Stantec · 1 month ago
Senior Design Architect
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expStantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The Senior Design Architect will work on developing architectural designs and details, ensuring alignment with client requirements while implementing sustainable design principles. This role involves collaborating with project teams, leading design critiques, and presenting designs to stakeholders.
ArchitectureConsultingInterior DesignProfessional Services
Responsibilities
Responsible for projects of medium complexity/size
Inspires creativity, critical thought and design excellence both internally and externally
Conceptualizes a building design from both a functional and aesthetic perspective in concert with a client’s requirements, budget and program
Develops 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
Utilizes BIM technologies in development of three-dimensional models of buildings and their components
Participates in design critiques and pin-ups
Presents the design to stakeholders during early project phases. Develops building design in accordance with cost parameters
Develops space planning, block planning, and adjacency diagrams in coordination with building program
Evaluates and selects building systems and materials
Coordinates building systems to ensure compatibility with the design intent
Implements sustainable design principles into the design and environment
Analyzes site incorporating geotechnical, hydrological, environmental, social, economic and contextual conditions
Participates in development of the program and other pre-design efforts
Ensures that design intent is maintained through documentation and construction
Responsible for leading others in project team setting and design critiques and pin-ups
Participates in employee performance reviews and interviews of potential employees
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Architecture or related field & Registered Architect are required
Minimum of 8 years of experience are required
Ability to engage in creative and critical thought
To produce design at a level that would be perceived externally as excellent
To hand sketch and communicate concepts and ideas to others effectively
To participate in project team setting
To lead one or more teams on medium size projects through the development of design concept
To check work of others for accuracy and completeness and manage team to meet project budget and schedule
To interpret sketches, drawings, codes, building program and other similar material
To present abstract ideas to the client and client representatives
To apply accessibility codes, applicable building codes, and life-safety codes to a wide variety of project scopes and complexity
General knowledge of building construction systems, constructability, materials, and industry associated standards
General understanding of the relationship between drawings and specifications
Requires high level of proficiency in SketchUp, Revit, and Enscape
Requires understanding of Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD, Newforma, Sefaira
Preferred
LEED Green Associate or LEED AP preferred
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision plans
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
Paid family leave
Ten paid holidays in each calendar year
Eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year
Eligible for paid sick leave
Company
Stantec
Stantec is a professional services company that provides engineering, architecture, design, and consulting services.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$809.3M2025-05-30Post Ipo Debt· $309.3M
2023-11-20Post Ipo Equity· $250M
2023-06-20Post Ipo Debt· $250M
Leadership Team
Vito Culmone
EVP Finance & CFO
Rob Simm
Senior Vice President
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