DevOps Architect

Overview

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 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.

• Managing complex tasks on multiple, large scope, highly complex projects
• Effectively participates and helps to win work in interviews for potential projects
• Plans, organizes, and directs the work throughout the life of the project to successfully deliver the project to the client
• Keeps the Principal in Charge informed of progress on project expectations, deadlines, and deliverables and understands the limits of the decision‑making responsibilities of the role and respects the boundaries of the Principal in Charge’s responsibilities
• Assists in the negotiation and development of project agreements
• Develops and manages project budget, schedule, and overall work plan to realize target financial performance
• Mentors assistant Project Managers and motivates project teams
• Assures that Project Management Framework tasks are timely completed and properly documented
• Leads project coordination and owner/site meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor and sub‑contractors
• Manages and tracks change orders, applications for payment by contractors and other contractual modifications impacting budget and schedule
• Ability to conduct senior peer review of deliverables, including Building Condition Assessments and Tender Documents
• Works with Operations Manager in determining project staffing needs and recommending personnel
• Travel to small communities to conduct building condition assessments or review construction progress
• Directs client invoicing and effectively manages collections

• Extensive project experience supporting our team’s ability to win work during proposal responses
• Capable of simultaneously supporting one or more Principal’s in Charge on multiple projects
• Ability to prepare design and building condition assessment reports
• Excellent understanding of accessibility codes, life‑safety codes, northern building construction systems, means and methods, materials, and industry associated standards
• Requires understanding of Microsoft Office Suite; prefer experience with Revit, AutoCAD and Sketch Up
• Proactively takes appropriate action without requiring continued direction or guidance
• Effectively manages multiple deadlines and priorities
• Team player with the client, project team and contractor
• Excellent negotiator and communicator
• Ability to travel to Yellowknife and/or Whitehorse once per quarter
• Comfortable going into local office 3 days/week minimum

The role requires a professional degree in Architecture and a minimum of 5 years of related work experience.

Registered or able to become registered within one year, as an Architect with a Canadian Architects Association.

Preferential credentials include: a LEED Green Associate or LEED AP, Lean project management or PMP, Contract Administration or Certified Specification Writer, and/or related Building Science or Technical.

Typical office environment working with computers. Hybrid work arrangements may be considered. Occasional field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and may be assigned or changed at any time with or without notice.

Primary

Location:

Canada | NT | Yellowknife

Organization: BC-1449 Buildings-CA North

Employee Status:
Regular

Business Justification:
Replacement

Travel:
Yes

Schedule:

Full time

• Locations in Lower Mainland - BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario - $ - $ Annually

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