Job description

E2 + Associates in Calgary is seeking an Architectural Coordinator to review and approve architectural guideline submissions, plot houses on site plans, and ensure compliance with community guidelines and streetscape. You’ll often sketch fixes when adjustments are needed and review exterior materials to match guidelines and surrounding homes.

Join a small, entrepreneurial firm that shapes Calgary neighbourhoods, collaborates across teams, and leverages CAD tools to deliver decisions clearly to