Architectural Designer - Healthcare

Stantec; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a design professional in California to support Acute and Non-Acute Healthcare projects through validation, pre-design, construction documentation, construction administration, and close-out. You will collaborate with Project Managers and Project Architects, coordinating with consultants, contractors, and Owners across multiple design phases.

In this role, you will contribute to a team-driven process, develop concepts, utilize BIM for 3D models, and ensure alignment with

Responsibilities

• Responsible for projects of medium complexity/size.
• Leading others in project team settings and design critiques.
• Inspires creativity, critical thought and design excellence.
• Conceptualizes building design with functional and aesthetic considerations.
• Develops design through sketches, models, diagrams to communicate intent.
• Uses BIM technologies to develop 3D models of buildings and components.
• Presents design or technical information with the Project Manager to stakeholders early in projects.
• Develops building design in accordance with cost parameters.
• Evaluates and selects building systems and materials.
• Coordinates building systems to ensure design intent compatibility.
• Implements sustainable design principles into the design and environment.
• Analyzes site conditions including geotechnical, hydrological, environmental, social, economic factors.
• Ensures design intent is maintained through documentation and construction.
• Reviews shop drawings, responds to RFIs, and handles contract administration tasks.

Job description

Your Opportunity

Your role is to work with some general guidance and direction from a Project Manager or Project Architect. You will support all aspects of the project process from validation/pre-design Construction Documentation through construction administration and close-out within Acute and Non-Acute Healthcare projects. Coordination with project team, consultants, contractors, and Owners can be a part of your weekly activities to manage projects. Along with your Project Manager or Project Architect, you may support multiple projects at any time, within various phases of design and construction.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for projects of medium complexity/size.
• Responsible for leading others in project team setting and design critiques.
• 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 or technical information with the Project Manager 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.
• Analyzes site incorporating geotechnical, hydrological, environmental, social, economic, and contextual conditions.
• Ensures that design intent is maintained through documentation and construction.
• Reviews shop drawings and submittals, responds to RFIs, prepares site observation reports and other contract administration tasks.