Jobs in Surrey, United States

Our client is a multi-disciplinary engineering firm with offices across Canada. We are looking for a creative, motivated, and experienced individual to join our client’s team as a Senior Architectural Designer, based in Abbotsford.

The successful candidate should have a strong visual communication skillset as well as an ability to develop, understand and interpret conceptual building design parameters. The candidate will promote design excellence and work collaboratively with head office staff. They will serve as the primary contact for clients, communicating progress and status throughout phases of the project.

Responsibilities :

• Services architectural projects under the direct supervision of the project architect from pre-design services, design development, construction and managing the permit process
• Creates and executes project work plans or project execution plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
• Proactively coordinates with the extended architectural team to ensure standards and performance are met to support project quality and execution
• Delivers day-to-day project tracking and communication with the client and project team
• Interprets, reviews & contributes to the production and coordination of design drawings
• Conducts and creates reports for field reviews
• Manages aspects of client relationships and project service delivery
• Directs and coordinates the project engineering teams for the execution of the design of projects in the DD phases
• Creates budget and schedule management for the design team as required
• Develops, tracks, updates, forecasts and modifies the project schedule and budget throughout all phases of the project
• Maintains and performs project document control and procedures and ensures permit applications to AHJs are complete, including the requirement of resubmissions
• Consults with designers / engineers when reviewing drawings and suggests value added or alternative construction methods or materials
• Coordinates with the project team to develop and manage the project plan, objectives, schedules, budgets, constraints, and deliverables

Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent construction / design industry experience
• 5-10 years’ experience in architectural design
• Experience with project and design in commercial and residential sectors (preference for residential)
• Knowledge of local building codes, bylaws, and standards
• Experience with Revit 3D design software and rendering add-ons
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, and Outlook)
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Preference given to registered architects or architectural education
• Knowledge and experience in planning and design issues to be addressed in development permit processes
• Experience planning and monitoring budgets
• Experience coaching and mentoring junior staff
• Skills in architectural design, permits and construction document production
• Ability to interpret and manage time procurement of inter-disciplinary design documents