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 10 global design firm in our Michigan buildings practice that provides Architecture, Buildings Engineering, and Interior Design services with a long history and deep commitment to the education sector. Our Berkley office is seeking a Senior Design Architect to support a variety of key projects. The role of Senior Design Architect requires an experienced, creative professional ready to take the lead role in project design with a command of complex technical issues, capable of directing project teams and leading communications with the client and the contractors at the most senior level. This individual will be involved in external communication including awards, speaking engagements, and project proposals and interviews.
Your Key Responsibilities

• Deliver projects efficiently and effectively through inspirational leadership of the architectural team members.
• Support and work with the Design discipline leader and mentor the design staff to elevate their knowledge.
• Conceptualize a building design from both a functional and aesthetic perspective in concert with a client's requirements, budget, and program.
• Develop space planning, block planning, and adjacency diagrams in coordination with Participate in development of the program and other pre-design efforts building program.
• Evaluate and select building systems and materials.
• Coordinate building systems (structural, mechanical, electrical, etc.) to ensure compatibility with the design intent.
• Implement sustainable design principles.
• Analyze site incorporating geotechnical, hydrological, environmental, social, and economic conditions.
• Develop a design through sketches, physical models, electronic models, diagrams, massing studies, and other visual formats to express the design intent and communicate to project team, client, and building user groups.
• Utilize BIM technologies in development of three-dimensional models of buildings and their components.
• Lead design critiques and pin-ups.
• Interpret and apply building codes and requirements of regulatory agencies in development of the building design.
• Ensure that design intent is maintained through documentation and construction.
• Present the building design to stakeholders (client groups and project teams).

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Familiarity with Revit, SketchUp, InDesign and Microsoft Office.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with others in an energetic and challenging work environment.
• Pro-active attitude, attention to detail, punctual, and organized, collaborator.

Education and Experience

• A degree in Architecture at an accredited institution is required.
• Architecture license is required.
• Minimum of fifteen (15) years related architecture experience is required.
• A Portfolio is required with your application.

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.