Sr. Technical Leader
Job Description
Minimum Bachelor's degree in a relevant field required.
Minimum 18 years of related professional experience in Architecture and/or Engineering. Experience includes 5 years in increasingly responsible roles in construction documentation on institutional and/or commercial projects and at least 3 years in a responsible role in construction administration on large institutional and/or commercial projects.
Current Architectural Registration or Professional Engineer license in the United States required.
Must have extensive experience designing, documenting, coordinating and administering the construction of significant institutional and/or commercial projects. Expertise in institutional and/or commercial codes, standards and familiarity with proven solutions to address often wildly conflicting requirements between building authorities, client needs, construction technologies and insurance provisions is essential.
Demonstrated focus on quality.
LEED accreditation preferred.
Experience leading all technical aspects with production teams on large, complex projects of more than $200M construction costs.
Strong technical leadership with knowledge of building codes and requirements.
Must have the ability to be client facing with strong verbal and written communication skills.
Strong business acumen, technical knowledge, coordination skills and the ability to build a rapport with the project team is essential.
Advanced understanding of REVIT and BIM workflows.
Familiarity with Revit, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office, Teams, and construction management software.
For a general overview of our benefits, please visit our careers page at https://www.cannondesign.com/careers/benefits.
ABOUT OUR FIRM
CannonDesign is a design practice where strategy, experience, architecture, engineering, and social impact converge. We don't just dream up solutions — we create and bring them to life in ways to solve some of the biggest challenges facing our clients and the society. At the heart of everything we do is Living-Centered Design, a bold commitment to using our talents to not just improve the world but to truly reshape it for the better. It's more than a philosophy — it's who we are, and it drives us to make a meaningful, lasting difference every day.
ABOUT WORKING HERE
We are relentless in our pursuit of client adoration (not simply satisfaction). Consistent delivery of the best service is what we are about.
We are committed to ensuring our practice provides equal opportunities for all employees, as we strive to connect with communities around us and focus on the future of design. We support equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts that benefit all employees through the leadership of our DEI Council, our Employee Resource Groups which are open to everyone, and other community initiatives.
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As a condition of employment, all employees are expected to complete mandatory training, including compliance training, within required timeframes and adhere to our internal policies and our Code of Conduct.
CannonDesign is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CannonDesign is committed to maintaining a work environment that is free from any and all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment. It is therefore the firm's policy to prohibit discrimination and harassment against any applicant, CannonDesign employee, vendor, contractor, or client on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, ****** orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. It is also CannonDesign's policy to prohibit any and all forms of retaliation against any individual who has complained of harassing or discriminatory conduct, or participated in a firm or agency investigation into such complaints.
