Hybrid Intermediate Architectural Technologist

at Stantec

• Job title: Intermediate Architectural Technologist
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: CA$63,800 - CA$92,500 per year
• Degree requirement: Associate's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Vancouver, Canada

About the role

• Intermediate Architectural Technologist in Buildings practice working on medium complexity projects with a focus on sustainable design. Collaborating with teams to produce technical and aesthetic building designs in Vancouver, Canada.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for projects of medium complexity/size.
• Inspires creativity, critical thought and design excellence both internally and externally.
• Assists with conceptualizing a building design from both a technical and aesthetic perspective in concert with a client’s requirements, budget and program.
• Applies sound principles and best practices in developing 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.
• May participate in design critiques and pin-ups to evaluate constructability of design concepts.
• Internally presents the design to consulting disciplines during early project phases.
• Leverages a solid understanding of principles to develop building technology and systems in accordance with cost parameters.
• Develops space planning, block planning, and adjacency diagrams in coordination with building program.
• 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 as it relates to building technology and systems.

Requirements

• Associate's degree or technical school diploma/certificate in a related program with a minimum of 5+ years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience
• Ability to engage in creative and critical thought.
• Competent in technical/functional aspects of design at a level that would be perceived externally as excellent.
• Thorough understanding and ability to sketch and communicate concepts and ideas to others effectively.
• Participate in project team setting.
• Interpret sketches, drawings, codes, building program and other similar material.
• Apply accessibility codes, applicable building codes, and life-safety codes to a wide variety of project scopes and complexity.
• Working knowledge of building codes, building construction systems, constructability, materials, and industry associated standards.
• Understanding of the relationship between drawings and specifications.
• Requires thorough understanding of Microsoft Office Suite, Revit, AutoCAD, and working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUP, and Newforma.