Senior Project Architect, Science and Technology

Stantec Inc. • Houston, TX

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About The Position

Stantec's Buildings team is on a mission to become the world's leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, consultants, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. Our collaborative culture and our innovative, sustainable approach to projects help us create buildings that matter to our world. Together, we are enhancing the quality of life globally through design. Join us and design your place with Stantec. Your Opportunity Join a Top 10 global design firm in our Texas buildings practice that provides Architecture, Buildings Engineering, and Interior Design services with a long history and deep commitment to the Science & Technology sector. Our Houston office is seeking a Senior Project Architect to support our Science & Technology projects. Our clients range from local community colleges to Ivy League/Tier One research universities. We also work in partnership with leading corporate, research and development clients. Being a Global company, you will routinely be collaborating with colleagues from across the United States and Canada. We believe that we work better together and strive to elevate scientific discovery through the power of innovative design. You will be leading an architectural team and collaborating with engineers and must be able to organize the work of multi-disciplinary teams focused on technically challenging science and technology projects. Digital, Communication and Technical skills are paramount. You will be working as part of an integrated team of architects, lab planners, and engineers to design facilities to specific client needs and goals associated with teaching and research activities in engineering, life science and physical sciences. As part of this role, you will be developing client relationships and mentoring younger staff. We are looking for teammates who can create and foster solutions, maintain a fast-paced mindset, and are interested in growing with our world class team of designers and planners.

Requirements

• Interpret and apply building codes, energy codes, and requirements of regulatory agencies.
• Assist in the coordination of permit requirements for city building permit sets.
• Evaluate building design using sustainable design principles.
• Lead project coordination and site meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor and sub-contractors.
• Participate in client project requirement meetings.
• Participate in value analysis and basic cost estimating.
• Assist in the preparation of specifications in coordination with building plans and the specifications writer.
• Recommendation and selection of building systems and materials.
• Participate in constructability review.
• Participate in bidding and negotiation phase and prepare addenda.
• Coordinate and direct external consultants including evaluation of quality and progress of work.
• Conduct quality assurance and quality control on own projects and provide independent quality control reviews for other projects.
• Assist in preparation of project budget, schedule, and overall work planning.
• Ensures that work conforms to project budget, schedule, and overall work planning.
• Experience with modeling/drafting software (Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam Revu, Enscape)
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in architecture is required.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience is required, with a portion being Science & Technology/Higher Education within an architectural practice
• Experience in leading large technically complex projects ($80m or greater) from beginning to end
• Registered Architect in Texas is required.

Nice To Haves

• LEED Green Associate or LEED AP is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate design/technical related activities with the design team, and client representatives in each phase of design, including construction documentation coordination with structural, MEP, lighting, landscape, civil, and other Science and Technology consultants.
• Provide technical skills as part of an integrated team for building design, construction documents, including code expertise.
• Initiate communication and coordination between project members, and clients, consultants, and contractors.
• Develop and review, reports, and contract documents in accordance with client needs and Stantec policy.
• Provide Construction Administration services including site visits, RFI's, submittals, and OAC meetings during construction
• Provide team leadership and mentor younger staff.

Benefits

• Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees