Job Description

Job Captain, Health Sciences

Toronto, Ontario
Reference No. CG-16973

Meridia Recruitment Solutions has exclusively partnered with NORR, an employee-owned global architecture and engineering firm. Their multi-disciplinary team of 800 professionals is active in 12 market sectors across Canada, the US, UK and UAE. They believe the ultimate success of any project is driven by people. It involves a team of highly passionate and skilled designers working towards a unified goal, drawing on the integrated thinking of colleagues, partners and clients. Their collaborative approach results in design solutions and programs that are holistic and make our clients successful. With an 85-year history, they continue to build on their deep experience to advance design through technology, sustainable practices and the pursuit of excellence.

Health Sciences is a Center of Excellence at NORR. They employ a collaborative approach to health facilities, through integrated thinking while leveraging design excellence. Guided by human-centric and evidence-based design, their team believes in creating healing environments, placing patients at the center of their care. They identify emerging influences, forecasting adoption of technology and fully understand the implications of market dynamic forces, such as value-based care, integrated practice units and other opportunities that require alignment in the ways that they deliver care.

NORR is currently seeking a Job Captain who will apply and integrate technical detailing and material technologies to develop design solution into a concise set of construction documents. Using your ability to analyze and understand design intent the Job Captain will produce efficient and effective technical design solutions. You will work with members of the design team to develop design solutions appropriate to the context, budget, and aesthetic requirements of architectural projects. You will use your knowledge of detailing, building materials, building codes, and construction technologies to collaborate with other professional disciplines and have opportunities to coordinate the design through all phases of the project.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops technical designs and edits architectural drawings to ensure an exemplary solution is delivered that meets quality parameters, project timelines, and budgetary requirements.
• Performs design activities such as programming, code research, material and building systems research, laying out program components, and calculation of program and building areas
• Evaluates site conditions and performs site surveys
• Reviews project products, services, and shop drawings
• Processes permit response letters and coordinates revisions with engineers and consultants to obtain necessary documentation and permits
• Coordinates with contractor, sub-consultants, or relevant building authorities to address and document issues with constructability or owner concerns

Required Skills

• Experience in all phases of the project cycle is required
• Architectural design software skills including Revit, AutoCAD and other architectural design software
• Familiarity with MEP and Structural building systems and building codes is required
• Have successfully completed related post-secondary education
• Registered with a relevant professional architectural association is an asset

Required Experience

• 10+ years of project work experience
• Experience in health is an asset

This is a diverse workforce and equal opportunity employer that welcomes applications from all races and genders.

To express interest in this opportunity please apply online by clicking \xe2\x80\x9cApply Now\xe2\x80\x9d below.

If you have any questions, please contact Cassandra George, Senior Consultant at 647-888-5199 or cgeorge@kbrs.ca. If you require accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please let Cassandra know

We sincerely thank all candidates for their interest, however, please note that only those applicants selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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