About this role
Architect – Healthcare
Philadelphia, PA
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
Join a Top 5 global design firm in our Healthcare Buildings practice that provides Architecture, Buildings Engineering, and Interior Design services with a long history and deep commitment to the healthcare sector. Your opportunity is to join our established practice and work in a team setting to lead planning, design, and documentation projects in a variety of sizes and complexities. This gives you a unique ability to rapidly gain knowledge on various project typologies.
In this role you will work as part of our dynamic team with individual responsibilities to assist clients through the planning and creation of the client’s vision. These projects range from transformational ground-up projects to one-room renovations, which connect back to the shared mission to create impactful spaces for patient treatment and staff wellbeing.
Based on your prior experience you will be familiar with all phases of design, documentation, and construction, including building codes, construction documentation, project budgeting and construction responsibilities. At Stantec you will have the opportunity to innovate in design, delivery, and use of technology. You will lead the development of integrated design projects, continuous updating of a building information model, preparing a variety of output / drawings throughout the project, while leading and mentoring others and collaborating with team members to contribute to the final deliverables as required under instruction from the project leadership including the project manager, design manager, and principal in charge.
Your Key Responsibilities
Responsible for multiple projects in a range of size and complexity.
Lead or assist with the leadership of the project team to assure that the project design meets the client budget, schedule, program, and design intent.
Engages in the development of a design through sketches, physical models, electronic models, diagrams, massing studies, and other visual formats.
Utilizes BIM technologies in development of three-dimensional models of buildings and their components.
Participates in design critiques and pin-ups.
Interprets and applies building codes and requirements of other regulatory agencies.
Prepares and revises documentation in various architectural phases including site plans, floor plans, building elevations, building sections, details.
Participates in bidding and negotiation phase and prepares addenda.
Reviews shop drawings and submittals, responds to RFIs, prepares site observation reports, and other contract administration tasks.
Leads project coordination and meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor and sub-contractors.
Participates in and/or lead client project requirement meetings, design presentations, value analysis and coordination meetings.
Assists in the preparation of the project specifications and coordination of specs with construction documents.
Participates in constructability review.
Conducts quality assurance and quality control on own projects.
Your Capabilities and Credentials
Strong communication skills, and the ability to effectively communicate with clients, subcontractors, leadership, and staff level employees.
Proactively takes appropriate action without requiring continued direction or guidance.
Effectively manages multiple deadlines and priorities.
Requisite knowledge and application of accessibility codes, applicable building codes, and healthcare guidelines. Also, knowledge of building construction systems, means and methods, materials, and industry associated standards.
Strong understanding of all phases of architectural document production and the relationship between drawings and specifications.
Strong knowledge of building construction systems means and methods, materials, and industry standards.
Ability to conduct space planning and block planning efforts in coordination with building program.
Ability to develop floor plans, wall sections, and details.
Ability to check work of others for accuracy and completeness and manage time to meet project budget and schedule.
Ability to lead one or more teams through all phases of architectural document production.
Ability to participate and collaborate in a project team setting through all phases of the