Architectural Designer - Healthcare

Design Coordinator

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.

Join a top 10 global integrated design firm in our Houston Buildings practice that provides architecture, buildings engineering, and interior design services with a long history and deep commitment to the commercial/mixed use sector. Our Houston office is seeking a design coordinator to join our buildings practice. The successful candidate will have experience with large and complex projects within this sector.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Assists in the planning, organization, and directing of the work throughout the life cycle of the project.
• Utilizes BIM technologies in development of three-dimensional models of buildings and their components.
• Experience with creating construction project documents in all Revit phases.
• Assists interpreting and applying 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 and details.
• Participates in bidding and negotiation phase and prepare addenda.
• Reviews shop drawings and submittals, responds to RFIs, prepares site observation reports and other contract administration tasks.
• Assists in project coordination and meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner, contractor, and sub-contractors.
• Participates in client project requirement meetings and value analysis and basic cost estimating.
• Visit project sites and with clients as necessary.
• Assists in the preparation of the project specifications. Coordination of specs with construction documents.
• Participates in constructability review.
• Conducts quality assurance and quality control on own projects.
• Assists in preparing and ensuring that work conforms to project budget, schedule, and overall work planning.
• Ability to work well under pressure, juggle, and prioritize multiple projects and adjust accordingly, often against tight deadlines.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Requisite knowledge and application of accessibility codes, applicable building codes.
• General understanding of all phases of architectural document production and the relationship between drawings and specifications.
• General knowledge of building construction systems means and methods, materials, and industry standards.
• Ability to conduct space planning, block planning and adjacencies in coordination with building program.
• To develop floor plans, wall sections, and details.
• To check own work for accuracy and completeness and manage time to meet project budget and schedule.
• To participate and collaborate in a project team setting through all phases of architectural document production.
• To engage in creative and critical thought.
• To hand sketch and communicate concepts and ideas to others effectively.
• To interpret sketches, drawings, building program and other similar material.
• To communicate abstract ideas (verbal/written).
• Requires understanding of Microsoft Office Suite, Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUP, Newforma, Sefaira and Bluebeam.

Education and Experience

Master's degree in architecture or bachelor's degree in support of licensure criteria required. Registered architect in Texas preferred but not required. Minimum of 3 years of experience. Architectural experience in education a plus. Please include a copy of your portfolio along with your resume for consideration.