Architect
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Description

Chris Dikeakos Architects Inc. (CDA) are currently looking for a Senior Architect to join our expanding team.

Having served the high-end of the Development community for over three decades, the CDA team has become a leading choice for complex, mixed-use high-rise design and Master planned communities throughout the West Coast of North America. In the past decade alone, CDA has designed over 100 high-rise towers including condominiums, rental, hotel, office and hospitality uses and totaling well over 25,000,000 s.f. Prominent local projects include the transit-oriented 2M s.f. Station Square community in Metrotown and 1.7M s.f. SOLO District at the Brentwood Tower Center. We have a significant presence in municipalities throughout the Lower Mainland, Calgary, Edmonton, and Toronto, and United States, where we have completed numerous successful projects in the cities of Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Irvine, and San Diego, CA.

Compensation to be commensurate with experience.

Job type: Full-time, In-Office, Permanent

Job deion:

A Senior Architect possesses the capabilities, skill, and the experience necessary to act effectively as a Project Designer / Project Architect / Project Manager on complex projects and the firm. A Senior Architect sets direction for the execution of project goals and objectives with project team and client, defines scope, selects items for investigation, and develops novel concepts and methods. Seeks engagement and collaboration at all levels including the internal and external design team, clients, and contractors, and utilizes significant project experience or expertise to achieve firmwide goals through both project work and firmwide initiatives. Maintains valuable professional relationships with individuals and departments in or outside the firm with responsibility for design and technical matters pertaining to the individual’s expertise. Possesses the ability to oversee a staff of architects and technicians.

Qualifications

• Registered with the AIBC with 10 or more years experience;
• Registered with Jurisdiction where work is performed;
• Proficiency in Autodesk Revit and BIM software
• Experience with AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, Bluebeam REVU, Lumion
• Thorough and broad knowledge of design, planning, and technical design skills to develop concepts into design solutions as well as have the graphic and verbal skills to communicate design and planning concepts to clients, colleagues, and consultants;
• Ability to apply sound and diverse knowledge of architectural principles and practices in broad array of assignments and related fields;
• Ability to recognize opportunities for innovation within the project context and identify potential applications to meet project goals;
• Sufficient knowledge to lead project teams on all phases of design and document production;
• Extensive technical design skills, including the ability to develop concepts and generate solutions in design development through construction administration of a project;
• Knowledge of design, planning, and technical design skills including the ability to generate building and site concepts; ability to develop concepts into design solutions as well as the graphic and verbal skills to communicate design and planning concepts to clients, colleagues, and consultants;
• Thorough technical knowledge and understanding of architectural and engineering components of buildings and their interrelationships;
• Able to use advanced techniques and modifications or extension of theories and practices in the individual’s area of focus;
• Leadership and organizational skills necessary for direction of a project team in meeting the project goals for quality, schedule, and budget;
• Knowledge of requirements relating to a variety of building types.

Responsibilities

• Consult with other teams and/or experts regarding unusual complexities and developments, and share best practices;
• Prepare work plans and schedules for the design process, and coordinate schedule with project manager;
• Provide leadership for the effective performance of the architectural design team with respect to project quality, schedule and budget;
• Provide leadership to project team(s) on all phases of design and document production and act on behalf of the design team to the clients, colleagues and consultants and municipal approving authorities;
• Develop the projects performance goals with the client and consultants, determine best practices approach to integrating these goals into the design process;
• Develop the team’s approach to the use of BIM, work with in-house resources for best approach and aid in the development of the BIM process plan for the project;
• Provide direction to the project team based on thorough knowledge of building, planning, and zoning codes as they relate to the project and its design, coordinate with jurisdictional officials to resolve issues;
• Be responsible for the content and quality of the issued documents to meet the design intent of the project;
• Develop technical concepts and generate solutions in design development through construction administration of a project;
• Supervise, coordinate, and review work of small group of design staff on a variety of projects and assignments;
• Provide leadership in area of significant knowledge or expertise, able to be a researcher or staff specialist and carry out complex or novel assignments requiring the development of new or improved techniques and procedures;
• Monitor and advise Project Manager on status of project quality and completeness of work;
• Provide opportunity for individual team members to perform each design responsibility when possible and appropriate in order to foster professional growth;
• Monitor junior staff on a daily basis and take the appropriate constructive action to address both positive and negative performance.

Benefits:

• Professional Development Support (Mentorship, Training, Payment of AIBC dues)
• Continuing Education Support (courses, lunch and learns, exams etc.);
• Extended Health and Dental insurance;
• Health and Wellness fund;
• Life Insurance;
• Disability Insurance - STD+LTD;
• Group RRSP Plan + RRSP matching program;
• Casual dress code;
• Staff Activities - Social Events & Weekly Breakfasts ;
• Central location.

Portfolio:

Please send through your resume and portfolio to [email protected]

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $85,000.00-$110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Flexible schedule
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• RRSP match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision care
• Wellness program

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Application question(s):

• Are you a Registered Architect with AIBC?
• Are you comfortable working in a full-time, in-office environment?
• Do you have mid-rise/high-rise experience?
• Do you reside in British Columbia, Canada?
• Have you worked in all phases of a project from early design all the way to construction?
• Do you have residential sector experience?

Experience:

• Revit: 3 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2024-05-01

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