Senior Architectural Technologist / Job Captain

Stantec; Red Deer; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec's Buildings team seeks an experienced Architect to develop floor plans, elevations, sections, and 3D renderings, embedding sustainable design with client requirements. You will guide projects from concept through construction, coordinating with multiple disciplines.

The role emphasizes leading teams, mentoring junior staff, and ensuring design intent while meeting budget and schedule. Calgary-based, with exposure to Red Deer projects.

Qualifications

• Ability to engage in creative and critical thought.
• Produce design at a level perceived externally as excellent.
• Ability to communicate concepts and ideas effectively.
• Participate in project team setting.
• Lead teams through construction documents and design concept execution.
• Provide construction administration support.
• Check work of others for accuracy and schedule adherence.
• Interpret sketches, drawings, codes, and building programs.
• Present abstract ideas to client representatives.
• Apply accessibility, building, and life-safety codes to diverse projects.
• General knowledge of building systems, materials, and standards.
• Understand drawing-specification relationships.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, Revit, BIM360.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects of varying complexity and scale.
• Inspire creativity and design excellence internally and externally.
• Conceptualize building design with client requirements, budget, and program.
• Develop designs via sketches, physical/electronic models, diagrams, and massing studies.
• Utilize BIM to create 3D models of buildings and components.
• Present design to stakeholders in early project phases.
• Evaluate and select building systems and materials.
• Coordinate systems for design intent compatibility.
• Implement sustainable design principles.
• Participate in program development and pre-design efforts.
• Ensure design intent through documentation and construction.
• Lead team design critiques and mentor junior staff.
• Participate in performance reviews and interviews.

Skills

Creative thinking

Communication

Team leadership

Construction documentation

Construction administration

Code interpretation

Drawing interpretation

Project collaboration

Mentoring

Presentation to clients

Education

Diploma in Architectural Technology

Minimum 15 years of experience

Tools

Revit

BIM 360

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Microsoft Office

Job description

Stantec’s Buildings team is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, consultants, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. Our collaborative culture and our innovative, sustainable approach to projects help us create buildings that matter to our world.

Together, we are enhancing the quality of life globally through design.

Join us and design your place with Stantec.

Your Opportunity

Your role is to work with some general guidance and direction from the Project Manager. You will be developing floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, elevations, sections, 3D renderings and architectural details for projects.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for projects of a variety of complexity and scale.

• Inspires creativity, critical thought, and design excellence both internally and externally.

• Conceptualizes a building design from both a functional and aesthetic perspective in concert with a client’s requirements, budget, and program.

• Develops a design through sketches, physical models, electronic models, diagrams, massing studies, and other visual formats to express the design intent and communicate to project team, client, and building user groups.

• Utilizes BIM technologies in development of three-dimensional models of buildings and their components.

• Presents the design to stakeholders during early project phases. Develops building design in accordance with cost parameters.

• Evaluates and selects building systems and materials.

• Coordinates building systems to ensure compatibility with the design intent.

• Implements sustainable design principles into the design and environment.

• Participates in development of the program and other pre-design efforts.

• Ensures that design intent is maintained through documentation and construction.

• Responsible for leading others in project team setting and design critiques

• Participates in employee performance reviews and interviews of potential employees.

• Mentors junior staff.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Ability to engage in creative and critical thought.

• To produce design at a level that would be perceived externally as excellent.

• Ability to communicate concepts and ideas effectively.

• To participate in project team setting.

• To lead one or more teams through the development of construction documents and execution of design concept.

• Provide construction administration support

• To check work of others for accuracy and completeness and manage team to meet project budget and schedule.

• To interpret sketches, drawings, codes, building program and other similar material.

• To present abstract ideas to the client and client representatives.

• To apply accessibility codes, applicable building codes, and life-safety codes to a wide variety of project scopes and complexity.

• General knowledge of building construction systems, constructability, materials, and industry associated standards.

• General understanding of the relationship between drawings and specifications.

• Requires understanding of Microsoft Office Suite, Revit, BIM360 or Autodesk Construction Cloud

Education and Experience

• Diploma in Architectural Technology

• Minimum of 15 years of experience

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location: Canada | AB | Calgary
Other Locations: Canada | AB | Red Deer
Organization: 1442 Buildings-CA Alberta-Calgary AB
Employee Status: Regular
Management Level: Individual contributor
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: Yes
Schedule: Full time