Would you like to become a significant member of a dynamic design-focused firm that is busy, growing, and ambitious in downtown Hamilton?

The Role

We are seeking a talented Junior Intern Architect ideally with some relevant experience to join our over nineteen-year-old, twelve-person firm as we continue to grow and undertake larger and more challenging commissions. 

What We Offer

We offer a positive work-life balance, with flexible hours (including options for a mix of in-person and remote work), summer hours all year (4-1/2 day weeks), and minimal overtime. We pay for every hour worked; we don’t allow free work or unpaid overtime. We pay well, aiming for the top end of the SDA Salary Survey.  All staff receive an annual self-directed healthcare benefit.

We are committed to design excellence and high-quality service. We believe in a good work environment that values and encourages personal and professional development, and encourage all staff to help cultivate a strong office design culture. Our staff are all encouraged to be active in our community.  Our office is intentionally predominantly Architects to provide the broadest skill set addressing any issue.

We work hard, but try to have fun, and all go out together for ‘mandatory’ Thursday lunches provided by the firm. We’ve redeveloped a historic downtown loft warehouse for our unique studio home which illustrates our values and creative abilities in a high-profile downtown location.

We shut down between Christmas and New Year as a paid Bonus to all.

Roughly every two years the firm provides an office-wide Field Trip to experience quality architecture and places. Past trips were to Detroit, Miami, Philadelphia, Havana, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Fallingwater, and Buffalo.

About Us

Founded in 2005 as TCA | Thier + Curran Architects Inc., we enjoy and seek a unique range of projects from both public and private clients that include education, public buildings, housing of all types, interiors, cultural facilities, hospitality, mixed-use, and healthcare projects.  We also have been doing our own small-scale development work and will continue to do so. 

Current projects include a mix of multi-unit housing and affordable/supportive housing, elementary/secondary education and civic work such as libraries and community buildings.

We offer the many advantages of working in a medium size office such as lots of variety of building types and sizes. Hamilton provides a vibrant cultural, music, and food scene that we are proud to take part in.

More About the Role

We need someone well-rounded with strong technical knowledge to produce quality documents, and ideally with good to excellent design skills.  Ideally you have experience preparing construction document and design drawing packages, coordinating consultants, and more. We need someone hands-on and able to work on multiple projects. You must be proficient in Autocad and have a good knowledge of the Ontario Building Code. Strong design or presentation  skills would be a bonus. Tell us what you can do and what you aspire to do.

Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) and being an effective team player is needed in order to interact with clients, consultants, authorities, and contractors. We need a dynamic, highly skilled, organized, motivated, independent self-starter, ideally with a well-rounded skill set in all areas of practice.

Any additional unique skills that would enhance our ability to attract and service our clients while achieving design excellence would be an advantage.

Pay range would be $55-65k per annum, depending on experience and qualifications.

Your responsibilities will be limited only by your capabilities, initiative, and level of commitment. There is potential to assume a leadership role for the right person.

Let's Talk

Please forward your resume and samples of your work by e-mail to Bill Curran at bill.curran@CGSarch.ca. All submissions will be treated in confidence. Please understand that we will only be able to contact those candidates eligible for an interview.

Thank you for your interest in CGS Architects. Come and join us!

Find out more about us at: https://cgsarch.ca/

Last Updated Date: 2024/Jul/25