Hybrid Senior Project Architect – Healthcare

at Stantec

• Job title: Senior Project Architect – Healthcare
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Go
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Phoenix, United States

About the role

• Senior Project Architect at Stantec leading healthcare design projects and collaborating with teams on project delivery. Engaging with clients and driving business development in Arizona.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for projects of large and medium complexity/size.
• Positioning Stantec as a thought-leader and problem-solver to clients, institutions and influencers
• Curating and communicating the Stantec story and understanding key projects (national / regional / local), speaking knowledgeably about the firm/region/office/sector capabilities, including industry insights and best practices
• Developing and maintaining relationships with prospective clients and collaborators for relevant market sectors and all integrated practices areas
• Supporting the local leadership in the development and execution of annual promotional strategy for Stantec, including presence at local professional organizations, conferences and events
• Maintaining and developing a local network of proven and reliable sources of information on current and prospective clients
• Researching new and prospective clients and opportunities for strategic growth and being knowledgeable about market sector issues and trends within the local market
• Collaborating with market sector experts, office leaders, sector operation managers, sector marketing managers, and pursuit teams to communicate BD/client intelligence
• Understanding competitive local differentiators and perspectives to better position Page, now Stantec against the competition
• Collaborating with market sector leaders and office leadership to ensure that a Go/No Go process is conducted for each pursuit and that the appropriate team members participate in the decision-making process; conducting research to confirm that leads are qualified as “winnable”
• Participating in key pursuits, including advising on content decisions for proposals (team/consultants, projects), reviewing drafts at key milestones and any other preparations leading up to interview
• Participating in local debriefs; documenting and disseminating outcomes to appropriate parties and developing strategies for corrective actions to promote future successes
• Being an actively engaged and visible member in the AEC industry
• Inspire 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.
• Develop a design through in collaboration with a team via mediums such as 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.
• Participate in design critiques and constructability reviews.
• Present the design with the Project Manager and collaborating Design Architect to stakeholders during early project phases. Develops building design in accordance with cost parameters.
• Evaluate and select building systems and materials.
• Coordinate building systems to ensure compatibility with the design intent.
• Implement sustainable design principles into the design and environment.
• Analyze site incorporating geotechnical, hydrological, environmental, social, economic and contextual conditions.
• Participate in development of the program and other pre-design efforts.
• Ensure that design intent is maintained through documentation and construction.
• Responsible for leading others in project team setting and design critiques and pin-ups.

Requirements

• Passionate about designing the built environment.
• Engage in creative and critical thought.
• Hand sketch and communicate concepts and ideas to others effectively.
• Lead and collaborate in project team setting.
• Effectively communicate and collaborate with multiple stakeholders.
• Lead one or more teams on medium size projects through the development of design concept.
• Check work of others for accuracy and completeness and manage team to meet project budget and schedule.
• 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.
• Produce and deliver design and documentation in highly collaborative BIM strategy.
• Strong knowledge of building construction systems, constructability, materials, and industry associated standards.
• Strong understanding of the relationship between drawings and specifications.
• Ability to engage in creative and critical thought.
• Conduct quality assurance and quality control on own projects.
• Prepares and ensures that work conforms to project budget, schedule, and overall work planning.
• Understanding of Microsoft Office Suite, Revit, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, Newforma, Bluebeam, Recent modeling software; Prefer experience with 3D Printer, Laser cutter.
• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture
• Licensed Architect in California is ideal
• Minimum 10 years of experience, preferably on large teams with healthcare or institutional clients.
• LEED Green Associate or LEED AP preferred.

Benefits

• Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans
• wellness program
• health saving accounts
• flexible spending accounts
• 401(k) plan
• employee stock purchase program
• life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• short-term/long-term disability plans
• emergency travel benefits
• tuition reimbursement
• professional membership fee coverage
• paid family leave
• ten paid holidays in each calendar year
• accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year
• eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law)
• Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.