Building Enclosure Architect / Façade Architect

Intelligent City is an urban housing technology company that takes a product and platform-based approach to buildings. We combine exceptional design with mass timber construction, robotic manufacturing, and parametric software. Our mission is to build smarter and to empower people to live better. We create a new value paradigm for housing and workplace solutions that are more affordable, faster to build, consistently carbon neutral and socially resilient.

Our motto is ‘Build Smarter. Live Better. Think Change.’ If this resonates with you, we encourage you to apply to join our team and help us build a better world!

As Building Enclosure Architect / Façade Architect, you will regularly collaborate with our engineering and manufacturing team and use your expertise in façade materials, systems, and technologies to develop, design, and test the company’s own mass-timber building facade/envelope products, including curtain walls, cladding, glazing systems, roofs, and other external components. Using your strong understanding of building science and experience with façade design, manufacturing, and assembly, you will develop innovative solutions to envelope design challenges and help expand the company’s versatile product offering

We are looking for a creative problem solver passionate about using the latest technology to push the boundaries of what's possible. Join us on this exciting journey and help us change the world, one building at a time!

We are accepting applications from within Canada only.

Education & Qualifications, Required:

• Post-secondary degree in Architecture, Engineering, Building Science / Building Technology, or a related field

Nice to Haves, but can be certified on the job:

• Eligibility to register with AIBC is an asset
• Passive House certification is an asset

Skills & Experience, Required:

• 3 to 5 years of industry experience working with Envelope systems
• Good understanding of building systems and technology
• Working knowledge in Revit and McNeel Rhinoceros
• Working knowledge of Autodesk suite of products
• Experience with envelope detailing, engineering reports, testing, and manufacture or assembly standards
• Able to present ideas

Nice to Haves, but could be learned on the job:

• Understanding of computational/parametric design and manufacturing systems
• Experience with Sustainability, LEED, an asset
• Experience with digital manufacturing processes
• Experience with computational or parametric design
• Working knowledge of the BC Building Code and VBBL

The Role & Responsibilities - Envelope Engineer:

• Research new building envelope materials, technologies, and systems to identify opportunities for innovation and improvement
• Collaborate and integrate with building partners, suppliers, and external engineering consultants
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives, including identifying opportunities to streamline processes, improve quality, and reduce waste
• Conduct building envelope assessments to evaluate the condition of existing systems and recommend repair or replacement strategies
• Contribute to team efforts.
• Provide technical support and expertise to project teams during all design and manufacture or assembly phases
• Lead the manufacture or assembly of full-scale mock-ups in our manufacturing facility, plan testing agendas, and write reports
• Work closely with architects, contractors, and other design professionals to ensure that building envelope systems are integrated seamlessly into the overall building design
• Design and oversee the manufacturing/fabrication and installation of building envelope systems
• Develop and review design documents, specifications, and manufacture or assembly drawings related to building envelope systems
• Help expand the company's product offering of façade systems that are efficient, sustainable, and effective in managing heat, air, and moisture transfer
• Conduct field inspections and testing of building envelope systems to ensure they meet design specifications and performance requirements
• Comply with all health and safety rules, policies, and procedures
• Use computer modeling and simulation software to evaluate and optimize building envelope performance
• Comply with our administrative policies and procedures as set forth from time to time
• Conduct site inspections and assessments to ensure compliance with building codes
• Assist in updating corporate standards, devise new innovative approaches, apply existing criteria in new manners, and draw conclusions for comparative situations as appropriate
• Develop and design mass timber façade/envelope systems buildings, including curtain wall details, cladding, and glazing systems
• Complete other duties as we may request which are consistent with your abilities and responsibilities

What you bring to the role:

• Communication Skills
• Good Judgement
• Attention to Detail
• Time Management
• Problem-Solving
• Teamwork

Location

• Willingness to regularly between our manufacturing facility in Delta, BC and head office location in Kitsilano, Vancouver, BC
• Flexible work options are available

Important to Mention!

• Proof of ability to remain and work in Canada
• Successful candidates may be required to submit a background check
• Must provide your own CSA-approved 6” safety footwear, required

Safety Requirements:

• Work safely and follow all health and safety policies and procedures
• When on the production floor or construction site, wear protective equipment, such as a hard hat, hearing protection, safety work boots, and safety glasses

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Intelligent City (ICI) is a technology-enabled and platform-based urban housing systems company providing transformational innovation to the housing, architecture, building and construction industry. Through the convergence of design, software technology and advanced prefabrication we combine three highly innovative paradigms that will change the value equation in architecture and urban design.

Our team is on a mission to empower people to live better, to build smarter, and to address climate change and urban housing challenges. We think change – and we are looking for doers, integrators, professional hybrids, thinkers, and innovators that can help us achieve our objectives.

We take a product and platform-based approach, we vertically integrate high-rise mass timber building systems, advanced design-engineering, automated manufacturing, and parametric software. Through this, we offer breakthrough end-to-end building solutions that can be built faster with better quality while being more affordable and consistently carbon neutral.

We are broadly recognized for our leadership in bringing together climate tech and construction tech solutions, including by Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), Breakthrough Energy Solutions Canada (BESC) and the Solar Impulse Foundation.

Intelligent City was co-founded in 2008 by entrepreneur Oliver Lang and Cindy Wilson, and is the sister company to Lang Wilson Practice in Architecture Culture (LWPAC). The two companies work closely together to deliver the vision of productized and platform-based buildings. The LWPAC team has executed award winning institutional and residential projects both nationally and internationally, and we have practiced and taught architecture in Berlin, New York, Barcelona, Valparaiso, Beijing and Vancouver.

Please note: Architectural employees will be employed by LWPAC.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and have made a commitment to build a culture of innovation, diversity, and inclusivity, striving for open discussions, best hiring and operational practices. We are also committed to providing a comfortable and accessible interview process, please let us know if we can support you throughout the process with accommodations.

Land Acknowledgement

Intelligent City acknowledges that its work takes place in Vancouver on the unceded, traditional, and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples and on the unceded, traditional, and ancestral territories of the scəw̓aθən (Tsawwassen), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), and other Coast Salish peoples at its Delta location.