Architect - Healthcare - ( 2400024U )

Description

Stantec Buildings is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. We take an innovative, collaborative approach to projects, sharing a common belief that sustainable design for the built environment can make the world a better place for future generations. Join us and design your place with Stantec.

Your Opportunity

Join a Top 5 global design firm in our Healthcare Buildings practice that provides Architecture, Buildings Engineering, and Interior Design services with a long history and deep commitment to the healthcare sector. Your opportunity is to join our established practice and work in a team setting to lead planning, design, and documentation projects in a variety of sizes and complexities. This gives you a unique ability to rapidly gain knowledge on various project typologies.

As a senior contributor on our professional Architecture team, you will work independently and as part of our dynamic team to assist clients through the planning and creation of patient focused. fiscally responsible, cutting-edge designs. Your experience ensures that you are quite familiar with construction plans, specifications, estimates and building codes. You will have the opportunity to innovate in design, delivery, and use of technology. You will lead the development of integrated design projects, continuous updating of a building information model, preparing a variety of output / drawings throughout the project, while leading and mentoring others and collaborating with team members to contribute to the final deliverables as required under instruction from the Project Leader.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for multiple projects in a range of size and complexity.

• Leads project team to assure that the project design meets the client budget, schedule, program, and design intent.

• Engage in the development of a design through sketches, physical models, electronic models, diagrams, massing studies, and other visual formats.

• Utilize BIM technologies in development of three-dimensional models of buildings and their components.

• Participate in design critiques and pin-ups.

• Interpret and apply building codes and requirements of other regulatory agencies.

• Prepare and revise documentation in various architectural phases including site plans, floor plans, building elevations, building sections, details.

• Participate in bidding and negotiation phase and prepares addenda.

• Review shop drawings and submittals, responds to RFIs, prepares site observation reports, and other contract administration tasks.

• Lead project coordination and meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor and sub-contractors.

• Participate in and/or lead client project requirement meetings, design presentations, value analysis and coordination meetings.

• Assist in the preparation of the project specifications and coordination of specs with construction documents.

• Participate in constructability review.

• Conduct quality assurance and quality control on own projects.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Strong communication skills, and the ability to effectively communicate with clients, subcontractors, leadership, and staff level employees.

• Proactively takes appropriate action without requiring continued direction or guidance.

• Effectively manages multiple deadlines and priorities.

• Requisite knowledge and application of accessibility codes, applicable building codes, and healthcare guidelines. Also, knowledge of building construction systems, means and methods, materials, and industry associated standards.

• Strong understanding of all phases of architectural document production and the relationship between drawings and specifications.

• Strong knowledge of building construction systems means and methods, materials, and industry standards.

• Ability to conduct space planning and block planning efforts in coordination with building program.

• Ability to develop floor plans, wall sections, and details.

• Ability to check work of others for accuracy and completeness and manage time to meet project budget and schedule.

• Ability to lead one or more teams through all phases of architectural document production.

• Ability to participate and collaborate in a project team setting through all phases of architectural document production.

• Ability to engage in creative and critical thought.

• Ability to hand sketch and communicate concepts and ideas to others effectively.

• Ability to interpret sketches, drawings, building program and other similar material.

• Ability to communicate abstract ideas (verbal/written).

• Ability to lead teams and collaborate effectively while working remotely.

• Strong presentation and interview skills.

• Requires understanding of Microsoft Office Suite, Revit, AutoCAD, Abobe Creative Suite, SketchUP.

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s degree in Architecture. A minimum of 5 years of similar experience. Experience in healthcare and/or education projects is strongly preferred. LEED Green Associate or LEED AP -preferred.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. At Stantec you have the opportunity to join Stantec committees, employee resource groups, participate in community volunteering, and join various company or local groups/initiatives. Our hybrid, flexible work schedules enable you to be in the office for mentoring and to connect with the team, while having flexibility to attend personal appointments and commitments. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a 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 and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and 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.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location : United States-Pennsylvania-Philadelphia

Organization : BC-1779 Buildings-US Mid Atlantic

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : No

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : May 15, 2024, 12:04:15 PM

Req ID: 2400024U

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans