National Lead, Security & Defense

National Sector Lead, Security & Defense

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NATIONAL MARKET SECTOR LEAD Security & Defence

Location:

Preference for Ottawa based

Architecture has the power to transform, to unite and to inspire. It is the physical manifestation of an organization’s goals and objectives. More importantly, it can be a catalyst for new discoveries, academic discourse, business process improvement, cultural exploration, medical innovation, protecting the sovereignty of the nation or pushing the physical boundaries of sport.

Architecture
49 boasts a history spanning over half a century of profoundly significant contributions to cities and communities across Canada and beyond. Our people share a depth of experience in designing award winning, high-profile projects around the globe. Together, we create inspiring spaces that elevate the health, social vitality and sustainability of our communities. At Architecture
49 we thrive when we are bringing the built environment to life for our clients. We offer complete interdisciplinary Architectural Services from project inception long past opening day. We connect with our clients early through project feasibility, site and funding analysis and needs assessment. Workplace strategy and functional programming set the framework for complete design services. Through the lens of project first thinking, we strive to create a studio environment characterized by continual information sharing, resourcefulness, collaboration and efficient decision making.

SECURITY & DEFENCE AT A49

The landscape of national security and defense is complex, highly regulated, and constantly evolving. Our Security and Defence practice is recognized as a national leader in the optimization, design and engineering of high security infrastructure for the Canadian public sector. This requires a skilled blend of interpreting government policy, analyzing how it affects the security and defence sector and calling upon the collective expertise of a highly specialized team to create the ultimate in secure facilities serving all Canadians.

This sector includes a broad range of building types including highly secure infrastructure for some of Canada’s most critical governments organizations, to buildings that house and service the newest of equipment supporting critical operations across the country on all land, air and sea bases.

At A49 our practice is dedicated to transforming Security & Defence environments into places of innovation and secure state of the art operational hubs, all the while considering the human centred needs of Canada’s Armed Forces. We work closely with Security & Defence providers, industry partners, and stakeholders to understand their unique vision and operational requirements. Through this collaborative process, we ensure that our designs align seamlessly with the goals of our clients, resulting in durable facilities that are functional, aesthetically pleasing, safe and help to protect critical program personnel, equipment and related infrastructure.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Architecture degree with the ability to be licensed across Canada.
• 15+ years of experience in the Security & Defence market.
• Recognized thought leader in the field.
• Bilingual (English and French) would be considered an asset

RESPONSIBILITIES

As the National Sector Lead, you will play a pivotal role in driving the success of our Security & Defence marketnationally targeting new client development that is aligned with the A49’s growth objectives. Reporting to the National Director of Business Development you will work collaboratively with the Regional Managing Principals and Security & Defence leads to drive market growth across Canada.

You will help to assess development opportunities in key regions that will be required to position A49 to successfully capture and deliver unprecedented large scale infrastructure projects expected to protect arctic sovereignty, strengthen our military readiness and house new large scale equipment to modernize the Canadian armed forces. Additionally, in this role you will identify local client retention strategies and ensure that project specific goals are met and leveraged both…