Metro Vancouver, BC
Architecture & Design Firm
Accelerate into Senior Leadership.
Our client is a well established architectural and design practice with more than 60 years of experience delivering meaningful projects across Western Canada. The firm has developed longstanding relationships with public institutions throughout British Columbia, Alberta, and the Yukon and is known for thoughtful design, technical excellence, and highly collaborative project delivery.
Their integrated team works across architecture, planning, interior design, and technical delivery, with a strong portfolio spanning post secondary education, K to 12, healthcare, commercial, civic, and community projects.
With an established portfolio and continued pipeline of work, the firm is looking for a Senior Architect who can take on a significant role within this area of the business and grow into a higher level leadership position as the practice continues to expand.
This is not simply another Senior Architect position.
The firm is looking for someone who has already established themselves as a solid project and client leader and is ready for the next stage of their career. The successful candidate will initially take a senior role across the firm's post secondary portfolio, with the opportunity to assume greater sector, team, client, and practice leadership over the short term.
As you establish yourself within the firm and take greater ownership of the post secondary practice, there is an opportunity to advance into increasingly senior leadership responsibilities and titles, rather than remaining solely focused on individual project delivery.




You will lead complex higher education projects while working directly with colleges and universities across Western Canada. Projects range from academic and applied learning facilities to student housing, renovations, campus improvements, and long range planning initiatives.
Lead complex post secondary projects from early planning through construction
Act as a senior point of contact for college and university clients
Lead internal project teams and multidisciplinary consultant groups
Navigate post secondary funding, governance, planning, and procurement requirements
Manage project priorities, schedules, quality, and client expectations
Mentor and develop architects, intern architects, and technical staff
Build and strengthen long term institutional client relationships
Work closely with senior leadership on client strategy, sector planning, and future opportunities
Take on increasing responsibility for the direction and leadership of the post secondary practice
8+ years of professional architectural experience

- Strong post secondary and institutional project experience
- Proven experience leading complex projects and multidisciplinary teams
- Experience managing sophisticated public sector or institutional clients




- Understanding of post secondary funding models, governance structures, and project delivery
- Strong knowledge of design, technical documentation, consultant coordination, and construction
- Proficiency in Revit and contemporary architectural delivery tools
- Strong communication, leadership, and relationship building skills
- Experience mentoring and providing direction to developing team members
- Ambition to progress beyond project leadership into broader sector and firm leadership

For a Senior Architect who feels ready for more, this role offers a particularly strong career trajectory.
Rather than waiting years for the next step, the right individual will have the opportunity to demonstrate their capabilities, expand their mandate, and progress toward higher level leadership responsibilities and titles over the short term.
Strong short term trajectory into higher level leadership
Opportunity to help shape a growing post secondary practice
Established institutional clients and a strong pipeline of work
Direct exposure to senior firm leadership
Significant influence across projects, clients, teams, and sector strategy
Hybrid work schedule and flexible working hours
Comprehensive health and dental benefits
Life and disability coverage
Health and lifestyle spending accounts
If you are an experienced Senior Architect with post secondary expertise who has reached the point where you want more influence, greater responsibility, and a faster path into higher level leadership, this is an opportunity to make that next step.

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