Lead Technician, Architectural Design

WSP
Ottawa
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled TradesExperience: 20+ yearsEducation: certificationSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Problem-solving","Negotiation","Risk mitigation"]

Lead and oversee architectural design production for a major public-sector project, serving as a senior technical contact for clients and stakeholders. Coordinate teams and external consultants from design development through construction completion, manage design-development and production budgets, and set QA/QC standards. Plan and run milestone meetings, deliver permit/bid/construction packages, oversee site assessments, and mentor junior staff. Work within a fully integrated BIM environment using Revit.

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Lead Technician, Architectural Design

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Job Summary

Lead and oversee architectural design production for a major public-sector project, serving as a senior technical contact for clients and stakeholders. Coordinate teams and external consultants from design development through construction completion, manage design-development and production budgets, and set QA/QC standards. Plan and run milestone meetings, deliver permit/bid/construction packages, oversee site assessments, and mentor junior staff. Work within a fully integrated BIM environment using Revit.
Location: Ottawa
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled Trades
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Serve as a senior technical and production lead and key point of contact for clients, public-sector stakeholders, and project partners.
  • •Lead and oversee complex project requirements, coordinating internal teams and external consultants through construction completion.
  • •Provide strategic oversight of project budgets during design development and production, identifying risks and implementing mitigation strategies.
  • •Establish and enforce QA/QC standards with senior-level reviews at all project milestones.
  • •Coordinate and issue deliverables (permit, bid, and construction packages), ensuring compliance with public-sector and regulatory requirements.

Key Requirements

  • •Minimum 20 years of experience in large-scale architectural projects from design development through construction completion, including public infrastructure and government-funded work.
  • •Demonstrated senior-level experience resolving coordination and constructability challenges in constrained, complex spatial environments.
  • •Extensive experience delivering projects in a fully integrated BIM environment, including BIM execution, coordination, clash detection, and model-based workflows.
  • •Advanced proficiency in Revit for production, coordination, and documentation standards, working entirely in a Revit environment.
  • •Minimum educational requirement is Architectural Technologist, and must be eligible for PSPC Secret clearance.
Experience:20+ yearsPublic infrastructureGovernment-funded projectsBIMRevit
Education:Certification / Diploma
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipProblem-solvingNegotiationRisk mitigation
Languages:US
Tech Stack:RevitBIMClash detectionMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OutlookMS ProjectBluebeamAdobe Acrobat

Eligibility

Security Clearance:PSPC Secret

Company Brief

WSP
Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Professional Services
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Montreal, Canada
Founded: 1959
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