Architectural Designer

at  Krahn

The Krahn Group of Companies is a team of inter-disciplinary building design firms specializing in commercial, industrial and residential project typologies. Over the past 30 years, we have established a reputation for design excellence in Alberta, British Columbia, and other Canadian provinces by providing the most innovative, comprehensive and cost-effective building design solutions to our clients.

INTERMEDIATE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER

KPA, the architectural firm within the KGC Team is looking for a creative individual to join our team as an Intermediate to Senior Architectural Designer to be based in our Abbotsford office. The successful candidate should have a strong visual communication skillset as well as an ability to develop, understand and interpret conceptual building design parameters. The candidate will promote KGC/KPA design excellence, possess technical skills to support project work through effective communication skills to coordinate a multi-disciplinary project team during the conceptual and design development stages of projects. They will serve as the primary contact for clients, communicating progress and status throughout these phases of the project. They will also collaborate closely with head office staff in Abbotsford.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent construction/design industry experience
• 3-5 years’ experience and/or demonstrated project/design management experience in the commercial, residential, and retail sectors
• Knowledge of local building codes, bylaws, and standards
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Facility in Revit 3D design software and rendering add-ons
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, and Outlook)
• Preference given to registered architects or persons with architectural education
• Knowledge and experience in planning and design issues to be addressed in Development Permit processes
• Experience planning and monitoring budgets
• Skills in architectural design, permits and construction document production
• Ability to interpret and manage time procurement of inter-disciplinary design documents

• Services architectural projects under the direct supervision of the project architect from pre-design services, design development, construction and managing the permit process
• Create and execute project work plans or project execution plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
• Proactively coordinate with the extended architectural team to ensure standards and performance are met to support project quality and execution
• Deliver day-to-day project tracking and communication with the client and project team
• Interpret, review & contribute to the production and coordination of design drawings
• Conduct and report on field reviews
• Manage aspects of client relationships and project service delivery
• Direct and coordinate the project engineering teams for the execution of the design of projects in the DD phases
• Set-up budget and schedule management for the design team as required
• Develop, track, update, forecast and modify the project schedule and budget throughout all phases of the project
• Maintain and perform project document control and procedures and ensure permit applications to AHJs are complete and monitor all related requirements of resubmissions
• Consult with designers/engineers when reviewing drawings and suggests value added or alternative construction methods or materials
• Coordinate with the project team to develop and manage the project plan, objectives, schedules, budgets, constraints, and deliverables