Hybrid Intermediate Architect

at DIALOG

• Job title: Intermediate Architect
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: CA$87,000 - CA$98,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Vancouver, Canada

About the role

• Intermediate Architect designing innovative architectural solutions at DIALOG, improving community wellbeing through collaborative design and planning.

Responsibilities

• Innovatively design and deliver projects with a deep curiosity to understand all relevant stakeholders and develop creative responses to meet their needs
• Develop innovative solutions to challenging design and technical issues, championing sustainable strategies to reduce environmental impact
• Assisting in developing and managing client relationships
• Actively contribute to design discussions, critiques, and a culture of collaboration, curiosity, and critical thinking
• Assist in creating and developing innovative design solutions while working collaboratively with a team during concept design, space planning, schematic design and design development
• Generate technical drawings including production of construction documents with support from the project architect and senior technologists
• Take ownership on a broad range of project tasks and use critical and creative thinking to solve problems
• Maintain clear communication and coordination with internal team members and team leaders
• Participate in project pin-ups and design reviews

Requirements

• 5-8 years architectural design experience
• Registered Architect preferred (or eligible)
• Expertise in BIM workflows and Revit, plus strong graphic/visual communication skills (hand + digital)
• Skilled in 3D modeling, parametric modeling and visualization using Rhino, Grasshopper and Adobe Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) an asset
• Proficiency with analogue (hand) and electronic forms of visual and graphic communication
• Experience mentoring and coaching junior architectural team members
• Team oriented and committed collaborator
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a focus on effective collaboration and integration

Benefits

• Parental leave top-up programs for all parents upon the birth or adoption of a child
• RRSP matching
• Competitive medical and dental benefits coverage upon the first day of employment
• Discounted memberships
• Encouraged work/life balance with gifted time off during the holiday season and Vacation Buy-Up program
• Reimbursement for professional memberships and dues