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Architect

Employer

YMM General Contracting

Date Posted

April 09, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location Fort McMurray, AB
  • Earnings $40.00 to $65.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 30 to 44 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date May 09, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

YMM General Contracting

Languages

English

Education

Master's degree

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • At heights
  • Dusty
  • Noisy

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Willing to relocate

Tasks

  • Adjust their designs to conform to limiting factors such as budget allocation and cost of materials
  • Consult with clients to determine the type, style and purpose of renovations or new building construction being considered
  • Generate building plans and detailed drawings to be used by contractors and tradespersons
  • Manage the coordination and overall integration of technical activities in architecture or engineering projects
  • Negotiate contracts with clients with a focus on design, construction time, price or others
  • Prepare documents showing both the structural needs and the materials required for construction
  • Project management
  • Supervise the preparation of drawings, specifications and other construction documents for use by contractors and tradespersons
  • Work in limiting factors, such as town planning laws and environmental impact assessments
  • Conceptualize and design buildings and develop plans describing design specifications, building materials, costs and construction schedules
  • Office management
  • Construction site supervision
  • Perform architectural research
  • Conduct feasibility studies of building projects
  • Estimate costs
  • Proposal preparation
  • Tender and administer contracts
  • Write plans describing project specifications and construction schedules
  • Monitor activities on construction sites to ensure compliance with specifications
  • Conduct feasibility studies and financial analyses of building projects

Specialization or experience

  • Green economy sector
  • Specialized environmental skills and knowledge

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Green job

Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Architect is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Architects
INNOVATIVE

Interest in synthesizing information to conceptualize and design buildings, and to develop plans describing design specifications, building materials, costs and construction schedules

SOCIAL

Interest in precision working to prepare sketches and models according to clients' specifications; and in participating in contract negotiations

DIRECTIVE

Interest in supervising and monitoring activities on construction sites to ensure compliance with specifications; and in awarding construction contracts

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A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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