Architectural Project Manager Assistant – Part time contract

Architect - Part time

Architecture & Design Firm

Employment Type: Part-Time (approx. 14-20 hours per week to start)

Compensation: $65 - $90 per hour depending on experience

Other titles: Project Lead, Project Coordinator, Design Correspondent, Architect, Project Manager, Design Architect

THE COMPANY

We are an architecture firm in Alberta seeking a talented Architect, ideally with a background working across both Design and Project Management, to support our project and leadership teams on a large upcoming projects. This role is ideal for someone with an architectural background who understands the early design stages of architectural projects and enjoys coordinating information, people, and deliverables 

You will play a key role in supporting the front-end stages of projects, ensuring documentation, schedules, and consultant coordination are well managed and aligned with project goals. Essentially, strong project management skills and experience are ideal for this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Principal in charge with coordination of front end stages, including pre-design, schematic design, and design development phases, assisting with documentation, scheduling, team deliverables, client instructions and liaising with various stakeholder

• Support the preparation, tracking, and coordination of architectural deliverables

• Coordinate with internal team members and external consultants

• Attend meetings both virtually and online in place of the Design Lead where necessary, to obtain information and make notes on the project development, changes and updates to the schedules

• Assist with project schedules, meeting coordination, meeting minutes and documentation management

• Support proposal, permit, and submission documentation as required

• Maintain organized project records and assist with quality control processes

• Help ensure projects follow established architectural project workflows and standards

WHAT'S REQUIRED

• Be physically based in Alberta

• Previous experience working within an architecture, engineering, development or design firm is essential, with experience working with the Canadian building codes. Preferably experience in Project Management or as an Architect

• Solid understanding of architectural project processes and phases 

• Experience supporting or producing or involvement in front-end design deliverables for Architecture projects

• Educational background in Architecture, Project Management or a related field. You might be an architect, project administrator, project coordinator or similar.

• Excellent coordination, organization, and communication skills

• Comfortable working with specifications and consultant documentation

• Proficiency with common architectural software and documentation tools is an asset

• Available to make site visits / attend meetings in Edmonton

WHAT YOU GET IN RETURN

• Part-time role with flexibility

• Opportunity to work closely with experienced architects and project managers

• Exposure to a range of high level architectural projects

• Supportive, collaborative studio environment

• Competitive compensation

  
  

WHAT TO DO NOW

If this role interests you and you meet the criteria above, click apply now! Only those who meet the requirements will be contacted.

Keywords: Edmonton, Alberta, Project Manager Assistant, Project Coordinator, Contract Administration assistant, Project Administrator, Architectural Coordinator, Design Coordinator