Senior Industrial Architect & Design Tech Lead

NORR; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

NORR is seeking a Senior Architect to develop design solutions across all project phases. You will apply detailing and materials knowledge to produce construction documents while coordinating with the design team to fit context, budget, and aesthetics.

You will collaborate with engineers and contractors, ensuring codes and systems are integrated and permits obtained, contributing to successful project delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in all phases of the project cycle is required.
• Proficiency in Revit and AutoCAD and other design software.
• Familiarity with MEP and Structural building systems and codes is required.
• Post-secondary education completed.
• Registration with a relevant architectural association is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Develops technical designs and edits architectural drawings to meet quality, timelines, and budget.
• Performs design activities such as programming, code research, materials and systems studies.
• Evaluates site conditions and performs site surveys.
• Reviews project products, services, and shop drawings.
• Coordinates with contractors/consultants to obtain documentation and permits.
• Coordinates with engineers and authorities to address constructability or owner concerns.

Skills

Project lifecycle experience

Industrial projects experience

Team collaboration

Education

Post-secondary education

Professional registration (asset)

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Job description

We design industrial projects of all scopes and sizes from large-scale logistics hubs on the urban perimeter to nano-fulfillment centers within the urban core. The integrated thinking of our architects, master planners and engineers, enable efficient space utilization with planned flexibility from initial concept and feasibility stage to detailed design. The result: high-quality schemes that optimize a project’s potential and maximize the client’s return on investment.

Learn more about our Industrial Portfolio.

As a Senior Architect, you will apply and integrate technical detailing and material technologies to develop design solutions into a concise set of construction documents. Using your ability to analyze and understand design intent you will produce efficient and effective technical design solutions. You will work with members of the design team to develop design solutions appropriate to the context, budget, and aesthetic requirements of architectural projects. You will use your knowledge of detailing, building materials, building codes, and construction technologies to collaborate with other professional disciplines and have opportunities to coordinate the design through all phases of the project.

You Will Make an Impact by

• Developing technical designs and edits architectural drawings to ensure an exemplary solution is delivered that meets quality parameters, project timelines, and budgetary requirements.
• Performing design activities such as programming, code research, material and building systems research, laying out program components, and calculation of program and building areas
• Evaluating site conditions and performs site surveys
• Reviewing project products, services, and shop drawings
• Processing permit response letters and coordinates revisions with engineers and consultants to obtain necessary documentation and permits
• Coordinating with contractor, sub-consultants, or relevant building authorities to address and document issues with constructability or owner concerns

You Will Bring to the Team

• Experience in all phases of the project cycle is required
• Architectural design software skills including Revit, AutoCAD and other architectural design software
• Familiarity with MEP and Structural building systems and building codes is required
• Have successfully completed related post-secondary education
• Registered with a relevant professional architectural association is an asset
• 10+ years of project work experience
• Experience in industrial projects is an asset

We are:

The spaces we design and the technology we embrace shape how people live, work, learn, and connect. At NORR, you will collaborate with talented professionals to deliver projects that make a lasting impact on communities across Canada, the US, and the UK. Together we are advancing sustainable design, helping clients reduce environmental impact, and shaping a net-zero future.

As an employee-owned, integrated Architecture and Engineering firm, we support our employees to think differently, embrace innovation, and solve complex challenges together. We invest in your growth, support flexible ways of working, and create opportunities to build a meaningful career.

The hiring base salary range for this vacant position is $105,000.00 - $140,000.00 annually. Actual compensation will be based on several factors such as work location, education, experience, internal equity and skills.