Architectural Designer

Stantec; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec in Charlottesville, VA, offers an opportunity to influence educational environments through its design studio. You will work closely with experienced architects and designers on projects from PreK to high school, ensuring that sustainable design principles shape the future of education.

Your role includes participating in project meetings, assisting in design development, and coordinating with various consultants to ensure that projects meet educational needs and community expectations. This position promotes collaboration and innovative thinking, directly impacting students and teachers.

Qualifications

• Experience with educational projects, specifically in PreK to high school.
• Strong understanding of architectural design phases and documentation.
• Ability to engage with clients and consultants.

Responsibilities

• Participate in team meetings and client consultations.
• Assist project teams in design development and documentation.
• Implement sustainable design practices in projects.

Skills

Autodesk Revit

BIM technologies

Sustainable design principles

Education

Bachelor's degree in architecture or related field

Job description

Your Opportunity

You will have the opportunity to have a positive impact on communities in the Mid-Atlantic through our educational design studio in Charlottesville, VA. Specifically, you’ll be working with experienced school planners, architects, and interior designers to design, document, and administer construction on PreK, elementary, middle, high school, education specialty facility projects. This building type presents a unique opportunity to engage with key decision makers at the community and school division leadership levels as well as work with internal team members in studios across the northeast. While you shape buildings, you’ll be shaping the future for generations of students, teachers, and communities.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Participate in team meetings, design charrettes, meetings with clients, and consultant coordination sessions.
• Attend project coordination and meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants.
• Assist in site analysis, research of concept, benchmarks, typology, and precedents.
• Assist project teams in the development of a design through sketches, physical models, electronic models, diagrams, massing studies, and other visual formats.
• Utilize Autodesk Revit and other BIM technologies in the development of three-dimensional models of buildings and their components.
• Prepare and revise documentation in various architectural phases including site plans, floor plans, building elevations, building sections, and details.
• Implement sustainable design principles into the building design and surrounding environment.
• Coordinate building systems (structural, mechanical, electrical, etc.) to ensure compatibility with the design intent.
• Assist in monitoring and coordination of consultant work and deadlines.
• Keep the Project Manager informed of progress on expectations, deadlines, and deliverables that fall within their responsibility.
• Assist in contract administration tasks.
• Contribute to the overall esprit de corps of a vibrant, vibing, busy studio.