Senior Architect Jobs

Position: permanent, full-time (40 hours a week), based out of the office at 1801 Hollis, Halifax, NS

About EastPoint

EastPoint is a multi-discipline architectural and engineering firm based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Owned by its management and senior employees, EastPoint’s leadership has worked together as a team for more than 20 years. It is the successor firm of Whitman Benn and Associates, which originated in 1933. We service an array of industrial, government, institutional, and commercial clients. Through decades of experience, we have accumulated a deep understanding of design, construction, accessibility, costs, regulatory issues, environmental, and technical solutions to support our clients.

We believe we can work on the most challenging and rewarding of projects, anywhere, with the right people. This entrepreneurial spirit has allowed EastPoint to enter new markets and deliver more than 10,000 projects. We’ve put our fingerprint on multidisciplinary projects from facility upgrades to community housing improvements, from new public infrastructure to transformative landmark buildings. We work on large and small projects to shape places, not only in Nova Scotia, but across Canada and beyond. Yet of all the things we’ve built, we’re most proud of our company culture. We have organically grown our company since its founding to more than 120 architects, engineers, designers, and professionals today.

About Our Opportunity

Reporting to the VP of Architecture, the Senior Architect provides architectural, technical, and design expertise while coordinating the successful completion of assigned building projects. Your work will include managing projects from initiation and developing building programs through the phases of schematic, design development, construction documents, tender construction administration, and warranty phase. The ideal candidate will have strong technical knowledge of conceptual design, building planning and detailing, and construction documentation and administration. The architect must bring their knowledge of site, structure, science, and technology to every project in order to achieve client objectives for context, culture, and sustainability.

Primary Accountabilities

We count on your expertise to:

• Design safe, cost effective and efficient building layouts for the construction of new buildings, additions and renovations of existing structures.
• Identify, analyze and mitigate project risks.
• Coordinate and manage activities of internal/external technical personnel, consultants and service providers on various projects.
• Complete project designs on schedule and within budget.
• Assist with proposal preparation and marketing.
• Work collaboratively in an inclusive and respectful manner with EastPoint’s fully in-house Architecture and Engineering Team.
• Lead your project team of professionals in resolving issues and removing roadblocks.
• Ensure that safety is a top priority and work is carried out in accordance with the EastPoint approaches, building codes, and client standards and polices.

Skills / Training Requirements

• Ability to identify energy efficient architectural design solutions whenever possible to reduce consumption and operational costs of buildings.
• Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture or Environmental Design, plus eight (8) years related experience.
• Experience leading and motivating a project team while inspiring confidence and creativity.
• Excellent professionalism and judgement
• Experience working with client stakeholders and providing feedback or negotiating contracts and agreements.
• Good business sense and effective risk management
• Strong technical background and firm understanding of the construction industry and engineering principles.
• Registered member of the Nova Scotia Association of Architects (NSAA) or meet the requirements to register.
• Demonstrates initiative in resolving problems while maintaining commitment to schedule, budget and project scope.

Other Requirements

Candidates must be able to obtain Secret Status through CISD. This is a requirement for employment.