Senior Architect - Mission Critical

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

The Senior Architect will apply superior client service skills, and project management best practices, to deliver Mission Critical (primarily data center) projects that meet project requirements, exceed client expectations, and meet project financial and other objectives. Working within our thriving buildings practice, you will contribute to project delivery standards and work processes, provide quality control, workload forecasting, financial performance accountability, and collaboration with other disciplines. 

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and on budget.
• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders, including clients, regulatory bodies, and internal teams
• Develop detailed project plans, timelines, and resource allocations to ensure successful execution
• Work collaboratively with project leaders, design partners, peers, contractors, and other project stakeholders to define project objectives, deliverables, and success metrics, and develop innovative and practical solutions, and meet the project's conditions of satisfaction.
• Lead cross-functional teams, facilitating communication and collaboration to achieve project milestones.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies to address challenges proactively
• Conduct regular project status meetings and prepare comprehensive reports for stakeholders
• Mentor junior staff and team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional development
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance project delivery processes.
• Engage with external partners, including vendors and regulatory agencies, to ensure compliance and integration of project design.
• Establish relationships with clients, agencies, providers, vendors, and internal stakeholders to ensure design alignment with project objectives.
• Conduct site visits and inspections to ensure project requirements are met.
• Apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to assess project variables and develop reliable design solutions independently.
• Prepare detailed design documents, specifications, and reports.
• Ensure compliance with design standards and regulations.
• Participate in/lead project meetings and communicate effectively with clients and stakeholders.
• Successfully manage projects and tasks of a scope, complexity, and revenue budget appropriate to experience.
• Meets technical, contractual, schedule, budgetary, and client service objectives for each project.
• Manages and plans the production resources and workflow to produce the design documentation, drawings, and calculations required for projects.
• Effectively delegate work to production support staff.
• Nurtures existing client relationships and proactively pursues opportunities for new business.
• Develop project proposals and participate in project pursuits.
• Develop and deliver project-related client presentations.
• Proactively pursues additional knowledge in related disciplines by attending available in-house and external training.
• Maintain awareness of operational, technical, or regulatory changes within the A& E industry, disseminate such knowledge to staff and firm, and integrate it into existing processes and standards. 
• Maintain and update specification documents, technical documentation, and standards in collaboration with other technical leaders in Stantec.
• Develop and maintain industry relationships and visibility with current and prospective clients, sub-consultants, and partner firms in the local and regional A/E industry.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Exceptional communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence and motivate teams
• Exceptional leadership and team-building skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a diverse group of architects and designers.
• Strong knowledge of regulations, compliance standards, and industry best practices
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, resources, and timelines effectively
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate complex project challenges
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while maintaining a client-centered focus
• Proactive mindset with a commitment to fostering an inclusive and collaborative team culture
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and a strategic mindset
• Ability to navigate complex organizational structures and build consensus
• Passion for architectural innovation and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Understanding and implementation of the principles of project management.
• Ability to manage clients, projects, fees, scope, and teams to achieve budget, schedule, and deliverable objectives while meeting key stakeholder critical success factors.
• A commanding knowledge of technical issues supporting delivered design services.
• Ability to apply logic, reasoning, and organizational skills to develop concepts and ideas and evolve them into project deliverables.
• Familiarity with and ability to produce project-related documents and documentation standards required of a Project leader.
• Outstanding consulting skills, with the ability to present a credible, engaging image in keeping with Stantec’s high service standards.
• Ability to integrate design elements with other disciplines to deliver a coordinated design.
• Familiarity with and ability to apply sustainable design principles within projects while maintaining the process-driven requirements of the project.
• Strong client communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge and experience to identify and manage items of risk that may occur on projects.
• Knowledge and experience to identify and manage potential unanticipated scope.
• Functional knowledge of BIM software Revit
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Bluebeam.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field
• Minimum 7+ years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience, and/or demonstrated skills.
• Professional License is strongly preferred.

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. 

About Stantec 

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.