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Intern Architect - ( 240003FH )

Description

The buildings that make up the landscape of our daily lives seem like permanent fixtures, fastened to a time and place. But what if that didn’t have to be true? What if our built environment — where we live, learn, play, and conduct business — carried us forward instead?

Our Buildings practice keeps people at its heart, recognizing that our shared journey forward is shaped by the meaningful and responsive places we design. From iconic designs to monumental groundbreakings, join us to bring transformational building solutions to life. Every day we apply our expertise, creativity, and passion to propel communities into the future—join us!

Your Opportunity

The Stantec office in Yellowknife has an opportunity for an Intern Architect to become part of our integrated / multi-disciplinary Architecture and Engineering practice.

As a key contributor on our professional Architecture team in Northern Canada you will work both collaboratively and independently to assist clients through the planning and creation of fiscally responsible, award-winning designs. Your experience ensures that you are quite familiar with construction plans, specifications, estimates and building codes. You will be innovating and creating new prototypes designed with sustainable products with green architecture sensibility as your goals. You will assist with the development of integrated design proposals, continuous updating of a building information model, preparing a variety of output / drawings throughout the project, while collaborating with team members to contribute to the final deliverables as required under instruction from the Project Leader.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Under the direction of the Senior Architects, develop designs for projects in a variety of sectors (institutional, recreation, education, residential, commercial, retail, healthcare)

• Assist in business development activities such as writing proposals, attending conferences, reviewing work plans

• Evaluate and assimilate design changes introduced by the client or project architect

• Coordinate the architectural design with other members of the design team along with engineering consultants and specialist design disciplines

• Manage multiple projects at the same time, with minimal supervision

• Assist in the preparation of deliverables (reports and drawings) at all project phases

• Support good practices and established policies on project delivery, quality control, and safety

• Continuously contribute to our team’s goal of delivering excellence – in design, project delivery and communication

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Strong BIM knowledge and Revit proficiency is a must

• Knowledge of additional modeling and design software such as Rhino, SketchUp, Twinmotion, Grasshopper is an asset

• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and others

• Knowledge of building codes, zoning, jurisdictional processes

• Travel to small communities to conduct building condition assessments or construction progress reviews

• Proven technical understanding of building science and construction contracts

• Able to work effectively in managing multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills in dealing with clients and design team members

Education and Experience

• The role requires a professional degree in Architecture and a minimum of 3-5 years of experience.

• Registered or ability to become registered as an Intern Architect with the Northwest Territories Association of Architects (NWTAA) or another Canadian Architects Association.

Typical office environment working with computers. Hybrid work arrangements may be considered. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather .

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. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a well-being program, health care spending account, wellness spending accounts, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, 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 time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

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 : Canada-Northwest Territories-Yellowknife

Organization : BC-1449 Buildings-CA North

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Entry Level

Travel : Yes, 10 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Sep 16, 2024, 11:20:48 AM

Req ID: 240003FH

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