Lead Architect Project Manager

As a Senior Architect, you will play a key leadership role in delivering high-quality projects in the buildings business line. Working alongside the Lead Architect and Architectural Technicians, you will take ownership of architectural design processes, lead the development of innovative concepts, and ensure the seamless execution of design solutions. Your experience ensures that you are quite familiar with construction plans, specifications, estimates and building codes. The ideal candidate will possess advanced technical expertise and substantial experience in complex architectural projects, while leading and mentoring others and collaborating with team members to contribute to the final deliverables as required.

Key Accountabilities:

• Responsible for small to large projects of high complexity.
• Plan, organize, and direct the work throughout the life of the project to successfully deliver the project.
• Keep the Principal in Charge informed of progress on project expectations, deadlines, and deliverables and understand the limits of the decision-making responsibilities of the role and respect the boundaries of the Principal in Charge s responsibilities.
• Lead the project team to assure that the design meets the client budget, schedule, program, and design intent.
• Strong Revit skills, familiarity with clash coordination strategies a plus.
• Prepare and revise documentation in various architectural phases including site plans, floor plans, building elevations, building sections, details.
• Lead the construction administration phase with the design team, including but not limited to reviewing shop drawings and submittals, responds to RFIs, prepares site observation reports, and other contract administration tasks.
• Assist in the preparation of the project specifications.
• Coordination of specs with construction documents.
• Conduct quality assurance and quality control on own projects.
• Mentoring other staff members in the tasks above to assist in team growth.
• Contribute to the strategic growth of the architectural team, sharing knowledge, and promoting best practices within the discipline.
• Ensure all architectural work adheres to Stantec s Core Values, Quality Systems, and Project Quality Procedures.
• Foster a collaborative environment with internal teams and external stakeholders, including clients and consultants.
• Identify and implement design innovations that align with industry trends and project requirements.